In this chapter, we will find out how to install Docker on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux operating systems. There will also be step-by-step instructions on how to set up Docker in the cloud and Amazon EC2 will be used as an example. Next, we will run the sample hello-world
image to verify the setup and check whether everything works fine after the installation process. We are going to cover the following topics in this chapter:
Hardware requirements for running Docker
Installing on Windows
Installing on Mac OS
Installing on Linux
Installing on the Amazon AWS cloud
Docker installation is quite straightforward, but there are some things you will need to focus on to make it run. We will point them out to make the installation process painless.
Tip
It's worth mentioning that Linux is the natural environment for Docker. The Docker engine is built on top of the Linux kernel. To make it run on Windows or Mac OS, the Linux kernel needs to be virtualized.
The Docker Engine could...