Installing Docker Using the Convenience Script

### Install using the convenience script Docker provides a convenience script at [https://get.docker.com/](https://get.docker.com/) to install Docker into development environments non-interactively. The convenience script isn't recommended for production environments, but it's useful for creating a provisioning script tailored to your needs. Also refer to the [install using the repository](#install-using-the-repository) steps to learn about installation steps to install using the package repository. The source code for the script is open source, and you can find it in the [`docker-install` repository on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/docker-install).  Always examine scripts downloaded from the internet before running them locally. Before installing, make yourself familiar with potential risks and limitations of the convenience script: - The script requires `root` or `sudo` privileges to run. - The script attempts to detect your Linux distribution and version and configure your package management system for you. - The script doesn't allow you to customize most installation parameters. - The script installs dependencies and recommendations without asking for confirmation. This may install a large number of packages, depending on the current configuration of your host machine. - By default, the script installs the latest stable release of Docker, containerd, and runc. When using this script to provision a machine, this may result in unexpected major version upgrades of Docker. Always test upgrades in a test environment before deploying to your production systems. - The script isn't designed to upgrade an existing Docker installation. When using the script to update an existing installation, dependencies may not be updated to the expected version, resulting in outdated versions. > [!TIP] > > Preview script steps before running. You can run the script with the `--dry-run` option to learn what steps the > script will run when invoked: > > ```console > $ curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh > $ sudo sh ./get-docker.sh --dry-run > ``` This example downloads the script from [https://get.docker.com/](https://get.docker.com/) and runs it to install the latest stable release of Docker on Linux:

Docker provides a convenience script for non-interactive installation in development environments, but it's not recommended for production. The script requires root/sudo privileges, auto-detects your Linux distribution, installs dependencies, and installs the latest stable release of Docker, containerd, and runc. The script is not designed to upgrade existing installations. Preview the script steps with `--dry-run` before running it.