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This page describes usage of docker in our VPS, i.e. under OpenVZ, which has its limitations, see below.
Docker can be used without any limitations using KVM.
Docker is working up until version 1.10. So far, nobody has been successful with newer versions, as it most likely requires patching kernel.
manual is working for me on Debian 9/Stretch with last docker version, only adjust is to add docker key into keyring:
apt-get install debian-keyring ; gpg –keyserver pgp.mit.edu –recv-keys F76221572C52609D ; gpg –armor –export F76221572C52609D | apt-key add - — Vilem Kebrt 2018/08/30 10:33
Docker runs well under Debian 8. Its installation is just a bit more complicated than the Docker documentation states.
1) vpsAdmin / VPS → Features → you need to turn on Bridge, iptables and TUN/TAP (the VPS restarts itself)
2) Run the following command:
echo "JoinControllers=cpu,cpuacct,cpuset freezer,devices" >> /etc/systemd/system.conf
3) Mount the following mount points:
2016-08-11 (graywolf) - this step is not necessary. It is enough if you restart after the previous step.
mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /sys/fs/cgroup mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer,devices mount -t cgroup cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer,devices -o freezer,devices mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct,cpuset mount -t cgroup cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct,cpuset/ -o cpu,cpuacct,cpuset
4) Install the https module for apt:
apt-get update apt-get install apt-transport-https
5) Add a mirror for Docker:
echo "deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo debian-jessie main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
6) Install Docker:
apt-get update apt-get install docker-engine=1.10.3-0~jessie apt-mark hold docker-engine
7) Change permissions:
usermod -aG docker $USER
8) Run Docker using the following sequence:
systemctl daemon-reload systemctl enable docker systemctl start docker systemctl status docker
It should run properly. You can test it:
docker run --rm hello-world
If Docker doesn’t start, restart the VPS.