How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 24.04

This guide walks you through installing Docker Engine and Docker Compose on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble)
sudo access

Install Docker Engine

1. Add Docker's official GPG key and repository

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

2. Install Docker packages

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

3. Add your user to the docker group

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

4. Verify installation

docker run hello-world

You should see a message confirming Docker is working. For Docker Compose: docker compose version.