Ubuntu for Windows: Setup Docker for WSL

docker_setup_wsl.sh

# install docker client
curl https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-19.03.8.tgz > ~/docker.tar.gz
tar xzvf ~/docker.tar.gz --directory ~/
sudo mv ~/docker/docker /usr/local/bin/docker
rm -rf ~/docker
rm -f ~/docker.tar.gz

# install docker-compose client
curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.28.0/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64 > ~/docker-compose
chmod +x ~/docker-compose
sudo mv ~/docker-compose /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# point client to docker engine running in windows
echo "DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:2375 ; export DOCKER_HOST" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# test clients
docker --version
docker-compose --version

Native Docker (i.e. Docker Engine) is not compatible with WSL. However, The Docker client and Docker Compose (v1.17.1) client can be installed and configured connect to Docker for Windows. To do so, install Docker for Windows then follow the instructions then close all BASH instances and relaunch.

After installing the client, expose the TCP port in the Docker for Windows setting. See screenshot...

This is no longer needed with latest version of docker for windows.