Install Docker on Raspberry Pi

Environment

• Operating System : Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
• Model : Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B)

Docker Installation Procedure on Raspberry Pi

The following steps showed the step by step installation guideline.

Raspian Information

• Check the model of the Raspberry Pi:

cat /proc/device-tree/model

It confirms that I have a Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B)

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1

• Check the Operating System (OS) of the Raspberry Pi:

cat /etc/os-release

This shows the details information of the OS.

PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="9"
VERSION="9 (stretch)"
VERSION_CODENAME=stretch
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"

Install Docker

• Update and Upgrade Existing Packages:

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

• Install the Docker client:

curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh

• Add current user to docker group to user Docker as a non-root user:

sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}

• Log out and re login to the system to take effect. Default password of Raspian is: raspberry.
• Check Docker version:

docker --version
Docker version 19.03.12, build 48a6621

• Run the hello-world docker application:

docker run hello-world

Reference

• Raspberry Pi Blog: Docker comes to Raspberry Pi
• Introduction to Docker and installation process on Ubuntu 18.04