Install Docker prerequisites on Linux

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This document describes the prerequisites for installing Spryker on Linux.

System requirements for installing Spryker

Review the system and software requirements in the table and configure them using the following instructions.

REQUIREMENT VALUE OR VERSION
Docker 18.09.1 or higher
Docker Compose 2.0 or higher
vCPU 4 or more
RAM 16GB or more
Swap 4GB or more

Install and configure the required software

  1. Download and install Docker for Linux.

Signup for Docker Hub is not required.

  1. Optional: Configure the docker group to manage Docker as a non-root user. See Manage Docker as a non-root user for configuration instructions.

  2. Install Docker-compose:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/2.18.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  1. Apply executable permissions to the binary:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

You’ve installed and configured the required software.

Next steps

To choose an installation mode, see Choose an installation mode. If you’ve already selected an installation mode, follow one of the guides: