19 | November | 2019

Reference:

Linux distribution	Recommended storage drivers	Alternative drivers
Docker Engine – Community on Ubuntu	`overlay2` or `aufs` (for Ubuntu 14.04 running on kernel 3.13)	`overlay`¹, `devicemapper`², `zfs`, `vfs`
Docker Engine – Community on Debian	`overlay2` (Debian Stretch), `aufs` or `devicemapper` (older versions)	`overlay`¹, `vfs`
Docker Engine – Community on CentOS	`overlay2`	`overlay`¹, `devicemapper`², `zfs`, `vfs`
Docker Engine – Community on Fedora	`overlay2`	`overlay`¹, `devicemapper`², `zfs`, `vfs`

Get the current storage driver:

docker info

Set the storage driver explicitly using the daemon configuration file. This is the method that Docker recommends.

sudo vi /etc/docker/daemon.json

Add the details of storage driver in the daemon configuration file:

{
  "storage-driver": "devicemapper"
}

Restart Docker after editing the file.

sudo systemctl restart docker
sudo systemctl status docker

Install required packages, these packages are pre-requsite for docker installation on CentOS:

sudo yum install -y device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2

Add the Docker CE repo:

sudo yum-config-manager \
    --add-repo \
    https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo

Install the Docker CE packages and containerd.io:

sudo yum install -y docker-ce-18.09.5 docker-ce-cli-18.09.5 containerd.io

Start and enable the Docker service:

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Add test_user to the docker group, giving the user permission to run docker commands:

sudo usermod -a -G docker test_user

Log out and back log in and test the installation by running a simple container:

docker run hello-world

Shanoj