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Using Docker without sudo

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You can use docker commands without sudo by creating a docker group and then adding yourself to said group.

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

This is of course in the docs, but I usually forget this when I install docker on a new computer. You’ll need to re-log after adding yourself to the group, and bounce the docker service if need be.

sudo service docker restart
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