# Linux

The LTO anchor node is comprised of a set of [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) containers. Use *docker-compose* as orchestration tool.

### Install docker

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{% tab title="Ubuntu" %}

```
apt install docker
```

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{% tab title="RHEL/CentOS" %}

```
yum install docker
```

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Use `pip` (python package manager) to install *docker-compose*.

```
$ pip install docker-compose
```

### Start the node

```
$ curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ltonetwork/lto-anchor-node/master/docker-compose.yml" -o docker-compose.yml
$ docker-compose up
```