docker-machine (deprecated)

Disable date: 2027-06-30

Install command:
brew install docker-machine

Also known as: boot2docker-cli

Formerly known as: boot2docker

Create Docker hosts locally and on cloud providers

https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/docker_machine.html

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/docker-machine.json

Formula code: docker-machine.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.16.2-gitlab.57
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

go 1.27.1 Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Binaries: docker-machine

Service:

Start now and at login: brew services start docker-machine
Run directly: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/docker-machine/bin/docker-machine start default

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