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Recommend OrbStack over Docker Desktop for macOS users (#516)
* Initial plan * Replace Docker Desktop with OrbStack recommendation for macOS users Co-authored-by: SkafteNicki <24896311+SkafteNicki@users.noreply.github.com> * Fix formatting consistency - remove bold from OS names to match document style Co-authored-by: SkafteNicki <24896311+SkafteNicki@users.noreply.github.com> * Make product name formatting consistent - italicize both OrbStack and Docker Desktop Co-authored-by: SkafteNicki <24896311+SkafteNicki@users.noreply.github.com> * update note --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: SkafteNicki <24896311+SkafteNicki@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Nicki Skafte Detlefsen <skaftenicki@gmail.com>
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1. Start by [installing docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). How much trouble you need to go through
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depends on your operating system. For Windows and Mac, we recommend you install *Docker Desktop*, which comes with
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a graphical user interface (GUI) for quickly viewing docker images and docker containers currently built/in use.
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Windows users that have not installed WSL yet are going to have to do it now (as docker needs it as a backend for
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starting virtual machines) but you do not need to install docker in WSL. After installing docker we recommend that
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you restart your laptop.
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depends on your operating system. For macOS users, we recommend installing [OrbStack](https://orbstack.dev/)*,
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which is a lightweight, fast, and user-friendly alternative to *Docker Desktop* with a more intuitive GUI. For
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Windows users, we recommend you install *Docker Desktop*, which comes with a graphical user interface (GUI)
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for quickly viewing docker images and docker containers currently built/in use. Windows users that have not
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installed WSL yet are going to have to do it now (as docker needs it as a backend for starting virtual machines)
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but you do not need to install docker in WSL. macOS users can also use *Docker Desktop* if they prefer. After
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installing docker we recommend that you restart your laptop.
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!!! note "GUI vs CLI"
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In this course we are only going to use the command line interface (CLI) of docker. However, feel free to
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explore the graphical user interface (GUI) if you want.
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2. Try running the following to confirm that your installation is working:
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