How to install Docker CE (Community Edition) on CentOS as binary packages?

If you have trouble installing Docker CE with the YUM tool, you can install it as binary packages.

1. Verify OS, Kernel and Architecture:

fyicenter$ hostnamectl
  Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
            Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64
      Architecture: x86-64

2. Download the binary package from https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/.

Click "x86-64", which matches your system Architecture.
Download "docker-20.10.8.tgz"
Download "docker-18.06.3-ce.tgz"

3. Try the Docker CE 18 version:

fyicenter$ mkdir docker18 
fyicenter$ cd docker18 
fyicenter$ tar xzvf ../docker-18.06.3-ce.tgz

fyicenter$ ./docker/docker --version 
  Docker version 18.06.3-ce, build d7080c1

fyicenter$ ./docker/dockerd --version 
  Docker version 18.06.3-ce, build d7080c1

fyicenter$ ./docker-containerd --version 
  containerd github.com/containerd/containerd v1.1.2 ...

4. Try the Docker 20 version:

fyicenter$ mkdir docker20
fyicenter$ cd docker20
fyicenter$ tar xzvf ../docker-20.10.7.tgz

fyicenter$ ./docker/docker --version 
  Docker version 20.10.7, build f0df350

fyicenter$ ./docker/dockerd --version 
  Docker version 20.10.7, build b0f5bc3

fyicenter$ ./containerd --version 
  containerd github.com/containerd/containerd v1.4.6 

Note that the Docker CE 18 version uses "docker-containerd" instead of "containerd" command.

By the way, these binary versions work also on CentOS 8 systems, if the Architecture is "x86-64".

⇒ Starting Docker Daemon on CentOS

⇐ Install Docker CE on CentOS with YUM

⇑ Install Docker CE on CentOS

⇑⇑ Docker Container Platform - Tutorials