What's in the box?
+What's in the toolbox?
- Docker Client + Engine
+Docker Engine
Creates and runs Docker containers.
Docker Machine
-Automatic Docker provisioning.
+Provisions Docker to local or remote machines.
Docker Compose
-Define multi-container applications.
+Define multi-container applications. (Mac OS X only)
Get started with Docker from tutorials.
+Choose a path to get started.
I already use boot2docker. How do I migrate to using machine in Docker Toolbox?
+I already use Boot2Docker. How do I migrate my existing VMs to Docker Machine management?
- To migrate from boot2docker to Docker machine, please type the following command in your terminal:
+ To migrate a VM name boot2docker-vm from Boot2Docker to Docker Machine, please type the following command in your terminal:
docker-machine create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-import-boot2docker-vm boot2docker-vm docker-vm+
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- Open a terminal or the Docker CLI on your system. +
- Type the following command.
+docker-machine create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-import-boot2docker-vm boot2docker-vm docker-vm
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+ - Use the
docker-machinecommand to interact with the migrated VM.
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- The Docker machine command-line interface (CLI) is slightly different than the boot2docker CLI. - Please see the command comparison docs + The Docker Machine command-line interface (CLI) is slightly different than the Boot2Docker CLI. + Please see the command comparison docs for differences.
If you are still having trouble, please visit the full - boot2docker migration docs + boot2docker migration docs or file an issue on Github.
I've created a new virtual machine from Docker machine. Where did my old containers and images go?
+I've created a new virtual machine from Docker Machine. Where did my old containers and images go?
- Docker Toolbox includes a tool called Docker machine, and it creates new and separate virtual machines (VM) from your old boot2docker VM. - Your old containers and images are still in the old boot2docker VM and are not lost. You can migrate your boot2docker VM to + Docker Toolbox includes a tool called Docker machine, and it creates new and separate virtual machines (VM) from your old Boot2Docker VM. + Your old containers and images are still in the old Boot2Docker VM and are not lost. You can migrate your Boot2Docker VM to machine by typing in the command in the previous Q&A.