The installation process is simple. Perform the following steps:
- Go to their download website, https://www.docker.com/get-started, and download the version based on your operating system:
Docker download section for Mac users
- After you download the proper version, double-click Docker.dmg to start the installation process. When the installation completes and Docker starts, the Docker icon will appear in the status bar:
Docker icon in status bar for Mac users
- You can also go to the Terminal and check the docker version with the following command:
$ docker version
The output will be similar to the following:
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 18.09.0
API version: 1.39
Go version: go1.10.4
Git commit: 4d60db4
Built: Wed Nov 7 00:47:43 2018
OS/Arch: darwin/amd64
Experimental: false
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 18.09.0
API version: 1.39 (minimum version 1.12)
Go version: go1.10.4
Git commit: 4d60db4
Built: Wed Nov 7 00:55:00 2018
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: true
Of course, this information may change due to the OS, Docker version, and so on.