From 42b98274176e033faf1ee8c55ce4d248d4d2f08c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Zaki Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 12:27:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update quickstart.md to use Docker daemon (#5576) --- docs/docs/developers/getting_started/quickstart.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/developers/getting_started/quickstart.md b/docs/docs/developers/getting_started/quickstart.md index 111038832a3..0bbd6d1b93b 100644 --- a/docs/docs/developers/getting_started/quickstart.md +++ b/docs/docs/developers/getting_started/quickstart.md @@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ In this guide, you will ## Install Docker -See [this page of the Docker docs](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) for instructions on how to install Docker Desktop for your operating system. +Aztec tooling requires the Docker daemon to be running, and this is easily achieved via Docker Desktop. See [this page of the Docker docs](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) for instructions on how to install Docker Desktop for your operating system. +Note: if installing via Docker Desktop, you do NOT need to keep the application open at all times (just Docker daemon). -Once you have Docker installed, make sure it is running by opening the Docker Desktop application. +Installing and running the Docker daemon can also be achieved by installing Docker Engine, see [these instructions](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/). + +However installed, ensure Docker daemon is running. See [start Docker daemon](https://docs.docker.com/config/daemon/start/). ### Note on Linux