Get Docker and kubectl with Docker Desktop
Learn to install Docker Desktop.
We'll cover the following...
In this chapter, we'll teach you how to get the tools we need for this course.
We'll need all of the following:
Docker
kubectl
A Kubernetes cluster
The sample app
Docker Desktop
Docker Desktop is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It’s easy to install and includes Docker and kubectl. Docker Desktop is free for personal use, but you’ll have to pay a license fee if you use it for work and your company has more than 250 employees or does more than $10M in annual revenue.
Note: You don't need to install all of these as we’ve already installed them for you.
Type “download docker desktop” into a search engine and follow the links to download the installer for your system. After that, it’s a next next next installer that requires admin privileges. Windows users should install WSL 2 if prompted. After the installation is completed, you may need to start the app manually.
When it's running, Mac users see a Docker whale in the menu bar, whereas Windows users see it in the system tray at the bottom.
Run the following terminal to execute the commands.