Install docker-compose in boot2docker 1.7.0+

install-docker-compose.sh

#!/bin.sh

DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.3.0

# Download docker-compose to the permanent storage
echo 'Downloading docker-compose to the permanent VM storage...'
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/boot2docker/bin
sudo curl -sL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` -o /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose
sudo ln -sf /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

# Making the symlink persistent via bootlocal.sh
echo 'Writing to bootlocal.sh to make docker-compose available on every boot...'
cat <<SCRIPT | sudo tee -a /var/lib/boot2docker/bootlocal.sh > /dev/null
# docker-compose
sudo ln -sf /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
SCRIPT
sudo chmod +x /var/lib/boot2docker/bootlocal.sh

echo 'Launching docker-compose...'
docker-compose --version

Installation for VirtualBox:

docker-machine ssh <machine-name> < install-docker-compose.sh

Run docker-compose from the host:

docker-machine ssh <machine>  -- docker-compose --version

Check that docker-compose is available after a reboot:

docker-machine reboot <machine> 
docker-machine ssh <machine>  -- docker-compose --version

I have a suggestion for make things more transparent. It would be great if we could:

• Alias the command to docker-compose
• Pass the current path from the host to the aliased docker-compose command

The first is easy, but the second one I don't know how to do. For now I'll hardcode my project's path in bootlocal.sh, but I'll let you know if I make any progress!

Hi,

Thanks for this gist. I need to use it but I got the following error:

chmod: /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose: No such file or directory

I used docker for mac on macOS Sierra version 10.12.6

I tried to save install-docker-compose.sh in /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/ but there is no such path in macOS!

Could you please guide me where should I save install-docker-compose.sh ?

Any help ?

Hi,

Thanks for this gist. I need to use it but I got the following error:

chmod: /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/docker-compose: No such file or directory

I used docker for mac on macOS Sierra version 10.12.6

I tried to save install-docker-compose.sh in /var/lib/boot2docker/bin/ but there is no such path in macOS!

Could you please guide me where should I save install-docker-compose.sh ?

Any help ?

I got the same error

Sorry, I don't even remember why I created this script in the first place. It is 6 years old...

Boot2Docker is EOL since last year.
There is docker-compose v2 available now, which is part of the docker cli (docker compose ...):

• https://docs.docker.com/compose/cli-command/
• https://github.com/docker/compose-cli/

Sorry, I don't even remember why I created this script in the first place. It is 6 years old...

Boot2Docker is EOL since last year.
There is docker-compose v2 available now, which is part of the docker cli (docker compose ...):

• https://docs.docker.com/compose/cli-command/
• https://github.com/docker/compose-cli/

oh, ok. thanks for the answer. I ended up installing the docker in the server since it is a linux remote server :D