Install Docker Engine on Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit / armhf)

[!WARNING]

Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit (armhf) Deprecation

Docker Engine v28 will be the last major version to support Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit (armhf). Starting with Docker Engine v29, new major versions will no longer provide packages for Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit (armhf).

Migration options

• 64-bit ARM: Install the Debian arm64 packages (fully supported). See the Debian installation instructions.
• 32-bit ARM (v7): Install the Debian armhf packages (targets ARMv7 CPUs).

Note: Older devices based on the ARMv6 architecture are no longer supported by official packages, including:

• Raspberry Pi 1 (Model A/B/A+/B+)
• Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W

To get started with Docker Engine on Raspberry Pi OS, make sure you meet the prerequisites, and then follow the installation steps.

[!IMPORTANT]

This installation instruction refers to the 32-bit (armhf) version of Raspberry Pi OS. If you're using the 64-bit (arm64) version, follow the instructions for Debian.

Prerequisites

Firewall limitations

[!WARNING]

Before you install Docker, make sure you consider the following security implications and firewall incompatibilities.

• If you use ufw or firewalld to manage firewall settings, be aware that when you expose container ports using Docker, these ports bypass your firewall rules. For more information, refer to Docker and ufw.
• Docker is only compatible with iptables-nft and iptables-legacy. Firewall rules created with nft are not supported on a system with Docker installed. Make sure that any firewall rulesets you use are created with iptables or ip6tables, and that you add them to the DOCKER-USER chain, see Packet filtering and firewalls.

OS requirements

To install Docker Engine, you need one of the following OS versions:

• 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm 12 (stable)
• 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye 11 (oldstable)

[!WARNING]

Docker Engine v28 is the last major version to support Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit (armhf). Starting with v29, no new packages will be provided for 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS.

Migration options:

• 64-bit ARM: use Debian arm64 packages; see the Debian installation instructions.
• 32-bit ARM (v7): use Debian armhf packages (targets ARMv7 CPUs).

Note: ARMv6-based devices (Raspberry Pi 1 models and Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W) are not supported by official packages.

Uninstall old versions

Before you can install Docker Engine, you need to uninstall any conflicting packages.

Your Linux distribution may provide unofficial Docker packages, which may conflict with the official packages provided by Docker. You must uninstall these packages before you install the official version of Docker Engine.

The unofficial packages to uninstall are:

• docker.io
• docker-compose
• docker-doc
• podman-docker

Moreover, Docker Engine depends on containerd and runc. Docker Engine bundles these dependencies as one bundle: containerd.io. If you have installed the containerd or runc previously, uninstall them to avoid conflicts with the versions bundled with Docker Engine.

Run the following command to uninstall all conflicting packages:

$ for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done

apt-get might report that you have none of these packages installed.

Images, containers, volumes, and networks stored in /var/lib/docker/ aren't automatically removed when you uninstall Docker. If you want to start with a clean installation, and prefer to clean up any existing data, read the uninstall Docker Engine section.

Installation methods

You can install Docker Engine in different ways, depending on your needs:

• Docker Engine comes bundled with Docker Desktop for Linux. This is the easiest and quickest way to get started.

• Set up and install Docker Engine from Docker's apt repository.

• Install it manually and manage upgrades manually.

• Use a convenience script. Only recommended for testing and development environments.

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Install using the apt repository {#install-using-the-repository}

Before you install Docker Engine for the first time on a new host machine, you need to set up the Docker apt repository. Afterward, you can install and update Docker from the repository.

1. Set up Docker's apt repository.

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   # Add Docker's official GPG key:
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
   sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
   sudo curl -fsSL {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
   sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
   
   # Add the repository to Apt sources:
   echo \
     "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] {{% param "download-url-base" %}} \
     $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
     sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
   sudo apt-get update
   

2. Install the Docker packages.

   {{< tabs >}} {{< tab name="Latest" >}}

   To install the latest version, run:

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   $ sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
   

   {{< /tab >}} {{< tab name="Specific version" >}}

   To install a specific version of Docker Engine, start by listing the available versions in the repository:

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   # List the available versions:
   $ apt-cache madison docker-ce | awk '{ print $3 }'
   
   5:{{% param "docker_ce_version" %}}-1~raspbian.12~bookworm
   5:{{% param "docker_ce_version_prev" %}}-1~raspbian.12~bookworm
   ...
   

   Select the desired version and install:

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   $ VERSION_STRING=5:{{% param "docker_ce_version" %}}-1~raspbian.12~bookworm
   $ sudo apt-get install docker-ce=$VERSION_STRING docker-ce-cli=$VERSION_STRING containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
   

   {{< /tab >}} {{< /tabs >}}

   [!NOTE]

   The Docker service starts automatically after installation. To verify that Docker is running, use:

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   $ sudo systemctl status docker
   

   Some systems may have this behavior disabled and will require a manual start:

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   $ sudo systemctl start docker
   

3. Verify that the installation is successful by running the hello-world image:

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   $ sudo docker run hello-world
   

   This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints a confirmation message and exits.

You have now successfully installed and started Docker Engine.

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Upgrade Docker Engine

To upgrade Docker Engine, follow step 2 of the installation instructions, choosing the new version you want to install.

Install from a package

If you can't use Docker's apt repository to install Docker Engine, you can download the deb file for your release and install it manually. You need to download a new file each time you want to upgrade Docker Engine.

1. Go to [{{% param "download-url-base" %}}/dists/]({{% param "download-url-base" %}}/dists/).

2. Select your Raspberry Pi OS version in the list.

3. Go to pool/stable/ and select the applicable architecture (amd64, armhf, arm64, or s390x).

4. Download the following deb files for the Docker Engine, CLI, containerd, and Docker Compose packages:

   • containerd.io_<version>_<arch>.deb
   • docker-ce_<version>_<arch>.deb
   • docker-ce-cli_<version>_<arch>.deb
   • docker-buildx-plugin_<version>_<arch>.deb
   • docker-compose-plugin_<version>_<arch>.deb

5. Install the .deb packages. Update the paths in the following example to where you downloaded the Docker packages.

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   $ sudo dpkg -i ./containerd.io_<version>_<arch>.deb \
     ./docker-ce_<version>_<arch>.deb \
     ./docker-ce-cli_<version>_<arch>.deb \
     ./docker-buildx-plugin_<version>_<arch>.deb \
     ./docker-compose-plugin_<version>_<arch>.deb
   

   [!NOTE]

   The Docker service starts automatically after installation. To verify that Docker is running, use:

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   $ sudo systemctl status docker
   

   Some systems may have this behavior disabled and will require a manual start:

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   $ sudo systemctl start docker
   

6. Verify that the installation is successful by running the hello-world image:

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   $ sudo docker run hello-world
   

   This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints a confirmation message and exits.

You have now successfully installed and started Docker Engine.

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Upgrade Docker Engine

To upgrade Docker Engine, download the newer package files and repeat the installation procedure, pointing to the new files.

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Uninstall Docker Engine

1. Uninstall the Docker Engine, CLI, containerd, and Docker Compose packages:

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   $ sudo apt-get purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin docker-ce-rootless-extras
   

2. Images, containers, volumes, or custom configuration files on your host aren't automatically removed. To delete all images, containers, and volumes:

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   $ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
   $ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/containerd
   

3. Remove source list and keyrings

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   $ sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
   $ sudo rm /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
   

You have to delete any edited configuration files manually.

Next steps

• Continue to Post-installation steps for Linux.