# Docker install failed because curl is not installed

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193 "2023-09-15T22:49:54Z")
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### Author: ![TDJS95](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tdjs95/32/321672_2.png) [@TDJS95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TDJS95)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193/1 "2023-09-15T22:49:55Z")

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```plaintext
root@forum:/var/discourse# cd /var/discourse
root@forum:/var/discourse# git pull
Already up to date.
root@forum:/var/discourse# ./discourse-setup
Failed to find docker or docker.io on your PATH.
Enter to install Docker from https://get.docker.com/ or Ctrl+C to exit
./discourse-setup: line 134: curl: command not found
Still failed to find docker or docker.io on your PATH.
Docker install failed. Quitting.
root@forum:/var/discourse# 

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193/2 "2023-09-15T23:18:40Z")

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You’ll need to install docker, or at least install curl so that Discourse-setup has a chance.

`apt install -y curl`

Should do it if you’re using Ubuntu or debian. If you’re not using one of those you’ll have to use Google to figure out how.

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### Author: ![TDJS95](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tdjs95/32/321672_2.png) [@TDJS95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TDJS95)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193/3 "2023-09-15T23:23:52Z")

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> [@Docker install failed because curl is not installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193/2):
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> You’ll need to install docker, or at least install curl so that Discourse-setup has a chance. apt install -y curl Should do it if you’re using Ubuntu or debian. If you’re not using one of those you’ll have to use Google to figure out how.

Thank you, God bless.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-failed-because-curl-is-not-installed/279193/4 "2023-10-15T23:24:36Z")

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