--- title: Running Docker Containers on Your Linux Server | daily.dev description: A hands-on tutorial covering Docker and Docker Compose setup on Ubuntu 24.04. It walks through installing Docker Engine from the official repository, running... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/8jfgqj764 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Running Docker Containers on Your Linux Server | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on tutorial covering Docker and Docker Compose setup on Ubuntu 24.04. 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