For example docker bind mounts are a core concept in docker, however to get them to work on your Mac, docker desktop must also take responsibility to bridge the gap between MacOS and the Linux virtual machine. But be aware that you may be using some features of docker desktop that you didn't realise were "features". That may be the case, I don't know your needs. If you use Brew you can install Docker as a cask with: brew install -cask docker. I don't need any of the features that are exclusive to Docker Desktop®
Since these two features are the core of container technology you're highly unlikely to find other non-docker solutions (including Podman) will work either. This is because Docker is a wrapper for namespaces and cgroups which are both Linux concepts with no implementation in the MacOS kernel. The usage in macOS is no different from Docker Desktop, and all docker commands should work as before. It will start the docker daemon in the VM and configure the docker CLI on the host. Is there a way to install the linux version of docker in macOS? Installation is easy and can be done through Homebrew: brew install colima. This explains why docker desktop has the concept of allocated resources including a "disk image size" which have nothing to do with docker engine itself.
Macos brew install docker download#
This command tells Homebrew to download and install the package called docker. Open the macOS terminal and run the following command.
Macos brew install docker how to#
Let’s first cover how to install the Docker Engine. You can either install just the Docker engine or install Docker Desktop. Drag and drop Docker into your applications folder. The Homebrew package manager for macOS offers two ways to install Docker. I have docker desktop running on my Macbook and to the best of my knowledge this is achieved by docker desktop creating a Linux virtual machine and running the Docker engine in that. Download Docker then navigate to the Docker.dmg file and double-click to open. The whale in your status bar indicates Docker is running and accessible. You need to authorize the installation with your system password. As far as I'm aware docker is functionally incompatible with MacOS. Double-click the DMG file, and drag-and-drop Docker into your Applications folder.