Installing a single-node CockroachDB cluster using Docker

Let's take a look at how to install a single-node CockroachDB cluster, which will be required to try out some of the commands that will be introduced in this chapter. Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Ensure the Docker daemon is running with the following command:

   docker version

Pull the most recent stable version with tag v<xx.y.z> from https://hub.docker.com/r/cockroachdb/cockroach/. Take a look at the following example:

docker pull cockroachdb/cockroach:v20.2.4

2. Make sure this image is available and the version is correct with the help of the following command:

   docker images | grep cockroach
   cockroachdb/cockroach   v20.2.4             d47481b0b677        2 days ago          329MB

If running docker on windows, then replace...