I'm not sure what are you asking, is the question "what do I need on a fresh system to start running containers"? In which case all you need is to install the d

I'm not sure what are you asking, is the question "what do I need on a fresh system to start running containers"? In which case all you need is to install the docker packages from the repositories in the distro of your choice (Debian Stable is a good starter for servers). Or are you asking what do you base your docker container on?