<ol>
<li>Create a <code>docker</code> group if it doesn't already exist:</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sudo groupadd docker
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Add your user to the <code>docker</code> group:</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Log out and log back in to refresh your group membership.
</li>
<li>Test that you can run Docker commands without using <code>sudo</code>:
</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">docker run hello-world
</code></pre>
If you see output similar to the following, Docker is working correctly:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">Hello from Docker!
This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.
...
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Change the ownership of the <code>docker-compose</code> binary and make it executable:</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sudo chown root:docker /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Test that you can run <code>docker-compose</code> without using <code>sudo</code>:</li>
</ol>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">docker-compose --version
</code></pre>
If you see output similar to the following, <code>docker-compose</code> is working correctly:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">docker-compose version 1.29.2, build 5becea4c
</code></pre>
That's it! You can now use <code>docker-compose</code> without using <code>sudo</code>. Note that you may need to log out and log back in for the group membership changes to take effect.

1. Create a `docker` group if it doesn't already exist:
    

```bash
sudo groupadd docker
```

1. Add your user to the `docker` group:
    

```bash
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
```

1. Log out and log back in to refresh your group membership.
    
2. Test that you can run Docker commands without using `sudo`:
    

```bash
docker run hello-world
```

If you see output similar to the following, Docker is working correctly:

```bash
Hello from Docker!
This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.
...
```

1. Change the ownership of the `docker-compose` binary and make it executable:
    

```bash
sudo chown root:docker /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
```

1. Test that you can run `docker-compose` without using `sudo`:
    

```bash
docker-compose --version
```

If you see output similar to the following, `docker-compose` is working correctly:

```bash
docker-compose version 1.29.2, build 5becea4c
```

That's it! You can now use `docker-compose` without using `sudo`. Note that you may need to log out and log back in for the group membership changes to take effect.

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