docker-compose command not available for mac

naamadheya

24 Jan 2020, 13:57 UTC

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I installed docker with the instructions here, downloading from docker-hub

https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/

But when I run docker-compose I get this error

pyenv: docker-compose: command not found

The `docker-compose' command exists in these Python versions:
3.6.5/envs/myenv

Also, docker-compose is available under /Users

which docker-compose
/Users/<username>/.pyenv/shims/docker-compose

In this link says, docker-compose for mac need not be installed explicitly as it is part of docker for desktop mac.

https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Is something wrong with my installation?

docker pyenv docker-compose macos

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user321553125

28 Jan 2020, 13:57 UTC

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I ran into the same issue on macOS today. Turned out that you need to run the installed app once, it does some additional downloading and setup. That setup includes setting up your path variables.

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David MazePermalink

26 Jan 2020, 13:57 UTC

If you've installed Docker for Mac (either via Homebrew or by downloading the installer yourself as per your link) there will be a "Docker" application in your Applications folder or the OS X Launchpad; it is circular, with a whale, with containers on its back. Start that application and the whale icon should appear in the menu bar. The first-time setup also adds some additional command-line tools and I think docker-compose is among those.

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