Update packages

sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y

Install dependencies

sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common

Add Docker GPG key

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg

Add Docker repository

echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

Install Docker

sudo apt update sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Start Docker

sudo service docker start

Add user to docker group (no sudo needed)

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Restart WSL or logout/login

exit

Then reopen WSL

Verify

docker --version docker ps

Install Docker Compose

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Verify

docker-compose --version