Set Up Docker on Your AtoZNode VPS

Order Docker from the Marketplace App tab as shown in how to order a VPS with a one-click app. When the install card on your server page shows the finished result, follow the steps below.

What you get

Docker Engine and the Compose plugin from Docker's official sources. It needs 1 GB of memory and takes 3 to 6 minutes. The install ends with a test container to check it works, and the server page shows the Docker and Compose versions.

1. Try it

Connect with SSH and run:

docker --version
docker compose version
docker run --rm hello-world

2. Run something

Start a web server as a quick test:

docker run -d --name web --restart=always -p 8080:80 nginx

Then open http://your-server-ip:8080/. The --restart=always option brings it back after a reboot.

3. Compose files

Save a docker-compose.yml in a folder and start it with docker compose up -d. Stop it with docker compose down.

The guide install Docker on an Ubuntu VPS explains the same setup by hand.

Next steps

Connect to your VPS with SSH to run the commands above.
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