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Installing Docker

For Windows and Mac Users​

  • Download Docker Desktop from Docker's official website.
  • Follow the installation instructions on the website.
  • After installation, open Docker Desktop to ensure it's running properly.

For Ubuntu Users​

  1. Open your terminal.

  2. Set up Docker’s apt repository:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
    sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
    sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
    sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
    echo \
      "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
      $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
      sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
note

If using an Ubuntu derivative (e.g., Linux Mint), use UBUNTU_CODENAME instead of VERSION_CODENAME.

  1. Install Docker Engine:

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

  2. Verify Docker Installation:

    sudo docker run hello-world

For Other Linux Distributions​

For other Linux distributions, refer to the official Docker documentation.

Install and Verify Ollama​

  1. Download Ollama from https://ollama.com/.

  2. Verify Ollama Installation: