It turns out that I just learned the correct posture of using Orbstack today
by Poster
Apr 9, 2025
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In the past, I always downloaded the latest version of Docker and installed it first, and then installed Orbstack. There was no problem in running it, but every time I used it, I needed to start Docker, and the bulky Docker Desktop was started. And it seems that using Image in Docker Desktop in this way is not exactly consistent with that in Orbstack.
Today, I saw that this Docker Desktop became more and more unpleasant, so I uninstalled it, and then
` ` ` shell
brew install docker
```
then
` ` ` shell
brew services start docker
```
But it failed.
After some search, I learned that the original
` ` ` shell
brew install docker
```
Only Docker's cli is installed (not comprehensive, but that's roughly what it means), and it also needs to be used with the Docker engine. Orbstack implements its own engine according to Docker's open technical standards.
Just need
` ` ` shell
echo'export docker _ host = "unix:///Users/xxxxx/. orbstack/run/docker.sock" '> > ~/. zshrc
source ~/. zshrc
```
Then the various commands of executing Docker are exactly the same as before, but finally you don't have to face that bloated Docker Desktop.
After a lot of tossing, I finally felt refreshed.
Replies
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Anonymous1602 Apr 10, 2025@ Poster yep Docker Desktop is annoying
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Poster Apr 10, 2025@ Anonymous1602 # 21 It seems that running docker on non-Linux machines is the same idea, lightweight Linux virtual machine + docker-compatible container. Lima (Colima), too
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Anonymous1602 Apr 10, 2025@ Poster I think the main thing is to try not to run docker on non-natively supported machines. If you need it, try to find an environment that simplifies network storage and other configurations
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Anonymous9799 Apr 10, 2025Don't you pull the image directly in the terminal and then monitor it directly in Orbstack? Are there any other operations?
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Anonymous6098 Apr 10, 2025I keep having problems setting up the proxy at compile time with orbstack, didn't any of you encounter it?
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Anonymous9800 Apr 11, 2025@ Anonymous4504 +1