The Docker Toolbox is an installer to quickly and easily install and setup a Docker environment on your computer. Available for both Windows and Mac, the Toolbox installs Docker Client, Docker Machine, Docker Compose (Mac only), Docker Kitematic, and VirtualBox. Download Docker Toolbox - It makes it possible for you to build and run distributed, multi-platform application installers with the help of its useful set of components and user-friendly GUI. Docker Desktop allows you to leverage certified images and templates and your choice of languages and tools. Development workflows leverage Docker Hub to extend your development environment to a secure repository for rapid auto-building, continuous integration and secure collaboration. The preferred choice for millions of developers that are building containerized apps. Docker Desktop is a tool for MacOS and Windows machines for the building and sharing of containerized applications and microservices. Access Docker Desktop and follow the guided onboarding to build your first containerized application in minutes. Before we can do anything interesting with our Dockerfile, we need to install Docker. The exact installation instructions depend on your operating system. The Docker Website contains detailed instructions for Windows Linux macOS I am a Mac user and I will show you the exact steps to install Docker on a Mac. If you use Windows or Linux, please refer to the instructions (I don’t have a Windows.
Docker is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows.
MacOS
Docker for Mac is best installed with Homebrew and Homebrew Cask. For other ways to install on MacOS, see Install Docker for Mac in Docker's docs.
Arch Linux
Docker is available in Arch Linux's repositories. Also see Docker in ArchWiki.
Ubuntu
docker.io
is available from the Ubuntu repositories (as of Xenial).![Docker Docker](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126426402/733015462.png)
Docker Toolbox For Linux
docker.io
package isn't available for you, see Get Docker CE for Ubuntu for an alternative.Windows
![Download Docker Toolbox For Mac Download Docker Toolbox For Mac](https://upload-images.jianshu.io/upload_images/19009029-48089357c7e22068.png)
Install Windows Subsystem for Linux and choose Ubuntu as your guest OS. Install Docker as you normally would on Ubuntu (see above). After that, see these instructions for info on how to get it running.
Docker Desktop For Mac Download
Other OS's
For other operating systems, see: https://www.docker.com/community-edition#download
Verifying if it works
Docker Toolbox Vs Docker Desktop
If everything works, you should have the following commands available:
Docker Toolbox Version
Starting Docker
If you get an error like the one below, you might need to start the Docker daemon.
To start the Docker daemon, it probably needs one of these commands
Enabling on startup
For Arch Linux, Ubuntu and CentOS, this will enable auto-starting of the Docker service: