Setup instructions
Supported hosts
Right now, the officially supported hosts are:
- Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal)
Hosts that might work with slight kernel modifications, but are not officially supported:
- Ubuntu 12.04 (precise)
Step by step host setup
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Set up your host of choice on a physical / virtual machine
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Assume root identity on your newly installed environment (
sudo -s) -
Type the following commands:
apt-get update apt-get install lxc wget debootstrap --arch=amd64 quantal /var/lib/docker/images/ubuntu/ -
Download the latest version of the docker binaries (
wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz) -
Extract the contents of the tar file
tar -xf docker.tar.gz -
Launch the docker daemon
./dockerd
Client installation
- Download the latest version of the docker binaries (
wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20637798/docker.tar.gz) - Extract the contents of the tar file
tar -xf docker.tar.gz - You can now use the docker client binary
./docker. Consider adding it to yourPATHfor simplicity.