Docker Compose Quickstart#
Here are some minimal setup instructions to get you up and running with docker-compose and a container runtime on any platform.
Docker Already Installed#
If you have any Linux distribution with Docker installed you are all set.
Linux#
Debian Distros
sudo apt update
sudo apt install podman docker-compose-v2
RPM Distros
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/rhel/docker-ce.repo
sudo dnf install podman docker-compose-plugin
Podman Integration with Docker Compose
systemctl enable --user podman.socket --now
export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock
Windows#
PowerShell:
wsl --install -d UbuntuOpen Ubuntu terminal and follow Linux
Mac OS#
Follow this gist https://gist.github.com/kaaquist/dab64aeb52a815b935b11c86202761a3
Install an X11 server like XQuartz
Diamond Light Source workstation#
Setup a podman service and socket:
systemctl enable --user podman.socket --now
Add this to your ~/.profile and logout and back in:
export PATH=/dls_sw/apps/docker-compose/2.33.1/bin/:$PATH
export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/podman.sock
alias docker=podman