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‎toolbox/overview.md‎

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## Get Docker Toolbox
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1. Get the latest installers from the [Toolbox releases
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page](https://github.com/docker/toolbox/releases/):
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* For Mac, download and run the "Latest release" `.pkg` installer (`DockerToolbox-<version>.pkg`)
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* For Windows, download and run the "Latest release" `.exe` installer (`DockerToolbox-<version>.exe`)
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## Ready to get started?
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1. Get the latest Toolbox installer for your platform:
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<table style="width:100%">
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<tr>
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<th style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial; text-align: center">
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Toolbox for Mac</th>
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<th style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial; text-align: center">
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Toolbox for Windows</th>
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<tr valign="top">
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<td width="50%">
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<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/DockerToolbox.pkg">Get Docker Toolbox for Mac</a>
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<td width="50%">
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<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe">Get Docker Toolbox for Windows</a>
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</table>
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2. Choose the install instructions for your platform, and follow the steps:
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‎toolbox/toolbox_install_mac.md‎

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title: Install Docker Toolbox on macOS
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macOS users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
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Docker Toolbox provides a way to use Docker on older Macs
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that do not meet
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minimal system requirements for [Docker for Mac](/docker-for-mac/index.md).
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If you have not done so already, download the installer here:
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<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/DockerToolbox.pkg">Get Docker Toolbox for Mac</a>
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## What you get and how it works
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Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
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* Docker CLI client for running Docker Engine to create images and containers
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* Docker Machine so you can run Docker Engine commands from macOS terminals
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Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific kernel features, you can't
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run Docker Engine natively in macOS. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
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command, `docker-machine`, to create and attach to a small Linux VM on your
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machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine for you on your Mac.
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Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific
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kernel features, you can't run Docker Engine natively on
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macOS with Docker Toolbox. Instead, you must use the
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Docker Machine command, `docker-machine`, to create and
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attach to a small Linux VM on your machine. This VM hosts
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Docker Engine for you on your Mac.
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>**Tip:** One of the advantages of the newer
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[Docker for Mac](/docker-for-mac/index.md) solution is that
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it uses native virtualization and does not require
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VirtualBox to run Docker.
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‎toolbox/toolbox_install_windows.md‎

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Windows users use Docker Toolbox to install Docker software. Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
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Docker Toolbox provides a way to use Docker on older
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Windows systems that do not
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Windows](/docker-for-windows/index.md) app.
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If you have not done so already, download the installer here:
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<a class="button darkblue-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe">Get Docker Toolbox for Windows</a>
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## What you get and how it works
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Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:
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* Docker CLI client for running Docker Engine to create images and containers
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* Docker Machine so you can run Docker Engine commands from Windows terminals
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* the Docker QuickStart shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment
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* Oracle VM VirtualBox
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Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific kernel features, you can't
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run Docker Engine natively in Windows. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
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command, `docker-machine`, to create and attach to a small Linux VM on your
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machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine for you on your Windows system.
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Because the Docker Engine daemon uses Linux-specific
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kernel features, you can't run Docker Engine natively
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on Windows. Instead, you must use the Docker Machine
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command, `docker-machine`, to create and attach to a
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small Linux VM on your machine. This VM hosts Docker Engine
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for you on your Windows system.
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>**Tip:** One of the advantages of the newer
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[Docker for
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Windows](/docker-for-windows/index.md) solution is that
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it uses native virtualization and does not require
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VirtualBox to run Docker.
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## Step 1: Check your version
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