mdub / localdocker

a Vagrant-based Docker host, for local development

localdocker

This is a Vagrant-based Docker host, for local development.

Prerequisites

You will need Vagrant. And VirtualBox.

You'll also need the "vagrant-persistent-storage" plugin. This is used to create a persistent /var/lib/docker volume that survives VM rebuilds. You can install it with

$ vagrant plugin install vagrant-persistent-storage

Usage

Type vagrant up to bring the VM up.

The VM gets IP address 192.168.66.2. Any mapped ports should be visible on that address (rather than localhost). You might also wish to set up an entry in /etc/hosts:

192.168.66.2 localdocker

To communicate with the Docker daemon from your host machine, set:

$ export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://192.168.66.2:4243

Your home directory will be shared with the VM, so mapping volumes should mostly work, as long as they're within $HOME.