# Docker install on MacOS
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 10, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710 "2017-04-10T10:49:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@kubudubu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kubudubu)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710/1 "2017-04-10T10:49:17Z")
Is it possible somehow to run working discourse on Docker in MacOS system? I have some issues with that, obtaining errors, such as:
```
Ensuring launcher is up to date
Fetching origin
Launcher is up-to-date
cd /pups && git pull && /pups/bin/pups --stdin
/usr/local/bin/docker: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied: er.com/docker-for-mac/osxfs/#namespaces for more info.
.
r/discourse/shared/standalone/log/var-log
are not shared from OS X and are not known to Docker.
You can configure shared paths from Docker -> Preferences... -> File Sharing.
See https://docs.dock.
ERRO[0000] error getting events from daemon: net/http: request canceled
```
It happens on ./launcher rebuild app command. Do you know what can I do to run docker container with app fully functional? Please help 🙂
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### Author:  [@TheRojam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheRojam)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710/2 "2019-01-06T14:31:45Z")
it seems that nobody cares about devs and ops which are using mac as their primary desktop system…
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710/3 "2019-01-06T14:46:13Z")
I dont use docker on my dev machine on mac. I did directly setup various components using homebrew for easier version selection and postgress.app and mailcatcher. I also use puma-dev (which you can use with unicorn) to have discourse.tld support locally.
I have a few alias to start, stop, reset, swap dbs… but that’s all. Docker is overkill and will slow you down IMO.
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### Author:  [@rafalp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rafalp)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710/4 "2019-01-06T15:22:03Z")
I am a MacOs user and I had zero problems starting Discourse dev instance on my machine using Docker For Mac. I’ve cloned main repo and followed this guide:
> [@Install Discourse for development using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009):
>
> Developing using Docker Since Discourse runs in Docker, you should be able to run Discourse directly from your source directory using a Discourse development container. white_check_mark Pros: No need to install any system dependencies, no configuration needed at all for setting up a development environment quickly. x Cons: Will be slightly slower than the native dev environment on Ubuntu, and much slower than a native install on MacOS. See also [Developing Discourse using a Dev Container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-using-a-dev-container/336366) …
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### Author:  [@trillebar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trillebar)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-on-macos/60710/5 "2019-01-12T18:59:07Z")
I tried to run Discourse locally on my Mac.
But not with any luck …
(I have “masked” the data I actually used to test.com++)
```
myserver:discourse root# ./discourse-setup
./discourse-setup: line 93: free: command not found
./discourse-setup: line 116: [: : integer expression expected
./discourse-setup: line 125: [: : integer expression expected
Ports 80 and 443 are free for use
samples/standalone.yml -> containers/app.yml
./discourse-setup: line 93: free: command not found
Found GB of memory and 8 physical CPU cores
./discourse-setup: line 197: [: : integer expression expected
./discourse-setup: line 201: [: : integer expression expected
./discourse-setup: line 205: 256 * : syntax error: operand expected (error token is " ")
Hostname for your Discourse? [discourse.example.com]: testforum.test.com
Email address for admin account(s)? [me@example.com,you@example.com]: admin@test.com
SMTP server address? [smtp.example.com]: send.test.com
SMTP port? [587]: 465
SMTP user name? [user@example.com]: admin@test.com
SMTP password? [pa$$word]: PasswordInClearText
Optional email address for setting up Let's Encrypt? (ENTER to skip) [me@example.com]:
Does this look right?
Hostname : testforum.test.com
Email : admin@test.com
SMTP address : send.test.com
SMTP port : 465
SMTP username : admin@test.com
SMTP password : PasswordInClearText
ENTER to continue, 'n' to try again, Ctrl+C to exit:
DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT change failed.
DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME change failed.
DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD change failed.
web.ssl.template.yml NOT DISABLED--Are you using a non-standard template?
web.ssl.template.yml NOT DISABLED--Are you using a non-standard template?
Unfortunately, there was an error changing
-d This may happen if you have made unexpected changes.
myserver:discourse root#
```
I tried looking into lines 93,116 and 125 in and tried to execute the line mentioned:
and that failed with “-bash: free: command not found” - just as the error message says.
Has anyone got the docker image up and running on a Mac?