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Installation

Note: No additional software required, such as VirtualBox since Hypervisor frameworks are now built-in OS

  • macOS: HyperKit based on xhyve/bhyve Virtual Machine (Already present starting Yosemite 10.10+)
  • Windows: Hyper-V Virtual Machine (Already present starting Windows 10 64-bit)
Option 1:
docker.com/getdocker                             // Download OS specific version and install.
https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation      // OS-specific instructions. For production.

Option 2:
$ brew cask install docker                       // Install Docker
$ brew cask reinstall docker                     // Reinstall if already installed

Installation Location: /usr/local/bin

Notes:
Once you try to kick-off Docker from Applications folder, here is what is going to happen next:
1. Docker will ask you for permissions one-time to be able to setup networking utilities and other links.
2. Ask you to sign-up for Docker-cloud or sign-in

If you are unable to meet system requirements as stated above, you'll have to download Docker Toolbox for additional
setup. Which will be covered at some point later since I do not have access to such machine at the moment.

Verify Installation

$ docker --version       // Display installed version number
$ docker version         // Display more details version information with client and server
$ docker info            // Display system-wide information

$ docker-compose --version    // Docker Compose version
$ docker-machine --version    // Docker Machine version

$ env | grep DOCKER      // If this command does not return anything, you are all set to use Docker for Mac
                         // If it returns env variables, you need to unset them by running $ unset <var_name>
                         // Or you can use this command for bash shell $ unset ${!DOCKER_*}
Last update: February 16, 2023