Mac OS X script to start Docker VM automatically on system boot

01 - Mac OS X script to automatically start docker vm on system boot.md

Setup

1. Download com.docker.vm.plist and save it into ~/Library/LaunchAgents/.

   $ curl -sL https://git.io/vz2Y9 -o ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.docker.vm.plist
   

2. (Optional) Change <string>default</string> line if you are using different name of docker machine.

3. Run:

   $ launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.docker.vm.plist
   

4. (Optional) Add output of docker-machine env default into your .bash_profile.

com.docker.vm.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>KeepAlive</key>
    <dict>
      <key>SuccessfulExit</key>
      <false/>
    </dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.docker.vm</string>
    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
      <dict>
        <key>PATH</key>
        <string>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin</string>
      </dict>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/usr/local/bin/docker-machine</string>
      <string>start</string>
      <string>default</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/usr/local/var/log/docker-vm.err.log</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/usr/local/var/log/docker-vm.out.log</string>
  </dict>
</plist>