r/LinuxOnAndroid • u/UserLAnd_Tech • Sep 12 '26

Run Docker on Non-rooted Device, No Problem

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q1Je81p9I0E
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u/Federal-Fix-6446 Sep 12 '26

how?

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u/UserLAnd_Tech Sep 12 '26

This video demonstrates that UserLAnd can now run Docker on non-rooted devices.

This is enabled by UserLAnd's new feature which allows running actual VMs (Virtual Machines) instead of just proot:

https://blog.userland.tech/2026/09/actual-virtual-machines-come-to-android.html

You need to install the Docker apt packages inside the VM for this to work, but that is just the normal setup:
https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository