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Discussion on: (Not) Using Docker on Windows

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mikeyGlitz • Edited

First, you’ll need Windows Pro or Windows Server to install Docker.

You can circumvent this with WSL 2

As much as I like Windows, I enjoy the Docker experience so much more on Mac

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mikeyGlitz • Edited

A friend of mine had shared this guide with me a while back. I found it super useful for enhancing the performance of docker on WSL.
levelup.gitconnected.com/docker-de...
I've also switched to using Alpine as my primary Linux distro because it's a lot more lightweight than Debian/Ubuntu and resources are an issue on my laptop.

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Javi

I think your link is broken

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mikeyGlitz

Fixed it

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Javi

Never worked on a Mac. Hope to work on one soon!