Mac OS Guide

Desktop Hypervisor

Using a desktop hypervisor such as VirtualBox, VMware, or Parallels allows better functionality and more advanced control. This enables choosing the Operating System (OS) to use as a docker host by running a Virtual Machine (VM) within the desired desktop hypervisor of choice. This option requires installation of the desktop hypervisor, deploying a VM or OVA template, and installing Docker on the deployed VM’s OS.

Links for installing desktop hypervisors on macOS are as follows:

VirtualBox (free)

• Download VirtualBox
• Installation Guide VirtualBox

VMware Fusion

• Download VMware Fusion
• Using VMware Fusion

Parallels Desktop

• Download Parallels Desktop
• User’s Guide Parallels Desktop

Guides to deploy an Ubuntu VM can be found in the references below:

• Install Ubuntu 18.04 on macOS with VirtualBox
• Install Ubuntu 18.04 on macOS with VMware Fusion
• Run Linux on macOS with Parallels

For more documentation on requirements and setup to run NodeZero, see NodeZero Docker Host.