Install Docker Compose from Binary

Thu Jul 20 2023

This following script can be used on a Ubuntu server to install the latest version of Docker Compose from the binary.

It will check if the required packages are installed and install them if they are missing.
It will also check if the binary was downloaded successfully and if it was, it will make it executable.
Finally, it will print the Docker Compose version to verify the installation.

#!/bin/bash

# Check if jq and curl are installed, list the missing packages
missing_packages=""
if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
    missing_packages+="jq "
fi

if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
    missing_packages+="curl "
fi

# If any packages are missing, update the package list and install missing packages
if [ ! -z "$missing_packages" ]; then
    echo "Installing missing packages: $missing_packages"
    apt update && apt install -y $missing_packages
fi

# Fetch latest release from GitHub API
LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/docker/compose/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name)
echo "Latest release: $LATEST_RELEASE"

# Download the Docker Compose binary using your specific OS and architecture
curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${LATEST_RELEASE}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# Check if the binary was downloaded successfully
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Failed to download Docker Compose binary"
    exit 1
fi

# Make the Docker Compose binary executable
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# Print the Docker Compose version to verify the installation
docker-compose --version

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