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# Install Docker Ubuntu

Install Docker Ubuntu

## Install docker on ubuntu

```bash
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt upgrade -y
```

```bash
sudo apt-get install \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg \
    lsb-release
```

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

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

```bash
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal stable"
```

```bash
sudo apt install docker-ce -y
```

```bash
sudo systemctl status docker
```