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Docker and Docker Compose on AMD OSX Hackintosh via Docker Machine

Introduction

Docker.app will complain about incompatible processor, so we will use Docker Machine.

Instalation

Download Docker for Mac (Docker.app). It contains some binaries that are necessary.

brew install virtualbox docker-machine

# Normally, those links are created automatically by running Docker.app,
# but it quits on us too early, so we need to do this manually
ln -s "/Applications/Docker.app/Contents//Resources/bin/docker-compose" /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
ln -s "/Applications/Docker.app/Contents//Resources/bin/docker-credential-desktop" /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-desktop
ln -s "/Applications/Docker.app/Contents//Resources/bin/docker-credential-osxkeychain" /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-osxkeychain

You can also use brew to install docker and doccker-compose and it should work without linking above.

Running

docker-machine create
eval $(docker-machine env)
docker run hello-world
docker-compose up
@coderpradp
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I managed to solve this issue by clicking Allow button under Privacy & Security section in Settings after the installation of Virtualbox6 and restarting.

After that minikube start --driver=virtualbox --keep-context without issue

@adesheddie
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@phtmgt @dheerajv4855
Have you guys tried running an android emulator using Virtual Box?

I have not tried. If you find a way, though, please share, as it would be useful.

I actually managed to install VB6.xxx something version. The performance was at par, really good.
But it was full of bugs, whenever I tried to launch a VM, the host PC would just freeze itself. I had to restart the PC, then launch the VM again, worked fine.
But when I stop the VM, and relaunch, it would freeze the host PC again.

In short, Ryzentosh is really bad for virtualisation.

@namchuai
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Is there anyone have experience with Sonoma? Does this method still working?

@AlphaNecron
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Just figured out a way to load VBox@6 kexts on Ventura+ without SIP off. Just reboot to recovery and execute spctl kext-consent add VB5E2TV963, reboot and voila, the kext would be able to load without issues.

@evenlee
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evenlee commented Jan 6, 2024

@AlphaNecron thanks for the update, i tried from 12.6.8 to 13.6.3, virtual box cannot start correctly, i also tried re-installe virtual box, still no luck, with the settings, were you able to start a windows virtual machine or just linux vm for docker?

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@AlphaNecron thanks for the update, i tried from 12.6.8 to 13.6.3, virtual box cannot start correctly, i also tried re-installe virtual box, still no luck, with the settings, were you able to start a windows virtual machine or just linux vm for docker?

You must allow the kext manually in Settings > Privacy and Settings, this hack only does disable signature check.

@evenlee
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evenlee commented Jan 6, 2024

@AlphaNecron thanks for the update, i tried from 12.6.8 to 13.6.3, virtual box cannot start correctly, i also tried re-installe virtual box, still no luck, with the settings, were you able to start a windows virtual machine or just linux vm for docker?

You must allow the kext manually in Settings > Privacy and Settings, this hack only does disable signature check.

hmm, I do allow in the privacy page and did a restart, still cannot run minikube, can you create a windows vm in virtualbox 6 and run it without error?

@AlphaNecron
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Do kextstat | grep VBox, if VBox kexts are loaded properly, they should be shown there.

@mawanx
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mawanx commented Jan 12, 2024

Do kextstat | grep VBox, if VBox kexts are loaded properly, they should be shown there.

Is it because apple only allow their own hypervisor, and it's disguised as wrapper within VirtualBox? Also facing this problem (MachineWrap) info thingy when using Virtualbox on ventura, but I'll try to reinstall the older version again...

@AlphaNecron
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VBox 6 does not use AppleHV under the hood so it should be able to run without issues. Double check whether the kexts are loaded properly though.

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mawanx commented Jan 12, 2024

@evenlee yes, I can

Thanks for confirming, it's wired I cannot run any vm even minikube vm by start button in VM window, but I can use 'minikube start' to start the minikube vm. my value to disable sip is 6F020000(I also tried many values, same result, but this one seems perfect), and i am just upgraded to 13.3 from 12.6. image

Hi @AlphaNecron, what I'm trying to say is is that I also face this problem, Installed virtualbox 6.1.46a if I'm not mistaken and got error like that...

@AlphaNecron
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Haven't tested with Windows, minikube runs flawlessly anyways.

@mawanx
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mawanx commented Jan 12, 2024

Haven't tested with Windows, minikube runs flawlessly anyways.

What macOS version you're on right now?

@AlphaNecron
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Using Sonoma for the time being, should work on other versions.

@mawanx
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mawanx commented Jan 12, 2024

Okayy, I'll try again. Thanks for your info

@johnalbert-dot-py
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Is there any proper alternative for using docker on ryzentosh? (It's been months since the last time I use hacktintosh lol)

@AlphaNecron
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Is there any proper alternative for using docker on ryzentosh? (It's been months since the last time I use hacktintosh lol)

Wdym by "alternative", another app similar to Docker that works properly on Ryzentosh or something?

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dheerajv4855 commented Feb 17, 2024 via email

@AlphaNecron
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do not waste time in making it work in ryzentosh, no alternative will work either use linux for docker and mac for other work with dual boot or switch to intel processor at all

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Or use another OS, or even host Docker on another machine 👀 Much better.

@AlphaNecron
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Intel hackintoshes for laptops are retiring, there's absolutely no point in getting 2020 rigs just to install Hackintosh lol. Recent new-gen desktop ones also pose performance issues due to asshole CPU architecture aka "bigLITTLE" as well as lack of proper scheduling driver though. Apple is gonna put an end to x86 MacOS so better forget about Hackintoshing and get a real Mac instead of wasting time on this shit lol.

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evenlee commented Feb 19, 2024

@johnalbert-dot-py per my experiences, you can stay on 12.0(Monterey) to use virtual box and Minikube, both docker and vm still work on it, or switch to other OS as others suggested, no need to consume any time on a solution as Hacktiontosh is retiring even in intel build. in my M1 Max macbook, I can say the experience is better now as you can use orbstack to run both arm and x64 docker images.

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@johnalbert-dot-py per my experiences, you can stay on 12.0(Monterey) to use virtual box and Minikube, both docker and vm still work on it, or switch to other OS as others suggested, no need to consume any time on a solution as Hacktiontosh is retiring even in intel build. in my M1 Max macbook, I can say the experience is better now as you can use orbstack to run both arm and x64 docker images.

In fact, you can still use Minikube on Ventura and Sonoma, however, the performance is a bit uhhh as the only provider for Minikube on Ryzentosh is VirtualBox cuz AppleHV is not supported at all lol.

@evenlee
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evenlee commented Feb 23, 2024

@AlphaNecron can you run windows vm without error on Sonama/Ventura with virtual box 6.x?

@williamcorney
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@AlphaNecron can you run windows vm without error on Sonama/Ventura with virtual box 6.x?

I am also interested in answer to this . I was not aware there was a way to successfully run virtual box vms on an amd hackintosh due to osx not supporting AMD/SVM. Of course intel works fine as it used vt-d and osx is programmed to work on intel.

I think i might have seen / got working a non svm method of running a virtual machine but performance was poor. Is it this what we are taking about ? Sorry if I don’t use precisely the right technical terms as a these matters are at the limit of my understanding.

@sergeycherepanov
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I guess Proxmox as host and Macos as guest with a gpu passthrough, currently is the better way to setup ryzentosh. For the docker in this case use separate vm with any linux distro and just mount folder over nfs.

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kroegen commented Apr 23, 2024

@sergeycherepanov Do I understand you correctly?

  • I can use Ubuntu as a host OS.
  • Use Proxmox to run MacOS.
  • Use Docker in Ubuntu.
  • Share Docker between Ubuntu host OS and MacOS in VM?

@sergeycherepanov
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sergeycherepanov commented Apr 28, 2024

@kroegen yes, but only Debian supported by Proxmox VE, or you need to install Proxmox VE directly from the iso. Also, I can recommend check the guides by Nick on him blog https://www.nicksherlock.com/category/proxmox/

@evenlee
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evenlee commented Jul 17, 2024

hey guys, with OpenCore-Legacy-Patche, VirtualBox 6.1.x can take another breath on sonoma(14.5 tested), just work as usual.
I just upgraded from Monterey without any issue.
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@OldDream
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OldDream commented Jul 25, 2024

hey guys, with OpenCore-Legacy-Patche, VirtualBox 6.1.x can take another breath on sonoma(14.5 tested), just work as usual. I just upgraded from Monterey without any issue. image

wow!So docker can work?

@Leomin07
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@brorbw
Addressing localhost from a VirtualBox virtual machine

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