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Installing Docker prerequisites on MacOS

This article describes Docker installation prerequisites for MacOS.

Minimum system requirements

Review the minimum system requirements in the table:

System Requirement Additional Details
vCPU: 2 This is a minimum requirement. The value can be higher than 2. A lower value is not sufficient for running the application.
RAM: 4GB This is a minimum requirement. The value can be higher than 4GB. A lower value is not sufficient for installation purposes.
Swap: 2GB This is a minimum requirement. The value can be higher than 2GB. A lower value is not sufficient for installation purposes.

Installing and configuring required software

Follow the steps to install and configure the required software:

  1. Download and install Docker Desktop (Mac).

  2. Accept the privilege escalation request "Docker Desktop needs privileged access.". @(Info)()(Signup for Docker Hub is not required.)

  3. Go to whale > Preferences > Command Line and Enable experimental features.

  4. Update Memory and Swap Limits:

    1. Go towhale > Preferences > Resources > ADVANCED.
    2. Set CPUs: to "4" or higher.
    3. Set Memory: to "4.00 GB" or higher.
    4. Set Swap: to "2.00 GB" or higher.
    5. Set the desired Disk image size:.
    6. Select the desired Disk image location.
    7. Click Apply & Restart.

@(Warning)()(You can set lower Memory: and Swap: limit values. However, the default limits won't be sufficient to run the application, so make sure to increase them. )

  1. Development mode: Install Mutagen:
brew install mutagen-io/mutagen/mutagen-beta

Next steps

See Chossing an installation mode to choose an installation mode. If you've already selected an installation mode, follow one of the guides below: