Installing Docker

In this book, we will be using Docker to do things such as running databases and executing database tools, among others. You can install either Docker Desktop or Docker Engine. To understand more about the difference between Docker Desktop and Engine, visit the following link: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/install/#differences-between-docker-desktop-for-linux-and-docker-engine. The authors use Docker Engine in Linux and Docker Desktop for Mac.

If you are installing Docker Desktop on your local machine, the following are the links for the different operating systems:

• Windows – https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/
• Linux – https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/install/
• macOS – https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/install/

If you want to install Docker binaries, you can follow the following guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/.