Install Docker

Docker is available in two editions: Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).

Docker Community Edition (CE) is ideal for developers and small teams looking to get started with Docker and experimenting with container-based apps. Docker CE has two update channels, stable and edge:

• Stable gives you reliable updates every quarter
• Edge gives you new features every month

For more information about Docker CE, see Docker Community Edition.

Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) is designed for enterprise development and IT teams who build, ship, and run business critical applications in production at scale. For more information about Docker EE, including purchasing options, see Docker Enterprise Edition.

Capabilities	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition Basic	Enterprise Edition Standard	Enterprise Edition Advanced
Container engine and built in orchestration, networking, security
Certified infrastructure, plugins and ISV containers
Image management
Container app management
Image security scanning

Supported platforms

Docker CE and EE are available on multiple platforms, on cloud and on-premises. Use the following tables to choose the best installation path for you.

Desktop

Platform	Docker CE x86_64	Docker CE ARM	Docker EE
Docker for Mac (macOS)
Docker for Windows (Microsoft Windows 10)

Cloud

Platform	Docker CE x86_64	Docker CE ARM	Docker EE
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
IBM Cloud (Beta)

See also Docker Cloud for setup instructions for Digital Ocean, Packet, SoftLayer, or Bring Your Own Cloud.

Server

Docker EE

Platform	x86_64 / amd64	IBM Power (ppc64le)	IBM Z (s390x)
CentOS
Oracle Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Ubuntu
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Limitations for Docker EE on IBM Power architecture

• Neither UCP managers nor workers are supported on IBM Power.

Docker CE

Platform	x86_64 / amd64	ARM	ARM64 / AARCH64	IBM Power (ppc64le)	IBM Z (s390x)
CentOS
Debian
Fedora
Ubuntu

Time-based release schedule

Starting with Docker 17.03, Docker uses a time-based release schedule.

• Docker CE Edge releases generally happen monthly.
• Docker CE Stable releases generally happen quarterly, with patch releases as needed.
• Docker EE releases generally happen twice per year, with patch releases as needed.

Updates, and patches

• A given Docker EE release receives patches and updates for at least one year after it is released.
• A given Docker CE Stable release receives patches and updates for one month after the next Docker CE Stable release.
• A given Docker CE Edge release does not receive any patches or updates after a subsequent Docker CE Edge or Stable release.

Prior releases

Instructions for installing prior releases of Docker can be found in the Docker archives.

Docker Cloud

You can use Docker Cloud to automatically provision and manage your cloud instances.

• Amazon Web Services setup guide
• Microsoft Azure setup guide
• DigitalOcean setup guide
• Packet setup guide
• SoftLayer setup guide
• Use the Docker Cloud Agent to Bring your Own Host

Get started

After setting up Docker, try learning the basics over at Getting started with Docker.