docker: 'buildx', 'compose' are not docker command

[ylbeethoven]

Hi,

I might be missing something obvious here but I don't have docker compose and docker buildx included in orbstack installed via homebrew. I do not have any other docker related tool installed on my machine.

✘ orb docker
The "orb" and "orbctl" commands are for managing OrbStack and its machines.

To build and run containers and manage anything related to Docker, use the "docker" command directly from macOS:
    docker
There is no need to use machines if you only want to use Docker.

For example, to start an example container:
    docker run -p 80:80 docker/getting-started
Then visit http://localhost.

Compose and buildx are also included:
    docker compose
    docker buildx

To migrate containers, volumes, and images from Docker Desktop:
    orb migrate docker
~ via 💠 default 🐳
➜ docker compose
docker: 'compose' is not a docker command.
See 'docker --help'
~ via 💠 default 🐳
✘ docker buildx
docker: 'buildx' is not a docker command.
See 'docker --help'

~ via 💠 default 🐳
➜ which docker
/Users/<username>/.orbstack/bin/docker
~ via 💠 default 🐳
➜ orb version
Version: 1.1.0 (1010000)
Commit: bfae870a3b9d4fba5c1c26711ac5a5b9183bdb74 (v1.1.0)

Does anyone know what I am missing?

Thank you.

[kdrag0n]

Can you share a diagnostic report (orb report), as well as the output of:

ls -l ~/.docker
ls -l ~/.docker/cli-plugins

[ylbeethoven]

Hi Danny,

OrbStack info:
  Version: 1.1.0
  Commit: bfae870a3b9d4fba5c1c26711ac5a5b9183bdb74 (v1.1.0)

System info:
  macOS: 14.1.1 (23B2082)
  CPU: arm64, 14 cores
  CPU model: Apple M3 Max
  Model: Mac15,11
  Memory: 36 GiB

Full report: https://orbstack.dev/_admin/diag/orbstack-diagreport_2023-11-29T10-19-19.175372Z.zip

➜ ls -l ~/.docker
total 0
drwx------ 7 <username> 224 Nov 29 19:12 buildx
~
➜ ls -l ~/.docker/cli-plugins
ls: cannot access '/Users/<username>/.docker/cli-plugins': No such file or directory

One more information, not sure if it is related, I use nix-darwin to install orbstack via homebrew.

[kdrag0n]

One more information, not sure if it is related, I use nix-darwin to install orbstack via homebrew.

This might be relevant. What about ls -la ~/.docker and echo $DOCKER_CONFIG?

[ylbeethoven]

➜ ls -la ~/.docker
total 0
drwx------  3 <username>   96 Nov 28 16:04 .
drwxr-x--- 55 <username> 1760 Nov 29 21:41 ..
drwx------  7 <username>  224 Nov 29 19:12 buildx

Next thing I tried was to remove ~/.docker and reinstall orbStack again. It works this time.

➜ ls -la ~/.docker
total 4
drwxr-xr-x  5 <username>  160 Nov 29 22:43 .
drwxr-x--- 55 <username> 1760 Nov 29 22:43 ..
drwxr-xr-x  4 <username>  128 Nov 29 22:43 cli-plugins
-rw-------  1 <username>   77 Nov 29 22:43 config.json
drwxr-xr-x  3 <username>   96 Nov 29 22:43 contexts

I guess the trick is to remove ~/.docker folder.

by the way echo $DOCKER_CONFIG returns nothing.

Thanks for your help.

[learnerLj]

Actually, the ~/.docker is generated when restarting the orbstack orb stop && orb start. Then you will find the buildx and compose plugin.

@kdrag0n I don't know whether the step should be done when replacing the docker desktop?