Fedora

Use a Fedora release currently supported by Docker. Check the official Docker Engine guide for Fedora before installing, because supported releases and repository commands can change.

Install Docker

sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core git openssl
sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/docker-ce.repo
sudo dnf install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
sudo systemctl enable --now docker
sudo usermod -aG docker "$USER"

Log out and back in, then verify:

docker version
docker compose version
docker run --rm hello-world

Membership in the Docker group grants root-equivalent control. Skip usermod and use sudo docker ... if your host policy requires it.

Firewall

For a non-cloud host using firewalld:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

On AWS, Google Cloud, or DigitalOcean, configure the provider firewall as well. Do not open PostgreSQL 5432 or the internal application port 8080.

SELinux

The current Compose files add the z volume option to bind mounts used by Caddy and Traefik. Keep SELinux enforcing and investigate denials rather than disabling it.

Next step

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