Installing Docker on Mac

BOINC uses Podman, an open-source replacement for Docker. To install Podman on Mac OS, go to https://github.com/containers/podman/releases. Scroll down until you see a version that says 'Latest' (not 'Pre-release'). Click on Assets.

For Apple Silicon Macs, download podman-installer-macos-arm64.pkg

For Intel Macs, download podman-installer-macos-amd64.pkg

Double-click on the file, and step through the installation.

Note: Ignore the Podman installer message to run podman machine init and podman machine start Do not run those commands unless you plan to also use Podman for non-BOINC work!

BOINC runs its own virtual machine under Podman separately from any virtual machine which you run under Podman outside of BOINC. Running podman machine init and podman machine start independently of BOINC will run an extra virtual machine that consumes CPU time and memory that BOINC can't use. The BOINC client will run those commands for its own use the next time it is launched.