# Minimum docker version required

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-docker-version-required/171296
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [November 25, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-docker-version-required/171296 "2020-11-25T14:58:33Z")
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### Author: ![mesan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@mesan00](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mesan00)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-docker-version-required/171296/1 "2020-11-25T14:58:33Z")

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What is the minimum version of docker required for the installation of Discourse Forum?  
I’m using docker 1.13.1.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-docker-version-required/171296/2 "2020-11-25T15:41:40Z")

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> [@mesan00](#):
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> I’m using docker 1.13.1

That is way too old.

We require at least 2017 docker

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/blob/80780c73687bfb082d69cba7cd225294b0aa67e9/launcher#L86>