---
title: Using Docker
description: Installing hyperglass with Docker
---

import { Cards, Steps, Callout } from "nextra/components";
// import { Callout } from "nextra-theme-docs";

<Callout type="info">**Docker is the recommended method for running hyperglass.**</Callout>

<Steps>

### Install Docker

<Cards>
    <Cards.Card
        title="Docker Engine Installation Guide"
        href="https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/"
        target="_blank"
        arrow
    />
</Cards>

### Download hyperglass

```shell copy
mkdir /etc/hyperglass
cd /opt
git clone https://github.com/thatmattlove/hyperglass.git --depth=1
cd /opt/hyperglass
```

### Optional: Quickstart

Do this if you just want to see the hyperglass page working with a fake device.

```shell copy
cp /opt/hyperglass/.samples/sample_devices.yaml /etc/hyperglass/devices.yaml
cd /opt/hyperglass
docker compose up
```

Navigate to http://localhost:8001

### Create a `systemd` service

<Callout type="info">
    Before you create and start the hyperglass service, you may want to verify whether or not you
    intend to change any [environment variables](environment-variables.mdx) and change them first.
</Callout>

```shell copy
cp /opt/hyperglass/.samples/hyperglass-docker.service /etc/hyperglass/hyperglass.service
ln -s /etc/hyperglass/hyperglass.service /etc/systemd/system/hyperglass.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable hyperglass
systemctl start hyperglass
```

</Steps>