Docker Installation in Cent OS 7

This post will talk about how to quickly install docker in Cent OS 7 installed in Oracle virtual box.

Host System : Windows 10, Guest System : Cent OS 7,
Network : Network address translation (NAT)

1) Install latest Oracle Virtual Box (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
2) Install latest full or minimal Cent OS 7 in V.Box(https://www.centos.org/)
     NOTE : Make sure, Network setup is done while installing Cent OS 7
3) Update yum command (yum update)
4) Open terminal and login as root user ( $su )
5) Install docker : yum install docker
6) Once the installation is completed check where the docker is installed

$which docker

$docker version

Checking whether the docker demon is running or not 
$sudo service docker status

Starting docker server
$sudo service docker start
OR 
$ sudo systemctl start docker

Stop the docker server: 
$sudo service docker stop
OR 
$ sudo systemctl stop docker


References :
https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/centos/#install-using-the-repository

YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) is an open source command-line as well as graphical based package management tool for RPM (RedHat Package Manager) based Linux systems