In fact, new users can go pretty far without even realizing that you don’t need Docker Desktop to run the Docker daemon. The constant upgrade nags until you pay them also don’t inspire any love whatsoever.ĭocker Desktop is Docker (the company)‘s first wedge into getting you to run proprietary software, so Docker strongly guides you to download it as the only way to get started: ContextĪlthough I am known for loving Docker (the containerization technology), I am also known for being a critic of Docker Desktop (the desktop UI client for Docker) for its poor performance: You can also run docker-compose up as per normal but without needing Docker Desktop. You’ll need to do this the first time you run the docker binary in every session. Now you can start the docker daemon with colima start.
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose to let it execute.sudo curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose for M1 Macs.Install the right docker-compose binary for your chipset from the releases page.brew install colima ( colima replaces the docker/dockerd binary).