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Installing Docker and Docker-Compose in Ubuntu Server

Installing Docker

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get docker.io
docker --version

Installing Docker-Compose

Check for latest docker-compose version release at https://github.com/docker/compose/releases

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.14.1/docker-compose-linux-x86_64" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
docker-compose --version

Executing Docker Command without Sudo

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

Bonus: Easy SSH to your Virtual Machine

Edit your .ssh/config in your home directory, add this to newline:

Host {your vm alias with no space}
    HostName {your vm public ipv4}
    User ubuntu
    IdentityFile c:/Users/{your username}/.ssh/your-key.pem
    StrictHostKeyChecking no