The installation of Docker varies greatly between operating systems, but for most systems, there are detailed instructions at https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/. Two levels of Docker are generally available: the Community Edition (CE) and the Enterprise Edition (EE). While slightly different, for almost everything that we will work on in this book, the Community Edition is perfectly functional and will suffice in every way. Once you reach levels of scale where you need much more advanced features, such as security scans, LDAP, and technical support, the Enterprise Edition might make sense. As would be expected, the Enterprise Edition is not free, and you can take a look at https://www.docker.com/pricing to see how these editions differ.
For our examples and any OS-specific commands in this book, from here on, we will be using Ubuntu's Long...