How To Install Docker on Debian 13

To Install Docker on Debian 13, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : First, update your package index and upgrade existing packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2 : Install packages that allow apt to use repositories over HTTPS.

sudo apt install ca-certificates curl

Step 3 : Add Docker's GPG key to verify the authenticity of Docker packages.

sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

Step 4 : Add the official Docker repository to your system.

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources <<EOF
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.docker.com/linux/debian
Suites: $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME")
Components: stable
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
EOF

Step 5 : Update the package list to include Docker packages from the new repository.

sudo apt update

Step 6 : Install Docker Engine, CLI, containerd, and Docker Compose plugin.

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

Step 7 : Check the Docker version and ensure the service is running.

docker --version
sudo systemctl status docker

Step 8 : Check the Docker Compose version (Compose v2 is included as a plugin).

docker compose version

Step 9 : Run a test container to confirm Docker is working correctly.

docker run hello-world

If Docker is installed correctly, you will see a message confirming that Docker is working.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Docker on Debian 13.