Docker Compose is a command-line utility which used to setting up and running multi-container Docker applications. Generally, Compose is used for local development, single host application deployments, and automated testing. In this article, you will learn how to install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux.

Prerequisites#

• Docker must installed on your Ubuntu system.

Install Docker Compose from Ubuntu Repository#

It is straightforward to install Docker Compose from Ubuntu repositories. In Ubuntu repositories it may not have the latest version always but its recommended way and it will provide a stable system and easy updates.

Run the following command to install docker-compose:

sudo apt install docker-compose

Check it’s version by typing:

docker-compose --version

Installing Docker Compose from Git Repository#

Compose installation from is easy and simple. At first, we will download the file to a directory that is in the system PATH and make it executable.

Currently, at the time of writing this article, the latest stable version of Docker Compose is 1.25.5. Before going ahead, visit the Compose repository release page on Github to check latest version. Run the below curl command to download the Compose file into the /usr/local/bin directory:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.25.5/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Give the execute permissions to the file:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Verify the installation by checking it’s version:

docker-compose --version

It will show something like this:

docker-compose version 1.25.5, build b02f1306

That’s it! Docker Compose is installed on your Ubuntu system and ready to use.

Uninstalling Docker Compose#

To uninstall Docker Compose, simply remove the binary by typing:

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Conclusion#

This tutorial shown you how to install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 20.04. It’s a tool that allows you to create isolated containers that can be used to run your apps.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.