Some of the instructions about docker installation on Mac OS use the latter code that installs Docker as an Application. Once Docker’s installed and set up, you can follow the instructions for using the LSST stack images, e.g. Note that brew install docker and brew cask install docker is different.
The first thing that happens is that it asks you to install the command line tools, and it needs your permission (and password):
Once you download the installation file, which is a bit more than 400MB in size, run it and you’ll be asked to move the Docker app to the Applications folder. So the main reason to use Cask is simplicity. With Homebrew Cask, you can achieve the same result with only one command. Only after those steps can you use drag-and-drop to actually install it. Then you download it, and then you open it on your Mac.
If you use Windows or Linux, please refer to the instructions (I don’t have a Windows or Linux Desktop computer to try).ĭocker Desktop for Mac is the name of the software you need to install, and you can find it here: First, find a Docker package on the internet. Otherwise, you get file not found or cannot start service errors at runtime. I am a Mac user and I will show you the exact steps to install Docker on a Mac. See Install Docker for Mac for information on system requirements and. The Docker Website contains detailed instructions for Install Docker, to build containers kubectl, to get information about your cluster A local Kubernetes cluster (on macOS and Windows, Docker for Desktop works. The exact installation instructions depend on your operating system. Before we can do anything interesting with our Dockerfile, we need to install Docker.