Running Docker in Docker (dind) on a Mac

#running docker in docker on a Mac

# execute on Mac to create services:
docker-compose up -d

# "login" to client container:
docker exec -it my-docker-client sh

# within client container:
/ # docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE     COMMAND   CREATED   STATUS    PORTS     NAMES


Lifted directly from https://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2021/04/how-run-docker-docker-mac/ who's content it is, but easier for me to find here, going forward!

docker-compose.yml

version: "3"
services:
  docker-daemon:
    container_name: "my-docker-daemon"
    environment:
      DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
    image: "docker:dind"
    networks:
      "my-network":
        aliases:
          - "docker"
    privileged: true
  docker-client:
    command: sh -c 'while [ 1 ]; do sleep 1000; done'
    container_name: "my-docker-client"
    depends_on:
      - "docker-daemon"
    environment:
      DOCKER_HOST: "tcp://docker:2375"
    image: "docker:latest"
    networks:
      "my-network": {}

networks:
  "my-network":
    name: "my-network"

Thanks!