# Set up Docker on your SiteWise Edge gateway
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AWS IoT SiteWise provides a Docker image that allows you to run the SiteWise Edge application on various platforms and environments. This Docker image encapsulates all the necessary components and dependencies required to collect, process, and send data from your industrial equipment to the AWS Cloud. By using the Docker image, you can deploy and run the SiteWise Edge application on Docker-compatible hosts, such as servers, edge devices, or cloud-based container services.

To add a partner data source, [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/) 1.9.1 or later must be installed on your local device.

**Note**  
Version 20.10 is the latest version that is verified to work with the SiteWise Edge gateway software.

## Verify Docker is installed
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To verify Docker is installed, run the following command from a terminal connected to your SiteWise Edge gateway:

```
docker info
```

If the command returns a `docker is not recognized` result, or an older version of Docker is installed, [Install Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) before continuing.

## Set up Docker
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The system user that runs a Docker container component must have root or administrator permissions, or you must configure Docker to run it as a non-root or non-admistrator user.

On Linux devices, you must add a `ggc_user` user to the `docker` group to call Docker commands without `sudo`.

To add `ggc_user`, or the non-root user that you use to run Docker container components, to the `docker` group, run the following command:

```
sudo usermod -aG docker ggc_user
```

For more information, see [Linux post-installation steps for DockerEngine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/).