# Installing Docker Compose ## Using Docker Compose V2 For more see [Installing Compose on Linux](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux). ### Installing The Plugin Automatically This is the proffered way as updates are handled by `apt`. ```shell sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin ``` ### Installing The Plugin Manually Following this method means you have to take care of updates manually too. 1. Go to https://github.com/docker/compose/releases and get a link to the latest release of the plugin. Run `uname -m` to determine your system architecture. 2. `DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}` 3. `mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins` 4. `curl -SL <link from step 1> -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose` ## Using Legacy `docker-compose` 1. `sudo apt install python3-pip` 2. `sudo pip3 install docker-compose`