Install the Compose plugin
On this page you can find instructions on how to install the Compose plugin on Linux from the command line.
To install the Compose plugin on Linux, you can either:
Note
These instructions assume you already have Docker Engine and Docker CLI installed and now want to install the Compose plugin.
For Compose standalone, see Install Compose Standalone.
Install using the repository
Set up the repository. Find distro-specific instructions in:
Ubuntu | CentOS | Debian | Raspberry Pi OS | Fedora | RHEL | SLES.
Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:
For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
For RPM-based distros, run:
$ sudo yum update $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
Verify that Docker Compose is installed correctly by checking the version.
$ docker compose version
Expected output:
Docker Compose version vN.N.N
Where
vN.N.N
is placeholder text standing in for the latest version.
Update Compose
To update the Compose plugin, run the following commands:
For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
For RPM-based distros, run:
$ sudo yum update $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
Install the plugin manually
Note
This option requires you to manage upgrades manually. We recommend setting up Docker's repository for easier maintenance.
To download and install the Compose CLI plugin, run:
$ DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker} $ mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins $ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.29.6/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
This command downloads the latest release of Docker Compose (from the Compose releases repository) and installs Compose for the active user under
$HOME
directory.To install:
- Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace
~/.docker/cli-plugins
with/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins
. - A different version of Compose, substitute
v2.29.6
with the version of Compose you want to use.
- For a different architecture, substitute
x86_64
with the architecture you want.
- Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace
Apply executable permissions to the binary:
$ chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
or, if you chose to install Compose for all users:
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
Test the installation.
$ docker compose version
Expected output:
Docker Compose version v2.29.6