
NOTE: Docker Machine will work without Docker, but you won’t be able to use every feature of Docker Machine. Installing Docker Machine:īefore you install Docker Machine, make sure you have VirtualBox and Docker installed on your computer.Īs you can see, I have VirtualBox 6 and Docker 18.09 installed on my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS machine. In contrast to my experience years ago with Hyper-V and Windows guests, I’ve found the current Hyper-V to be horrible for hosting Linux guests (full screen resolution locked below the native resolution for my display, failure to start, etc.)So, I’m punting, and using VirtualBox to host my Linux guests. I recommend you take a look at them if you need any help. I’m in the middle of sorting this out for myself. has many articles written on these topics. A computer with any modern Linux distribution installed.You can switch between these modes at any time using the instructions below. In order to successfully follow this article, you must have, VirtualBox VM (default) Docker Desktop for Mac/Windows. But any modern Linux distribution with Docker and VirtualBox installed should work. I will be using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for the demonstration in this article. In this article, I am going to show you how to install Docker Machine and use Docker Machine with VirtualBox – the open source virtualization platform.

You can also use Docker Machine to quickly create as many Docker hosts/machines as you need for learning Docker.

from a single computer with Docker installed. Docker Machine is a tool to connect, use and monitor multiple Docker hosts hosted on VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V, DigitalOcean, OpenStack, Google Cloud, Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure etc.
