Complete guide to install Docker Engine on Rocky Linux 9. Covers Docker CE installation, post-install steps, Docker Compose, and verification.
Here is how to install Docker on Rocky Linux 9 in 2026.
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
sudo dnf install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
sudo systemctl start docker && sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USERdocker run hello-world
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podman run hello-world
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