Fix illegal instruction when starting mongo container on Apple Silicon in Docker desktop #53
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…n in docker desktop Docker Desktop's x86_64 emulation (DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM=linux/amd64) now uses Rosetta by default. However, Rosetta doesn't support AVX instructions that (the bitnami) mongo 7 image requires, causing "Illegal instruction" errors. Switch to QEMU emulation using EXPERIMENTAL_DOCKER_DESKTOP_FORCE_QEMU=1, which is slower but does support AVX.
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Docker Desktop's x86_64 emulation (DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM=linux/amd64) now uses Rosetta by default. However, Rosetta doesn't support AVX instructions that (the bitnami) mongo 7 image requires, causing "Illegal instruction" errors.
Switch to QEMU emulation using EXPERIMENTAL_DOCKER_DESKTOP_FORCE_QEMU=1, which is slower but does support AVX.