run boot2docker on system startup - Mac OSX - Yosemite

com.docker.boot2docker.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
        <dict>
                <key>Label</key>
                <string>com.docker.boot2docker</string>

                <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>PATH</key>
                        <string>/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin</string>
                </dict>

                <key>ProgramArguments</key>
                <array>
                        <string>/usr/local/bin/boot2docker</string>
                        <string>up</string>
                </array>

                <key>RunAtLoad</key>
                <true/>

                <key>KeepAlive</key>
                <false/>

        </dict>
</plist>

notes.md

Add to .zshrc or .bashrc so the environment settings are loaded (DOCKER_HOST, etc.)

eval "$(boot2docker shellinit)"

Note you don't need to give the .plist file 'root' ownership, as scripts inside ~/Library/LaunchAgents are under 'user' ownership.

• launchd - http://launchd.info

terminal.md

setup

cp com.docker.boot2docker.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load com.docker.boot2docker.plist

start deliberately

launchctl start com.docker.boot2docker.plist

check running

ps aux | grep boot2docker

uninstall

launchctl load com.docker.boot2docker.plist