Questions tagged [boot2docker]

boot2docker is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Tiny Core Linux made specifically to run Docker containers. It runs completely from RAM, weighs approximately 27 MB and boots in approximately 5 seconds (your mileage may vary).

boot2docker is a lightweight distribution based on Tiny Core Linux made specifically to run containers on Windows and OS X systems. Boot2docker enables Windows and OS X users to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers running Unix processes.

Download and Install

Boot2docker is an open-source project and can be downloaded from http://boot2docker.io/.

Instructions for use

Detailed instructions for using boot2docker can be found at https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker.

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After installing docker in mac with boot2docker, The below error appears. How can i workaround it?

Error message: Error response from daemon: client and server don't have same version (client : 1.18, server: 1.15) My client docker version details are below: $ docker version Client version: 1.6.0 Client API version: 1.18 Go version (client):…
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Mounting Volumes not Working OSX 10.10 + Boot2Docker 1.5

I'm trying to attach a volume to a docker container when it starts as a way of providing input to the docker container. When I type: docker run swanijam/djredcap-harvest -v Users/swanickj/testFolder/Dock/Input:/Input The Input folder never appears…
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docker deploy image on multiple servers

I have developed an app image using docker.I am able to run the image but now i need to deploy it on multiple servers.I came across fig which can deploy app on multiple servers.But they are all in development stage and do not know how well they…
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dockerizing an application on Mac OS X

I installed boot2docker as explained on the docker website. Here are some command runs to show that I have things installed correctly: $$:~ kv$ boot2docker start Waiting for VM and Docker daemon to start... ...................ooo Started. Writing…
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Can't map ports between host and a Docker container on OSX

I have tried to follow some instructions on GitHub to set up the port forwarding but I have no luck. Would you please help? I built the container following an example in a book and here is the Dockerfile: FROM ubuntu:14.04 RUN apt-get update RUN…
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Why can't I access Apache Drill WebUI on 8047 in Docker using boot2docker in a web browser?

The ports info returned are null when I inspect the CONTAINER_ID: docker@boot2docker:~$ docker inspect ccca41b3fe6f | grep -i port “ExposedPorts”: null, “PortSpecs”: null, “PortBindings”: {}, “PublishAllPorts”: false, “PortMapping”: null, “Ports”:…
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Windows Boot2Docker leaving a container and returning to B2D

If I am running Boot2Docker on windows 7, and I connect to a container by running a command like docker run -it ubuntu:14.04 /bin/bash, how can I "disconnect" from the container and return the prompt to the boot2docker images command prompt? Ideally…
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How migrate physical postgres database data to postgres container

I have postgres database with stored data. Now i want to change my application to run in a container and reading from earlier stored data in postgres database. But how to create volume with already stored data? A don't want to lose any data. How to…
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How to run container from image build from tar?

I have imported java:8 images from tarball using below command, cat softwares/jdk-8.tar.gz | docker import - java:8 and the image is created successfully as below REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE …
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Computationally challenging conundrum regarding Docker Machine

I keep getting this error when I try to create the virtual machine in the Terminal on my MacBookPro: docker-machine create --driver virtualbox dev Running pre-create checks... Creating machine... Error creating machine: Error in driver during…
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Boot2Docker using standard terminal with bash shell and NOT zsh shell with iterm2?

I just installed Boot2Docker on my OSX and it appears to be working opening it by clicking on the icon loads everything in the bash shell. I have iterm2 set as my default and inside iterm2 I use zsh. Anyone know a work around on this? Thanks
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Docker client does not run on Windows for now. Please use ssh to SSH into the VM instead

PS C:\Users\me> boot2docker start Waiting for VM and Docker daemon to start... ...........ooooo Started. Writing C:\Users\me\.boot2docker\certs\boot2docker-vm\ca.pem C:\Users\me\.boot2docker\certs\boot2docker-vm\cert.pem…
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How to fix Docker error `Set environment variable LICENSE=accept`

I am getting this error when starting docker: Set environment variable LICENSE=accept to indicate acceptance of license terms and conditions. License agreements and information can be viewed by running this image with the environment variable…
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