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# Install docker

Installation guide for docker

You can install docker by visiting the official documentation:

<https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/>&#x20;

Once you have docker installed, you might need to set up a running docker daemon instance, as follows:

1. Check if you have a docker daemon instance running in the background:

```bash
systemctl status docker
sudo service docker status
sudo systemctl start docker
```

You can verify if the daemon is running by run:

```bash
docker info
```