run docker-machine on system startup - Mac OSX - El Capitan

com.docker.docker-machine.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.docker-machine</string>
		<key>ProgramArguments</key>
		<array>
			<string>/usr/local/bin/docker-machine</string>
			<string>start</string>
			<string>docker-vm</string>
		</array>
		<key>KeepAlive</key>
	  <true/>
	</dict>
</plist>

notes.md

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

eval "$(docker-machine env docker-vm)"

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.docker-machine.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load com.docker.docker-machine.plist

start deliberately

launchctl start com.docker.docker-machine.plist

check running

docker-machine ls

uninstall

launchctl unload com.docker.docker-machine.plist