The folder C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox has been added to your Environment PATH variable.In addition to the folder above, you have 2 more things to keep in mind: It will execute docker commands in that machine and show back the results. This is now used directly from your Windows machine and it is able to communicate to the Docker Machine that you have set as a target. docker.exe : This is the standard docker client (which if you have used before - should be familiar).machines as a target, which you can then use to execute standard commands with the docker.exe utility that is next. We will get to them in a while but thing of this as a commander shell that can create/manage one or more Docker VMs on your machine and set one of the Docker VMs i.e. docker-machine.exe : This is the utility to use to create/manage docker VMs on your computer.On successful installation, you should have the following:Ī folder named C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox is created and in that are several key files but we will mention a few of them here: Go through the installation, selecting any defaults for the other steps. I like Kitematic and suggest that you look at it, but for now, let us stick with the command line tools.
#DOCKER QUICKSTART TERMINAL WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
It is better to install the command line tools while learning, so that you are aware what happens under the hood. In the Select Components, deselect Kitematic for now.This will avoid some issues with starting up the Docker Machine later. Please install in the default C:\ drive and not some other drive.Once you download the Installer binary on your machine, please launch it and pay special attention to the following: The installer is available here and you should click on the Download (Windows) button to download the latest version of the installer. The installation page is here and it makes sense to go through it to validate certain things about your Operating System. You need to have Windows 7.1,8, 8.1 to run the Docker Toolbox. If this is what your first time installing the Docker toolchain on your Windows box, then you have come to the right place too! Download the Installer
#DOCKER QUICKSTART TERMINAL WINDOWS 10 HOW TO#
The guide below presents how to get the Docker Toolbox Setup on Windows and the general concepts behind Docker Machine, so that if you have been familiar with Boot2Docker before, your journey is a smooth.