If you’ve already been using Docker via the Docker Toolbox, you might wonder how the native Docker for Mac influences your existing projects.īefore installing Docker for Mac, I’d recommend checking out this official comparison of Docker for Mac vs Docker Toolbox.īasically, you can use Docker for Mac and Docker Toolbox together on the same machine. You don’t need docker-machine to run Docker for Mac. And most importantly: No more VirtualBox! While you might have encountered a couple of problems and errors with your Docker Toolbox, it seems pretty promising. Or as Noah Zoshke stated: Docker for Mac is a game changer. Docker for Mac is a game changer.ĭocker for Mac is the latest offering for Mac which runs as a native OS X application and uses xhyve to virtualize the Docker Engine environment and Linux kernel-specific features.īecause Docker for Mac allows you to easily run Docker as a native app on your Mac. Though, don’t forget it’s still beta.Īnd according to the official documentation Docker for Windows and Docker for Mac share some common code base, however it seems that Docker for Windows still is a bit more beta. Therefore you can download Docker for Mac & Windows for free. Since June 20th, you can get Docker for Mac & Windows in public beta. In March this year, Docker finally announced and released a native support for Mac and Windows.ĭocker started with a closed beta, only providing access to a couple of early adopters. Docker for Mac is publicly available since June 20th. So, today I’m very excited to share our first review of Docker for Mac with you. And we’re not only big fans, but also making use of Docker for a couple of microservices, websites and minor apps we’ve built.

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