How to Install Docker on Raspberry Pi 4 with Raspbian Buster

This is a simple guide to creating a Docker development environment with your Raspberry Pi 4.

This has been tested on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1 using Raspbian Buster.

You can check your Raspberry Pi model by running the following command in the Raspberry Pi terminal:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

You can also check your Raspbian OS version by running the following command in the Raspberry Pi terminal:

cat /etc/os-release

Steps

1. Install Docker

curl -sSl https://get.docker.com | sh

1. Install dependencies

sudo apt-get install -y python python-pip

sudo apt-get install libffi-dev libssl-dev

1. Add permissions for Pi User to run Docker Commands

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

1. Install Docker Compose

sudo pip install docker-compose

1. Test Docker installation

docker run hello-world

Note: you might need to restart your Raspberry Pi to use docker without sudo persissions.

If the installation was completed successfully, you will get the "Hello from Docker!" message. You can then check out Docker Hub for arm based images to run on your Raspberry Pi.