docker-machine
provision and manage Docker hosts on virtual machines
TLDR
List machines
$ docker-machine ls
Create a machine$ docker-machine create --driver [virtualbox] [name]
Start a machine$ docker-machine start [name]
Stop a machine$ docker-machine stop [name]
Get machine IP$ docker-machine ip [name]
SSH into machine$ docker-machine ssh [name]
Set environment for machine$ eval $(docker-machine env [name])
SYNOPSIS
docker-machine command [options] [args]
DESCRIPTION
docker-machine creates and manages Docker hosts on local hypervisors or cloud providers. Allows running Docker Engine on remote machines. It automates the process of creating virtual machines, installing Docker, and configuring the Docker client to connect to them. Supports multiple drivers including VirtualBox, VMware, AWS, Azure, and Digital Ocean.
SUBCOMMANDS
ls
List machines.create
Create a machine.start
Start a machine.stop
Stop a machine.rm
Remove a machine.ssh
SSH into machine.ip
Get machine IP address.env
Display environment variables.status
Get machine status.inspect
Inspect machine info.
CAVEATS
Docker Machine is deprecated. Docker Desktop or cloud-native solutions are now preferred for managing Docker environments.
SEE ALSO
docker(1), docker-context(1)