Installing Docker prerequisites on Linux

This document describes the prerequisites for installing Spryker in Docker on Linux.

System requirements for installing Spryker with Docker

Review the system and software requirements in the table.

Installing and configuring required software

Follow the steps to install and configure the required software:

1. Download and install Docker for Linux.

2. Enable BuildKit by creating or updating /etc/docker/daemon.json:

{
  ...
  "features" : {
    ...
    "buildkit" : true
  }
}

3. Restart Docker:

/etc/init.d/docker restart

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

5. Install Docker-compose:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/2.16.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

6. Apply executable permissions to the binary:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

You’ve installed and configured the required software.

Next steps

See Choosing an installation mode to choose an installation mode. If you’ve already selected an installation mode, follow one of the guides below:

• Installing in Development mode on MacOS and Linux
• Installing in Demo mode on MacOS and Linux
• Integrating Docker into existing projects