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Developing for Docker Build for and run on Docker devices

Add Docker devices

Note: Enable the Docker plugin to use it.

To add a Docker image as a device:

  1. Go to Preferences > Devices > Docker.
  2. In Command, enter the path to the Docker CLI.

    Docker tab in Devices preferences

  3. Go to Devices.
  4. Select Add > Docker Device > Start Wizard to search for images in your local Docker installation.
  5. Select a Docker image, and then select OK.
  6. In Devices, check and change Docker device preferences.

    Docker device in the Devices tab in Devices preferences

  7. Select Apply to save your changes.

Select Docker images

The Docker Image Selection dialog displays a list of Docker images in your local Docker installation. You can sort the images according to the repository name or tag or the image ID or size.

Docker Image Selection dialog

Select Show unnamed images to show images that are not tagged.

Double-click an image to select it.

Edit Docker device kits

Go to Preferences > Kits to check that the automatically generated kits point to the appropriate kit items.

See also Enable and disable plugins, How to: Develop for Docker, and How to: Manage kits.

Developing for Docker Build for and run on Docker devices

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