cloud-init config for ubuntu host with docker & docker-compose

cloud-init.yaml

#cloud-config
groups:
  - docker
users:
  - default
  # the docker service account
  - name: docker-service
    groups: docker
package_upgrade: true
packages:
  - apt-transport-https
  - ca-certificates
  - curl
  - gnupg-agent
  - software-properties-common
runcmd:
  # install docker following the guide: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/
  - curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
  - sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
  - sudo apt-get -y update
  - sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
  - sudo systemctl enable docker
  # install docker-compose following the guide: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
  - sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.25.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
  - sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
power_state:
  mode: reboot
  message: Restarting after installing docker & docker-compose

I just stumbled on this but is it really necessary to reboot after installing docker / docker-compose?

@LaurentDumont this is to finish the first boot stage. It seems that for cloud-init it is necessary to differentiate it from subsequent boots: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/boot.html#first-boot-determination

Why the need to create the docker-service user and add it to the docker group? isn't this handled by the Docker installation itself?