When you use Docker for Mac, you need to unset all of your environment variables, using one of the methods above. When you want to use a VirtualBox VM you have set up with docker-machine, simply run eval $ (docker-machine env default) (assuming you want to target the machine “default”).
Jul 28 2016Today, we are excited to announce that and are graduating from beta and are now stable and ready for production.We want to give a big thank-you to the tens of thousands of developers and system administrators who helped us find bugs and came up with ideas for tweaks and improvements.Our goal with Docker for Mac and Windows is simple – create the easiest way to use Docker on your dev machine. Improvements include:. Faster and more reliable – native development environment using hypervisors built into each operating system. (No more VirtualBox!). Improved Docker tools integration – all the Docker tools you need to develop locally are bundled in the app. Improved development flow – Volume mounting for your code and data, and easy access to running containers on the localhost network.
Legacy desktop solution. Docker Toolbox is for older Mac and Windows systems that do not meet the requirements of Docker Desktop for Mac and Docker Desktop for Windows. We recommend updating to the newer applications, if possible.
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Docker Toolbox provides a way to use Docker on older Macsthat do not meetminimal system requirements for Docker Desktop for Mac.
What you get and how it works
Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specifickernel features, you can’t run Docker Engine natively onmacOS with Docker Toolbox. Instead, you must use theDocker Machine command,
docker-machine , to create andattach to a small Linux VM on your machine. This VM hostsDocker Engine for you on your Mac.
Tip: One of the advantages of the newerDocker Desktop for Mac solution is thatit uses native virtualization and does not requireVirtualBox to run Docker.
Step 1: Check your version
Your Mac must be running macOS 10.8 “Mountain Lion” or newer to run Dockersoftware. To find out what version of the OS you have:
Step 2: Install Docker Toolbox
Note: Docker are no longer maintaining the download.docker.com url forDocker Toolbox, therefore an unsigned warning (verified publisher dialog) isdisplayed during the installation process.
Step 3: Verify your installation
To run a Docker container, you:
Once you create a machine, you can reuse it as often as you like. Like anyVirtual Box VM, it maintains its configuration between uses.
Optional: Add shared directories
By default, Toolbox only has access to the
/Users directory and mounts it intothe VMs at /Users . If your project lives elsewhere or needs access to otherdirectories on the host filesystem, you can add them.
Use the VirtualBox GUI
You can configure shared folders in the VirtualBox UI.
Use the command line
You can configure shared folders using a command like the following:
This command mounts
/some/mount/location into the VM at /your-other-share-hame ,owned by UID 1000 and GID 50.
Note: The autommount and permanent mount options are not supported usingthe command line.
How to uninstall Toolbox
Removing Toolbox involves removing all the Docker components it includes.
A full uninstall also includes removing the local and remote machinesyou created with Docker Machine. In some cases, you might want to keepmachines created with Docker Machine.
For example, if you plan to re-install Docker Machine as a part ofDocker Desktop for Mac you can continue to manage those machines throughDocker. Or, if you have remote machines on a cloud provider and youplan to manage them using the provider, you wouldn’t want to removethem. So the step to remove machines is described here as optional.
To uninstall Toolbox on a Mac, do the following:
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