# Installing Docker and Docker Compose on Ubuntu

This guide will help you install Docker and Docker Compose on an Ubuntu system.

## Prerequisites

- A system running Ubuntu (preferably 20.04 LTS or later)
- A user account with `sudo` privileges

## Installing Docker

1. **Update the package index:**

```bash
sudo apt update

sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"

sudo apt update

sudo apt install docker-ce

sudo systemctl status docker

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

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

docker compose version