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Wait... If they're using VirtualBox isn't this just a Hyper version of boot2docker? In other words, the container is actually not running on OS X but on a Linu
by thecodemonkey 11y ago
Wait... If they're using VirtualBox isn't this just a Hyper version of boot2docker?
In other words, the container is actually not running on OS X but on a Linux VM in OS X.
Or am I missing something?
- tbronchain 11y agoDisclaimer: I'm the author of this article You are correct. As explained in the article, containers are running on a Linux VM, from Mac OS X, not natively on Mac OS X. A few differences between Hyper for Mac and boot2docker though: 1- Docker commands are run inside the boot2docker VM and not directly on the host . Hyper daemon directly runs on your Mac. 2- When using boot2docker, each time you restart the VM, you have to manually mount the drives (and reinstall Fig if you're using it) 3- While boot2docker is a "wrapper" around Docker and VirtualBox, Hyper for Mac is part of the whole Hyper ecosystem, providing a similar environment on Linux, or Mac OS X.