Install Docker

Docker is available in two editions: Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).

Docker Community Edition (CE) is ideal for developers and small teams looking to get started with Docker and experimenting with container-based apps. Docker CE has two update channels, stable and edge:

• Stable gives you reliable updates every quarter
• Edge gives you new features every month

For more information about Docker CE, see Docker Community Edition.

Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) is designed for enterprise development and IT teams who build, ship, and run business critical applications in production at scale. For more information about Docker EE, including purchasing options, see Docker Enterprise Edition.

	Community Edition	Enterprise Edition Basic	Enterprise Edition Standard	Enterprise Edition Advanced
Container engine and built in orchestration, networking, security
Certified infrastructure, plugins and ISV containers
Image management
Container app management
Image security scanning

Supported platforms

Docker CE and EE are available on multiple platforms, on cloud and on-premises. Use the following matrix to choose the best installation path for you.

Platform	Docker CE x86_64	Docker CE ARM	Docker EE
Ubuntu
Debian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CentOS
Fedora
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows 10
macOS
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services

See also Docker Cloud for setup instructions for Digital Ocean, Packet, SoftLink, or Bring Your Own Cloud.

Time-based release schedule

Starting with Docker 17.03, Docker uses a time-based release schedule, outlined below.

Month	Docker CE Edge	Docker CE Stable	Docker EE
January
February
March	1
April
May
June	1
July
August
September	1
October
November
December	1

1: On Linux distributions, these releases will only appear in the stable channels, not the edge channels. For that reason, on Linux distributions, you need to enable both channels.

Prior releases

Instructions for installing prior releases of Docker can be found in the Docker archives.

Docker Cloud

You can use Docker Cloud to automatically provision and manage your cloud instances.

• Amazon Web Services setup guide
• DigitalOcean setup guide
• Microsoft Azure setup guide
• Packet setup guide
• SoftLayer setup guide
• Use the Docker Cloud Agent to Bring your Own Host

Get started

After setting up Docker, try learning the basics over at Getting started with Docker.