# docker/docker-install

Docker installation script

Repository: https://github.com/docker/docker-install
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-install
Homepage: https://get.docker.com
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker
Last push: 2026-08-24T11:11:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3365, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3169, forks 863 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:47.434057+00:00)

## What it is
The official Docker installation script served at get.docker.com and test.docker.com, written in Shell. It provides a convenient way to quickly install the latest Docker-CE releases on supported Linux distributions.

## Use cases
- install docker engine on a fresh linux server
- quickly bootstrap docker-ce on ubuntu or debian
- set up docker on a new vps with one command
- install latest docker release from the stable channel
- provision docker in a shell script during server setup
- install docker test channel builds for evaluation

## When to choose
- you need a fast, one-command install of Docker-CE on a supported Linux distro
- you are setting up a dev machine or test environment and want the latest release
- you want the official script maintained by Docker, Inc. rather than distro packages

## When to avoid
- you are deploying to production systems where the script is explicitly not recommended
- your distro requires the thorough official package-repository install instructions
- you need a specific pinned Docker version or channel not supported by the script

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools, container-runtime
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: docker, install-script, shell-script, docker-ce, get-docker, bootstrap, system-administration, devops, containers, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- docker/docker-install (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.434057+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:45:30.530263+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/docker/docker-install (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.434057+00:00, sha 3d475f1b11bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.