How to Install Docker on Alpine Linux

Here is how to install Docker on Alpine Linux in 2026.

Install

sudo apk update
sudo apk add docker docker-cli-compose
sudo rc-update add docker boot
sudo service docker start
sudo addgroup $USER docker

Verify

docker run hello-world
docker compose version

Production Setup

sudo apk add docker docker-cli-compose iptables
sudo modprobe br_netfilter
echo "br_netfilter" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/br_netfilter.conf

Related Resources

• Docker Cheat Sheet
• containerd Cheat Sheet