# Docker install, endless "downloading base image"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-endless-downloading-base-image/41350>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [21 Marzo, 2016 05:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-endless-downloading-base-image/41350 "2016-03-21T05:57:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 Marzo, 2016 05:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-endless-downloading-base-image/41350/1 "2016-03-21T05:57:37Z")

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I installed docker on my laptop. I get as far as logging into the docker with “vagrant ssh” and then I execute

> vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:/vagrant$ ./launcher start

> WARNING: We are about to start downloading the Discourse base image  
> This process may take anywhere between a few minutes to an hour, depending on your network speed

> Please be patient

> Unable to find image ‘discourse/discourse:1.0.17’ locally  
> 1.0.17: Pulling from discourse/discourse  
> a64038a0eeaa: Pulling fs layer  
> ccf2399b95e2: Pulling fs layer  
> 158b4b978387: Pulling fs layer  
> a3ed95caeb02: Pulling fs layer  
> a3ed95caeb02: Download complete  
> a64038a0eeaa: Verifying Checksum  
> a64038a0eeaa: Download complete  
> a64038a0eeaa: Pull complete  
> a64038a0eeaa: Pull complete

That was over night. Does this take days?

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