diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d059489..832bdc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cd ~/server_cli_tools
 | 2 | **Zsh + Oh-My-Zsh** | Shell, plugins (`zsh-autosuggestions`, `zsh-syntax-highlighting`, `z`), `bira` prompt theme |
 | 3 | **Aliases + tools** | General, git, and docker aliases with a self-documenting help system (`h`) |
 | 4 | **Terminal configs** | `bat` theme (base16) |
-| 5 | **Docker** | `docker.io` via apt, service enabled, user added to `docker` group, management aliases |
+| 5 | **Docker** | Docker Engine + Compose from [Docker's official apt repo](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/) (`docker-ce`, `docker-compose-plugin`), service enabled, user added to `docker` group, management aliases |
 | 6 | **Git config** | `git-delta` as pager with side-by-side diffs |
 
 > **NOTE:** There's minimal custom theme in `<repo>/configs/zsh/zhann-elvis.zsh-theme`. To apply it toggle `ZSH_THEME` and uncomment sourcing it in `~/.zshrc` after install.
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f25d233..c0616d8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -221,8 +221,82 @@ install_terminal_configs() {
 install_docker() {
   e_info "\n[5/6] Docker"
 
-  sudo apt-get update -qq
-  apt_install docker.io
+  local docker_packages=(
+    docker-ce
+    docker-ce-cli
+    containerd.io
+    docker-buildx-plugin
+    docker-compose-plugin
+  )
+
+  if dpkg -s docker-ce &>/dev/null; then
+    e_info "  Docker Engine (official) is already installed"
+  else
+    e_info "  Installing Docker Engine from Docker's official apt repository..."
+
+    # https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
+    local conflicting=(docker.io docker-compose docker-compose-v2 docker-doc podman-docker containerd runc)
+    local to_remove=()
+    for pkg in "${conflicting[@]}"; do
+      if dpkg -s "$pkg" &>/dev/null; then
+        to_remove+=("$pkg")
+      fi
+    done
+    if [ ${#to_remove[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+      e_warn "  Removing conflicting packages: ${to_remove[*]}"
+      sudo apt-get remove -y "${to_remove[@]}"
+    fi
+
+    . /etc/os-release
+    local docker_distro suite
+    case "$ID" in
+    ubuntu)
+      docker_distro=ubuntu
+      suite="${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}"
+      ;;
+    debian)
+      docker_distro=debian
+      suite="$VERSION_CODENAME"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      e_warn "  Unsupported distro for Docker install ($ID) — skipping engine install"
+      docker_distro=
+      ;;
+    esac
+
+    if [ -n "$docker_distro" ]; then
+      apt_install ca-certificates curl
+
+      sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
+      if [ ! -f /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc ]; then
+        sudo curl -fsSL "https://download.docker.com/linux/$docker_distro/gpg" -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+        sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+      fi
+
+      if [ ! -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources ]; then
+        sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources >/dev/null <<EOF
+Types: deb
+URIs: https://download.docker.com/linux/$docker_distro
+Suites: $suite
+Components: stable
+Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
+Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+EOF
+      fi
+
+      sudo apt-get update -qq
+      apt_install "${docker_packages[@]}"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if ! dpkg -s docker-compose-plugin &>/dev/null; then
+    sudo apt-get update -qq
+    apt_install docker-compose-plugin
+  fi
+
+  if command_exists docker && docker compose version &>/dev/null; then
+    e_info "  Docker Compose plugin is available ($(docker compose version --short 2>/dev/null || docker compose version))"
+  fi
 
   if command_exists systemctl; then
     sudo systemctl enable --now docker 2>/dev/null ||
@@ -397,7 +471,7 @@ COMPONENTS=(
   "Zsh + Oh-My-Zsh (shell, plugins)"
   "Aliases + custom tools"
   "Terminal configs (bat)"
-  "Docker (engine + aliases)"
+  "Docker (engine + compose + aliases)"
   "Git config (delta pager)"
 )