The following covers the basic installation instructions and basic command line syntax for utilizing docker. Install Docker and Docker-compose: sudo pacman -S docker sudo pacman -S docker-compose Start Docker by Default on Startup: sudo systemctl start docker.service sudo systemctl enable docker.service Check Docker version: sudo docker version And info: sudo docker info Run Docker without root: sudo usermod -aG docker reboot (required to take effect) Search for a Docker Image: docker search [name] docker search nginx (an example) Install a docker image: docker pull hello-world (a simple package that tests if docker is working properly) And run that Docker image: docker run hello-world Monitor Docker: docker container ls To see a list of all the Docker images installed: docker images To see the CPU RAM and network usage of the running images: docker stats To see Docker's network configuration: docker network ls To remove docker containers type: docker container prune (careful, removes them all) docker container -r You'll still need to remove their corresponding images though, so: docker images prune (again, removes them all) docker rmi