On OS X and Windows, Machine is installed along with other Docker products when you install the Docker Toolbox. For details on installing Docker Toolbox, see the Mac OS X installation instructions or Windows installation instructions.
If you only want Docker Machine, you can install the Machine binaries (the latest versions of which are located at https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/ ) directly by following the instructions in the next section.
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Install the Docker binary.
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Download the Docker Machine binary and extract it to your PATH.
Linux: $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/download/v0.5.5/docker-machine_linux-amd64 >/usr/local/bin/docker-machine && \ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-machine OSX: $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/download/v0.5.5/docker-machine_darwin-amd64 >/usr/local/bin/docker-machine && \ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-machine Windows (using Git Bash): $ if [[ ! -d "$HOME/bin" ]]; then mkdir -p "$HOME/bin"; fi && \ curl -L https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/download/v0.5.5/docker-machine_windows-amd64.exe > "$HOME/bin/docker-machine.exe" && \ chmod +x "$HOME/bin/docker-machine.exe" -
Check the installation by displaying the Machine version:
$ docker-machine version docker-machine version 0.5.5, build 02c4254
The Machine repository supplies several bash scripts that add features such
as:
- command completion
- a function that displays the active machine in your shell prompt
- a function wrapper that adds a
docker-machine usesubcommand to switch the active machine
To install the scripts, copy or link them into your /etc/bash_completion.d or
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d directory. To enable the docker-machine shell
prompt, add $(__docker_machine_ps1) to your PS1 setting in ~/.bashrc.
PS1='[\u@\h \W$(__docker_machine_ps1)]\$ '
You can find additional documentation in the comments at the top of each script.