I am going to do a simple install of Docker on Ubuntu 16.04

I will be installed Docker CE (Community Edition) not Docker EE (Enterprise Edition)

Installation

Update apt-get and install extra tools

> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install \

apt-transport-https \

ca-certificates \

curl \

software-properties-common

Add the docker official GPG key

> curl -fsSL \

https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

Add the docker repo

> sudo add-apt-repository \

"deb [arch=amd64] \

https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \

$(lsb_release -cs) \

stable"

Update again and install docker

> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install docker-ce -y

That's it!

Testing

Now test it real quick

> sudo docker run hello-world

Worked!

Let me done something a little more interesting as a test.

> sudo docker run -p 8080:80 nginx

This should download the nginx docker image and runs it locally and connects its port 80 to local port 8080.

Then from another terminal run this

> curl localhost:8080

You should get back a web page.

And there is the docker logs from the running docker nginx image.

Or you could open the URL directly

http://192.168.0.88:8080/ (replace with your IP address of course)

OK that is enough for this simple article. Docker is installed tested.

[1] Install Docker on Ubuntu guide