How to Install and use Docker Compose on Ubuntu 24.04

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Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. With Compose, you use a Compose file to configure your application's services. Then, using a single command, you create and start all the services from your configuration.

Update Your System

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First, make sure your package list is up to date,

apt update -y

apt upgrade -y

Install Docker

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If Docker is not already installed on your system, you can install it using the following commands,

apt install docker.io

Install Docker Compose

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To install Docker Compose, you can use the below commands. You may need to download the latest version of Docker Compose from the official GitHub repository,

curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

The above command will download and install the latest version of Docker Compose.

Verify Docker Compose Version

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Check if Docker Compose was installed successfully by running,

docker-compose --version

Output:

root@server:~# docker-compose --version
Docker Compose version v2.25.0
root@server:~# 

Done.