Installing Docker on Mac is pretty straightforward. It has a Graphical installer .dmg file. The installation provides Docker Engine, Docker CLI client, Docker Compose, Docker Machine, and Kitematic.
Pre-requisites for installing Docker on Mac
1. Docker requires OS X El Capitan 10.11 or newer macOS release running on a 2010 or newer Mac.
2. At least 4GB of RAM in the system.
Installing Docker on Mac
1. Download Docker for mac from the url : https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/Docker.dmg
2. Click on the Docker.dmg file you have just downloaded to mount the image and open the installer.
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3. Drag and drop the Docker.app file into the Applications directory. Once you have dragged the Docker icon to your Applications folder, double-click on it and you will be asked whether you want to open the application you have downloaded. Saying yes will open the Docker installer:
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5. Click next on the installer screen and follow the instructions in the installer.
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6. Once installed you would see an Icon in top-right icon bar.
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7. Click the icon in the icon bar to check “About Docker” page.
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8. You can also open a terminal and run below command to get information on the installed docker.
$ docker version
9. To check if Docker machine and Docker Compose are installed as well, use the command below.
$ docker-compose version $ docker-machine version