Installing Docker Compose

Docker Compose is available on multiple platforms.In this lab we’ll demonstrate some of the ways to install it on Linux, Windows and Mac.

Installing Docker Compose on Linux

Installing Docker Compose on Linux is a two-step process. Firt you will be downloading binary from github, Second giving executable permission.

Download the current stable release of Docker Compose

$ curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.1/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Test the installation

You can run this command from a terminal window

$ docker-compose --version

Installing Docker Compose on Windows 10

If you have already installed Docker Desktop for Windows or Docker Toolbox then no need of separate installation for docker compose, since its part of the package.

Check Docker Compose is installed

You can run this command from a PowerShell or CMD terminal.

docker-compose --version

Installing Docker Compose on Mac

Docker Compose is installed as part of Docker for Mac. So if you have Docker for MAC, you have Docker Compose.

Check Docker Compose is installed

You can run this command from a terminal window.

$ docker-compose --version