diff --git a/src/docker-in-docker/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/docker-in-docker/devcontainer-feature.json
index 0450c664e..33b0ad31c 100644
--- a/src/docker-in-docker/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/docker-in-docker/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "docker-in-docker",
-    "version": "2.12.4",
+    "version": "2.13.0",
     "name": "Docker (Docker-in-Docker)",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/docker-in-docker",
     "description": "Create child containers *inside* a container, independent from the host's docker instance. Installs Docker extension in the container along with needed CLIs.",
diff --git a/src/docker-in-docker/install.sh b/src/docker-in-docker/install.sh
index 46f1045ae..10f3ef06c 100755
--- a/src/docker-in-docker/install.sh
+++ b/src/docker-in-docker/install.sh
@@ -61,20 +61,45 @@ elif [ "${USERNAME}" = "none" ] || ! id -u ${USERNAME} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     USERNAME=root
 fi
 
-apt_get_update()
-{
-    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
-        echo "Running apt-get update..."
-        apt-get update -y
-    fi
+# Package manager update function
+pkg_mgr_update() {
+    case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
+            if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+                echo "Running apt-get update..."
+                apt-get update -y
+            fi
+            ;;
+        rhel)
+            if [ ${PKG_MGR_CMD} = "microdnf" ]; then
+                cache_check_dir="/var/cache/yum"
+            else
+                cache_check_dir="/var/cache/${PKG_MGR_CMD}"
+            fi
+            if [ "$(ls ${cache_check_dir}/* 2>/dev/null | wc -l)" = 0 ]; then
+                echo "Running ${PKG_MGR_CMD} makecache ..."
+                ${PKG_MGR_CMD} makecache
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 # Checks if packages are installed and installs them if not
 check_packages() {
-    if ! dpkg -s "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        apt_get_update
-        apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends "$@"
-    fi
+    case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
+            if ! dpkg -s "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                pkg_mgr_update
+                apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        rhel)
+            if ! rpm -q "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                pkg_mgr_update
+                ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 # Figure out correct version of a three part version number is not passed
@@ -189,11 +214,40 @@ get_github_api_repo_url() {
 # Ensure apt is in non-interactive to avoid prompts
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-
 # Source /etc/os-release to get OS info
 . /etc/os-release
-# Fetch host/container arch.
-architecture="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
+
+# Determine adjusted ID and package manager
+if [ "${ID}" = "debian" ] || [ "${ID_LIKE}" = "debian" ]; then
+    ADJUSTED_ID="debian"
+    PKG_MGR_CMD="apt-get"
+    # Use dpkg for Debian-based systems
+    architecture="$(dpkg --print-architecture 2>/dev/null || uname -m)"
+elif [[ "${ID}" = "rhel" || "${ID}" = "fedora" || "${ID}" = "azurelinux" || "${ID}" = "mariner" || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"rhel"* || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"fedora"* || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"azurelinux"* || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"mariner"* ]]; then
+    ADJUSTED_ID="rhel"
+    # Determine the appropriate package manager for RHEL-based systems
+    for pkg_mgr in tdnf dnf microdnf yum; do
+        if command -v "$pkg_mgr" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            PKG_MGR_CMD="$pkg_mgr"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    if [ -z "${PKG_MGR_CMD}" ]; then
+        err "Unable to find a supported package manager (tdnf, dnf, microdnf, yum)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    architecture="$(rpm --eval '%{_arch}' 2>/dev/null || uname -m)"
+else
+    err "Linux distro ${ID} not supported."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Azure Linux specific setup
+if [ "${ID}" = "azurelinux" ]; then
+    VERSION_CODENAME="azurelinux${VERSION_ID}"
+fi
 
 # Prevent attempting to install Moby on Debian trixie (packages removed)
 if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ] && [ "${ID}" = "debian" ] && [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "trixie" ]; then
@@ -204,60 +258,199 @@ fi
 
 # Check if distro is supported
 if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
-    if [[ "${DOCKER_MOBY_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}" != *"${VERSION_CODENAME}"* ]]; then
-        err "Unsupported  distribution version '${VERSION_CODENAME}'. To resolve, either: (1) set feature option '\"moby\": false' , or (2) choose a compatible OS distribution"
-        err "Supported distributions include:  ${DOCKER_MOBY_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}"
-        exit 1
+    if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "debian" ]; then
+        if [[ "${DOCKER_MOBY_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}" != *"${VERSION_CODENAME}"* ]]; then
+            err "Unsupported distribution version '${VERSION_CODENAME}'. To resolve, either: (1) set feature option '\"moby\": false' , or (2) choose a compatible OS distribution"
+            err "Supported distributions include: ${DOCKER_MOBY_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "(*) ${VERSION_CODENAME} is supported for Moby installation  - setting up Microsoft repository"
+    elif [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ]; then
+        if [ "${ID}" = "azurelinux" ] || [ "${ID}" = "mariner" ]; then
+            echo " (*) ${ID} ${VERSION_ID} detected - using Microsoft repositories for Moby packages"
+        else
+            echo "RHEL-based system (${ID}) detected - Moby packages may require additional configuration"
+        fi
     fi
-    echo "Distro codename  '${VERSION_CODENAME}'  matched filter  '${DOCKER_MOBY_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}'"
 else
-    if [[ "${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}" != *"${VERSION_CODENAME}"* ]]; then
-        err "Unsupported distribution version '${VERSION_CODENAME}'. To resolve, please choose a compatible OS distribution"
-        err "Supported distributions include:  ${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}"
-        exit 1
+    if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "debian" ]; then
+        if [[ "${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}" != *"${VERSION_CODENAME}"* ]]; then
+            err "Unsupported distribution version '${VERSION_CODENAME}'. To resolve, please choose a compatible OS distribution"
+            err "Supported distributions include: ${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "(*) ${VERSION_CODENAME} is supported for Docker CE installation (supported: ${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}) - setting up Docker repository"
+    elif [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ]; then
+        
+        echo "RHEL-based system (${ID}) detected - using Docker CE packages"
     fi
-    echo "Distro codename  '${VERSION_CODENAME}'  matched filter  '${DOCKER_LICENSED_ARCHIVE_VERSION_CODENAMES}'"
 fi
 
-# Install dependencies
-check_packages apt-transport-https curl ca-certificates pigz iptables gnupg2 dirmngr wget jq
-if ! type git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+# Install base dependencies
+base_packages="curl ca-certificates pigz iptables gnupg2 wget jq"
+case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+    debian)
+        check_packages apt-transport-https $base_packages dirmngr
+        ;;
+    rhel)
+        check_packages $base_packages tar gawk shadow-utils policycoreutils  procps-ng systemd-libs systemd-devel
+       
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Install git if not already present
+if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     check_packages git
 fi
 
-# Swap to legacy iptables for compatibility
-if type iptables-legacy > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+# Swap to legacy iptables for compatibility (Debian only)
+if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "debian" ] && type iptables-legacy > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
     update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy
 fi
 
-
-
-# Set up the necessary apt repos (either Microsoft's or Docker's)
+# Set up the necessary repositories
 if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
-
     # Name of open source engine/cli
     engine_package_name="moby-engine"
     cli_package_name="moby-cli"
 
-    # Import key safely and import Microsoft apt repo
-    {
-        curl -sSL ${MICROSOFT_GPG_KEYS_URI}
-        curl -sSL ${MICROSOFT_GPG_KEYS_ROLLING_URI}
-    } | gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg
-    echo "deb [arch=${architecture} signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-${ID}-${VERSION_CODENAME}-prod ${VERSION_CODENAME} main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list
+    case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
+            # Import key safely and import Microsoft apt repo
+            {
+                curl -sSL ${MICROSOFT_GPG_KEYS_URI}
+                curl -sSL ${MICROSOFT_GPG_KEYS_ROLLING_URI}
+            } | gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg
+            echo "deb [arch=${architecture} signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-${ID}-${VERSION_CODENAME}-prod ${VERSION_CODENAME} main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list
+            ;;
+        rhel)
+            echo "(*) ${ID} detected - checking for Moby packages..."
+        
+            # Check if moby packages are available in default repos
+            if ${PKG_MGR_CMD} list available moby-engine >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "(*) Using built-in ${ID} Moby packages"
+            else
+                case "${ID}" in
+                    azurelinux)
+                        echo "(*) Moby packages not found in Azure Linux repositories"
+                        echo "(*) For Azure Linux, Docker CE ('moby': false) is recommended"
+                        err "Moby packages are not available for Azure Linux ${VERSION_ID}."
+                        err "Recommendation: Use '\"moby\": false' to install Docker CE instead."
+                        exit 1
+                        ;;
+                    mariner)
+                        echo "(*) Adding Microsoft repository for CBL-Mariner..."
+                        # Add Microsoft repository if packages aren't available locally
+                        curl -sSL ${MICROSOFT_GPG_KEYS_URI} | gpg --dearmor > /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/microsoft.gpg
+                        cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo << EOF
+[microsoft]
+name=Microsoft Repository
+baseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-cbl-mariner-2.0-prod-base/
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/microsoft.gpg
+EOF
+                # Verify packages are available after adding repo
+                pkg_mgr_update
+                if ! ${PKG_MGR_CMD} list available moby-engine >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                    echo "(*) Moby packages not found in Microsoft repository either"
+                    err "Moby packages are not available for CBL-Mariner ${VERSION_ID}."
+                    err "Recommendation: Use '\"moby\": false' to install Docker CE instead."
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+                ;;
+            *)
+                err "Moby packages are not available for ${ID}. Please use 'moby': false option."
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            esac    
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
 else
     # Name of licensed engine/cli
     engine_package_name="docker-ce"
     cli_package_name="docker-ce-cli"
-
-    # Import key safely and import Docker apt repo
-    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/${ID}/gpg | gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
-    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} stable" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+    case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
+            curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/${ID}/gpg | gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
+            echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} stable" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+            ;;
+        rhel)
+            # Docker CE repository setup for RHEL-based systems
+            setup_docker_ce_repo() {
+                curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/gpg > /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/docker-ce.gpg
+                cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/docker-ce.repo << EOF  
+[docker-ce-stable]
+name=Docker CE Stable
+baseurl=https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/9/\$basearch/stable
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/docker-ce.gpg
+skip_if_unavailable=1
+module_hotfixes=1
+EOF
+            }
+            install_azure_linux_deps() {
+                echo "(*) Installing device-mapper libraries for Docker CE..."
+                [ "${ID}" != "mariner" ] && ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install device-mapper-libs 2>/dev/null || echo "(*) Device-mapper install failed, proceeding"   
+                echo "(*) Installing additional Docker CE dependencies..."
+                ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install libseccomp libtool-ltdl systemd-libs libcgroup tar xz || {
+                    echo "(*) Some optional dependencies could not be installed, continuing..."
+                }
+            }
+            setup_selinux_context() {
+                if command -v getenforce >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ "$(getenforce 2>/dev/null)" != "Disabled" ]; then
+                    echo "(*) Creating minimal SELinux context for Docker compatibility..."
+                    mkdir -p /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/ 2>/dev/null || true
+                    echo "/var/lib/docker(/.*)? system_u:object_r:container_file_t:s0" >> /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.local 2>/dev/null || true
+                fi
+            }
+            
+            # Special handling for RHEL Docker CE installation
+            case "${ID}" in
+                azurelinux|mariner)
+                    echo "(*) ${ID} detected"
+                    echo "(*) Note: Moby packages work better on Azure Linux. Consider using 'moby': true"
+                    echo "(*) Setting up Docker CE repository..."
+                    
+                    setup_docker_ce_repo
+                    install_azure_linux_deps
+                    
+                    if [ "${USE_MOBY}" != "true" ]; then
+                        echo "(*) Docker CE installation for Azure Linux - skipping container-selinux"
+                        echo "(*) Note: SELinux policies will be minimal but Docker will function normally"
+                        setup_selinux_context
+                    else
+                        echo "(*) Using Moby - container-selinux not required"
+                    fi
+                    ;;
+                *)     
+                    # Standard RHEL/CentOS/Fedora approach
+                    if command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                        dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
+                    elif command -v yum-config-manager >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                        yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
+                    else  
+                        # Manual fallback
+                        setup_docker_ce_repo
+            fi
+            ;;
+        esac
+        ;;
+    esac    
 fi
 
-# Refresh apt lists
-apt-get update
+# Refresh package database
+case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+    debian)
+        apt-get update
+        ;;
+    rhel)
+        pkg_mgr_update
+        ;;
+esac
 
 # Soft version matching
 if [ "${DOCKER_VERSION}" = "latest" ] || [ "${DOCKER_VERSION}" = "lts" ] || [ "${DOCKER_VERSION}" = "stable" ]; then
@@ -265,6 +458,8 @@ if [ "${DOCKER_VERSION}" = "latest" ] || [ "${DOCKER_VERSION}" = "lts" ] || [ "$
     engine_version_suffix=""
     cli_version_suffix=""
 else
+    case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
     # Fetch a valid version from the apt-cache (eg: the Microsoft repo appends +azure, breakfix, etc...)
     docker_version_dot_escaped="${DOCKER_VERSION//./\\.}"
     docker_version_dot_plus_escaped="${docker_version_dot_escaped//+/\\+}"
@@ -279,8 +474,27 @@ else
         apt-cache madison ${cli_package_name} | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' | grep -oP '^(.+:)?\K.+'
         exit 1
     fi
-    echo "engine_version_suffix ${engine_version_suffix}"
-    echo "cli_version_suffix ${cli_version_suffix}"
+    ;;  
+rhel)
+     # For RHEL-based systems, use dnf/yum to find versions
+            docker_version_escaped="${DOCKER_VERSION//./\\.}"
+            set +e # Don't exit if finding version fails - will handle gracefully
+                if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
+                    available_versions=$(${PKG_MGR_CMD} list --available moby-engine 2>/dev/null | grep -v "Available Packages" | awk '{print $2}' | grep -E "^${docker_version_escaped}" | head -1)
+                else
+                    available_versions=$(${PKG_MGR_CMD} list --available docker-ce 2>/dev/null | grep -v "Available Packages" | awk '{print $2}' | grep -E "^${docker_version_escaped}" | head -1)
+                fi
+            set -e
+            if [ -n "${available_versions}" ]; then
+                engine_version_suffix="-${available_versions}"
+                cli_version_suffix="-${available_versions}"
+            else
+                echo "(*) Exact version ${DOCKER_VERSION} not found, using latest available"
+                engine_version_suffix=""
+                cli_version_suffix=""
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
 fi
 
 # Version matching for moby-buildx
@@ -289,6 +503,8 @@ if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
         # Empty, meaning grab whatever "latest" is in apt repo
         buildx_version_suffix=""
     else
+        case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+            debian)
         buildx_version_dot_escaped="${MOBY_BUILDX_VERSION//./\\.}"
         buildx_version_dot_plus_escaped="${buildx_version_dot_escaped//+/\\+}"
         buildx_version_regex="^(.+:)?${buildx_version_dot_plus_escaped}([\\.\\+ ~:-]|$)"
@@ -300,6 +516,21 @@ if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
             apt-cache madison moby-buildx | awk -F"|" '{print $2}' | grep -oP '^(.+:)?\K.+'
             exit 1
         fi
+        ;;
+            rhel)
+                # For RHEL-based systems, try to find buildx version or use latest
+                buildx_version_escaped="${MOBY_BUILDX_VERSION//./\\.}"
+                set +e
+                available_buildx=$(${PKG_MGR_CMD} list --available moby-buildx 2>/dev/null | grep -v "Available Packages" | awk '{print $2}' | grep -E "^${buildx_version_escaped}" | head -1)
+                set -e
+                if [ -n "${available_buildx}" ]; then
+                    buildx_version_suffix="-${available_buildx}"
+                else
+                    echo "(*) Exact buildx version ${MOBY_BUILDX_VERSION} not found, using latest available"
+                    buildx_version_suffix=""
+                fi
+                ;;
+        esac
         echo "buildx_version_suffix ${buildx_version_suffix}"
     fi
 fi
@@ -308,26 +539,131 @@ fi
 if type docker > /dev/null 2>&1 && type dockerd > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Docker / Moby CLI and Engine already installed."
 else
-    if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
-        # Install engine
-        set +e # Handle error gracefully
-            apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends moby-cli${cli_version_suffix} moby-buildx${buildx_version_suffix} moby-engine${engine_version_suffix}
-            exit_code=$?
-        set -e    
-        
-        if [ ${exit_code} -ne 0 ]; then
-            err "Packages for moby not available in OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). To resolve, either: (1) set feature option '\"moby\": false' , or (2) choose a compatible OS version (eg: 'ubuntu-24.04')."
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
-        # Install compose
-        apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends moby-compose || err "Package moby-compose (Docker Compose v2) not available for OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
-    else
-        apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends docker-ce-cli${cli_version_suffix} docker-ce${engine_version_suffix}
-        # Install compose
-        apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli
-        apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends docker-compose-plugin || echo "(*) Package docker-compose-plugin (Docker Compose v2) not available for OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
-    fi
+        case ${ADJUSTED_ID} in
+        debian)
+            if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
+                # Install engine
+                set +e # Handle error gracefully
+                    apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends moby-cli${cli_version_suffix} moby-buildx${buildx_version_suffix} moby-engine${engine_version_suffix}
+                    exit_code=$?
+                set -e    
+                
+                if [ ${exit_code} -ne 0 ]; then
+                    err "Packages for moby not available in OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). To resolve, either: (1) set feature option '\"moby\": false' , or (2) choose a compatible OS version (eg: 'ubuntu-24.04')."
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+
+                # Install compose
+                apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends moby-compose || err "Package moby-compose (Docker Compose v2) not available for OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
+            else
+                apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends docker-ce-cli${cli_version_suffix} docker-ce${engine_version_suffix}
+                # Install compose
+                apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli
+                apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends docker-compose-plugin || echo "(*) Package docker-compose-plugin (Docker Compose v2) not available for OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
+            fi
+            ;;
+        rhel)
+            if [ "${USE_MOBY}" = "true" ]; then
+                set +e # Handle error gracefully
+                    ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install moby-cli${cli_version_suffix} moby-engine${engine_version_suffix}
+                    exit_code=$?
+                set -e
+                
+                if [ ${exit_code} -ne 0 ]; then
+                    err "Packages for moby not available in OS ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). To resolve, either: (1) set feature option '\"moby\": false' , or (2) choose a compatible OS version."
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+
+                # Install compose
+                if [ "${DOCKER_DASH_COMPOSE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then
+                    ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install moby-compose || echo "(*) Package moby-compose not available for ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
+                fi
+            else
+                               # Special handling for Azure Linux Docker CE installation
+                if [ "${ID}" = "azurelinux" ] || [ "${ID}" = "mariner" ]; then
+                    echo "(*) Installing Docker CE on Azure Linux (bypassing container-selinux dependency)..."
+                    
+                    # Use rpm with --force and --nodeps for Azure Linux
+                    set +e  # Don't exit on error for this section
+                    ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install docker-ce${cli_version_suffix} docker-ce-cli${engine_version_suffix} containerd.io
+                    install_result=$?
+                    set -e
+                    
+                    if [ $install_result -ne 0 ]; then
+                        echo "(*) Standard installation failed, trying manual installation..."
+                        
+                        echo "(*) Standard installation failed, trying manual installation..."
+                        
+                        # Create directory for downloading packages
+                        mkdir -p /tmp/docker-ce-install
+                        
+                        # Download packages manually using curl since tdnf doesn't support download
+                        echo "(*) Downloading Docker CE packages manually..."
+                        
+                        # Get the repository baseurl
+                        repo_baseurl="https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/9/x86_64/stable"
+                        
+                        # Download packages directly
+                        cd /tmp/docker-ce-install
+                        
+                        # Get package names with versions
+                        if [ -n "${cli_version_suffix}" ]; then
+                            docker_ce_version="${cli_version_suffix#-}"
+                            docker_cli_version="${engine_version_suffix#-}"
+                        else
+                            # Get latest version from repository
+                            docker_ce_version="latest"
+                        fi
+                        
+                        echo "(*) Attempting to download Docker CE packages from repository..."
+                        
+                        # Try to download latest packages if specific version fails
+                        if ! curl -fsSL "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/docker-ce-${docker_ce_version}.el9.x86_64.rpm" -o docker-ce.rpm 2>/dev/null; then
+                            # Fallback: try to get latest available version
+                            echo "(*) Specific version not found, trying latest..."
+                            latest_docker=$(curl -s "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/" | grep -o 'docker-ce-[0-9][^"]*\.el9\.x86_64\.rpm' | head -1)
+                            latest_cli=$(curl -s "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/" | grep -o 'docker-ce-cli-[0-9][^"]*\.el9\.x86_64\.rpm' | head -1)
+                            latest_containerd=$(curl -s "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/" | grep -o 'containerd\.io-[0-9][^"]*\.el9\.x86_64\.rpm' | head -1)
+                            
+                            if [ -n "${latest_docker}" ]; then
+                                curl -fsSL "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/${latest_docker}" -o docker-ce.rpm
+                                curl -fsSL "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/${latest_cli}" -o docker-ce-cli.rpm
+                                curl -fsSL "${repo_baseurl}/Packages/${latest_containerd}" -o containerd.io.rpm
+                            else
+                                echo "(*) ERROR: Could not find Docker CE packages in repository"
+                                echo "(*) Please check repository configuration or use 'moby': true"
+                                exit 1
+                            fi
+                        fi
+                        # Install systemd libraries required by Docker CE
+                        echo "(*) Installing systemd libraries required by Docker CE..."
+                        ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install systemd-libs || ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install systemd-devel || {
+                            echo "(*) WARNING: Could not install systemd libraries"
+                            echo "(*) Docker may fail to start without these"
+                        }
+                         
+                        # Install with rpm --force --nodeps
+                        echo "(*) Installing Docker CE packages with dependency override..."
+                        rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps *.rpm
+                        
+                        # Cleanup
+                        cd /
+                        rm -rf /tmp/docker-ce-install
+                        
+                        echo "(*) Docker CE installation completed with dependency bypass"
+                        echo "(*) Note: Some SELinux functionality may be limited without container-selinux"
+                    fi
+                else
+                    # Standard installation for other RHEL-based systems
+                    ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install docker-ce${cli_version_suffix} docker-ce-cli${engine_version_suffix} containerd.io
+                fi
+                # Install compose
+                if [ "${DOCKER_DASH_COMPOSE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then
+                    ${PKG_MGR_CMD} -y install docker-compose-plugin || echo "(*) Package docker-compose-plugin not available for ${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} (${architecture}). Skipping."
+                fi
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
 fi
 
 echo "Finished installing docker / moby!"
@@ -348,11 +684,11 @@ fallback_compose(){
 # If 'docker-compose' command is to be included
 if [ "${DOCKER_DASH_COMPOSE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then
     case "${architecture}" in
-        amd64) target_compose_arch=x86_64 ;;
-        arm64) target_compose_arch=aarch64 ;;
-        *)
-            echo "(!) Docker in docker does not support machine architecture '$architecture'. Please use an x86-64 or ARM64 machine."
-            exit 1
+    amd64|x86_64) target_compose_arch=x86_64 ;;
+    arm64|aarch64) target_compose_arch=aarch64 ;;
+    *)
+        echo "(!) Docker in docker does not support machine architecture '$architecture'. Please use an x86-64 or ARM64 machine."
+        exit 1
     esac
 
     docker_compose_path="/usr/local/bin/docker-compose"
@@ -408,19 +744,32 @@ fallback_compose-switch() {
     echo -e "\n(!) Failed to fetch the latest artifacts for compose-switch v${compose_switch_version}..."
     get_previous_version "$url" "$repo_url" compose_switch_version
     echo -e "\nAttempting to install v${compose_switch_version}"
-    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose-switch/releases/download/v${compose_switch_version}/docker-compose-linux-${architecture}" -o /usr/local/bin/compose-switch
+    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose-switch/releases/download/v${compose_switch_version}/docker-compose-linux-${target_switch_arch}" -o /usr/local/bin/compose-switch
 }
-
 # Install docker-compose switch if not already installed - https://github.com/docker/compose-switch#manual-installation
 if [ "${INSTALL_DOCKER_COMPOSE_SWITCH}" = "true" ] && ! type compose-switch > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     if type docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "(*) Installing compose-switch..."
-        current_compose_path="$(which docker-compose)"
+        current_compose_path="$(command -v docker-compose)"
         target_compose_path="$(dirname "${current_compose_path}")/docker-compose-v1"
         compose_switch_version="latest"
         compose_switch_url="https://github.com/docker/compose-switch"
+        # Try to get latest version, fallback to known stable version if GitHub API fails
+        set +e
         find_version_from_git_tags compose_switch_version "$compose_switch_url"
-        curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose-switch/releases/download/v${compose_switch_version}/docker-compose-linux-${architecture}" -o /usr/local/bin/compose-switch || fallback_compose-switch "$compose_switch_url"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "${compose_switch_version}" ] || [ "${compose_switch_version}" = "latest" ]; then
+            echo "(*) GitHub API rate limited or failed, using fallback method"
+            fallback_compose-switch "$compose_switch_url"
+        fi
+        set -e
+        
+        # Map architecture for compose-switch downloads
+        case "${architecture}" in
+            amd64|x86_64) target_switch_arch=amd64 ;;
+            arm64|aarch64) target_switch_arch=arm64 ;;
+            *) target_switch_arch=${architecture} ;;
+        esac
+        curl -fsSL "https://github.com/docker/compose-switch/releases/download/v${compose_switch_version}/docker-compose-linux-${target_switch_arch}" -o /usr/local/bin/compose-switch || fallback_compose-switch "$compose_switch_url"
         chmod +x /usr/local/bin/compose-switch
         # TODO: Verify checksum once available: https://github.com/docker/compose-switch/issues/11
         # Setup v1 CLI as alternative in addition to compose-switch (which maps to v2)
@@ -453,7 +802,7 @@ fallback_buildx() {
     local repo_url=$(get_github_api_repo_url "$url")
     echo -e "\n(!) Failed to fetch the latest artifacts for docker buildx v${buildx_version}..."
     get_previous_version "$url" "$repo_url" buildx_version
-    buildx_file_name="buildx-v${buildx_version}.linux-${architecture}"
+    buildx_file_name="buildx-v${buildx_version}.linux-${target_buildx_arch}"
     echo -e "\nAttempting to install v${buildx_version}"
     wget https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v${buildx_version}/${buildx_file_name}
 }
@@ -463,8 +812,16 @@ if [ "${INSTALL_DOCKER_BUILDX}" = "true" ]; then
     docker_buildx_url="https://github.com/docker/buildx"
     find_version_from_git_tags buildx_version "$docker_buildx_url" "refs/tags/v"
     echo "(*) Installing buildx ${buildx_version}..."
-    buildx_file_name="buildx-v${buildx_version}.linux-${architecture}"
-    
+
+      # Map architecture for buildx downloads
+    case "${architecture}" in
+        amd64|x86_64) target_buildx_arch=amd64 ;;
+        arm64|aarch64) target_buildx_arch=arm64 ;;
+        *) target_buildx_arch=${architecture} ;;
+    esac
+
+    buildx_file_name="buildx-v${buildx_version}.linux-${target_buildx_arch}"
+
     cd /tmp
     wget https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v${buildx_version}/${buildx_file_name} || fallback_buildx "$docker_buildx_url"
     
diff --git a/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux.sh b/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca5f51997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# OS identification (optional, can fail gracefully)
+check "azure os detection" bash -c "cat /etc/os-release | grep -i azure || echo 'Not Azure Linux, but test can continue'"
+
+# Core Docker functionality
+check "docker version" docker --version
+check "docker daemon running" docker info
+
+# Docker init script (if using docker-in-docker feature)
+check "docker init script exists" test -f "/usr/local/share/docker-init.sh"
+
+# Basic functionality test
+check "docker container test" docker run --rm alpine echo "test successful"
+
+# The main Azure Linux specific test - DNS flag should NOT be present
+check "dns flag should not be present" test ! "$(ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep -E 'dockerd.+\-\-dns')"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux_docker_ce.sh b/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux_docker_ce.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd1b72c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-in-docker/azure_linux_docker_ce.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+echo "=== Azure Linux Docker CE Test ==="
+
+echo "1. Verifying OS identification..."
+cat /etc/os-release | grep -i azure
+
+echo "2. Checking Docker installation..."
+docker --version || {
+    echo "ERROR: Docker is not installed"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo "3. Checking if Docker binaries exist..."
+which dockerd || echo "dockerd not in PATH"
+ls -la /usr/bin/docker* || echo "No docker binaries in /usr/bin"
+ls -la /usr/local/bin/docker* || echo "No docker binaries in /usr/local/bin"
+
+echo "4. Checking Docker service files..."
+ls -la /etc/systemd/system/docker* || echo "No systemd docker files"
+ls -la /usr/lib/systemd/system/docker* || echo "No system docker service files"
+
+echo "6. Checking Docker daemon status..."
+if ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Docker daemon not running, starting it..."
+    
+    # Check if docker-init script exists
+    if [ -f "/usr/local/share/docker-init.sh" ]; then
+        echo "Starting Docker using docker-init.sh..."
+        
+        # Clear any existing log
+        rm -f /tmp/dockerd.log
+        
+        # Start docker-init in background
+        nohup /usr/local/share/docker-init.sh > /tmp/docker-init.log 2>&1 &
+        
+        # Wait for Docker to start with better debugging
+        echo "Waiting for Docker daemon to start..."
+        for i in {1..30}; do
+            if docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Docker daemon started successfully"
+                break
+            fi
+            echo "Waiting... ($i/30)"
+            
+            # Show dockerd logs if available
+            if [ -f "/tmp/dockerd.log" ]; then
+                echo "--- Recent dockerd.log entries ---"
+                tail -5 /tmp/dockerd.log || echo "Could not read dockerd.log"
+                echo "--- End of dockerd.log ---"
+            fi
+            
+            sleep 2
+        done
+        
+        # Final check with detailed error reporting
+        if ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "ERROR: Docker daemon failed to start after 60 seconds"
+            echo ""
+            echo "=== DEBUGGING INFORMATION ==="
+            echo ""
+            echo "1. Docker init log:"
+            cat /tmp/docker-init.log 2>/dev/null || echo "No docker-init.log found"
+            echo ""
+            echo "2. Docker daemon log:"
+            cat /tmp/dockerd.log 2>/dev/null || echo "No dockerd.log found"
+            echo ""
+            echo "3. Process list:"
+            ps aux | grep -E "(docker|containerd)" | grep -v grep || echo "No docker/containerd processes found"
+            echo ""
+            echo "4. Network interfaces:"
+            ip addr show || ifconfig || echo "Could not get network info"
+            echo ""
+            echo "5. Mount points:"
+            mount | grep -E "(docker|container)" || echo "No docker-related mounts"
+            echo ""
+            echo "6. SELinux status:"
+            if command -v getenforce >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                getenforce || echo "SELinux command failed"
+            else
+                echo "SELinux tools not available"
+            fi
+            echo ""
+            echo "7. Available storage:"
+            df -h /var/lib/docker 2>/dev/null || df -h / || echo "Could not check storage"
+            echo ""
+            echo "8. System resources:"
+            free -h || echo "Could not check memory"
+            echo ""
+            echo "=== END DEBUGGING ==="
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: docker-init.sh not found at /usr/local/share/docker-init.sh"
+        ls -la /usr/local/share/ || echo "Could not list /usr/local/share/"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Docker daemon is already running"
+fi
+
+echo "7. Testing basic Docker functionality..."
+docker info | head -10
+
+echo "8. Testing container execution..."
+docker run --rm alpine echo "Basic container test successful"
+
+echo "=== Docker CE test completed successfully ==="
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner.sh b/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44a8ee38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Simple test script for cbl_mariner scenario (Moby = true)
+# Run with: sudo bash script_cbl_mariner.sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "=== Testing cbl_mariner scenario (Moby) ==="
+
+# Set environment variables for the scenario
+export VERSION="latest"
+export MOBY="true"
+export AZUREDNSAUTODETECTION="false"
+
+# Source OS info
+. /etc/os-release
+echo "OS: $ID $VERSION_ID"
+
+# Check package manager
+if type tdnf > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Using tdnf"
+else
+    echo "ERROR: tdnf not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate
+if command -v docker > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    docker --version
+    echo "SUCCESS: Docker installed"
+else
+    echo "ERROR: Docker not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "=== cbl_mariner test passed ==="
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner_docker_ce.sh b/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner_docker_ce.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24788377b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docker-in-docker/cbl_mariner_docker_ce.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# test script for cbl_mariner_docker_ce scenario (Moby = false)
+
+set -e
+
+echo "=== Testing cbl_mariner_docker_ce scenario (Docker CE) ==="
+
+# Set environment variables for the scenario
+export VERSION="latest"
+export MOBY="false"
+export AZUREDNSAUTODETECTION="false"
+
+# Source OS info
+. /etc/os-release
+echo "OS: $ID $VERSION_ID"
+
+# Check package manager
+if type tdnf > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Using tdnf"
+else
+    echo "ERROR: tdnf not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate
+if command -v docker > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    docker --version
+    echo "SUCCESS: Docker installed"
+else
+    echo "ERROR: Docker not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "=== cbl_mariner_docker_ce test passed ==="
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/docker-in-docker/scenarios.json b/test/docker-in-docker/scenarios.json
index 3b5dce013..334cb7798 100644
--- a/test/docker-in-docker/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/docker-in-docker/scenarios.json
@@ -177,5 +177,45 @@
         },
         "remoteUser": "vscode",
         "onCreateCommand": "docker ps && sleep 5s && docker ps"
+    },
+    "azure_linux": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/azurelinux/base/core:3.0",
+        "features": {
+            "docker-in-docker": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "moby": "true",
+                "azureDnsAutoDetection": false
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "azure_linux_docker_ce": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/azurelinux/base/core:3.0",
+        "features": {
+            "docker-in-docker": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "moby": "false",
+                "azureDnsAutoDetection": false
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "cbl_mariner": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/cbl-mariner/base/core:2.0",
+        "features": {
+            "docker-in-docker": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "moby": "true",
+                "azureDnsAutoDetection": false
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "cbl_mariner_docker_ce": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/cbl-mariner/base/core:2.0",
+        "features": {
+            "docker-in-docker": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "moby": "false",
+                "azureDnsAutoDetection": false
+            }
+        }
     }
 }