The light version is enough, as we will use the OS only to start and manage Docker. Download it from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
$ curl -L -O https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_lite_latest raspbian_lite_latest.zip
This is being used to “bake” the Linux image previously downloaded onto the SD
$ brew cask install applepi-baker
Start the application, everything else is self-explanatory.
We want to run Raspberry Pi in a headless mode. This means we need to configure the Wifi credentials prior starting the system.
Follow the instructions at https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/wireless-cli.md
The Linux file system is not visible on MacOS X. I mounted the SD card onto a Virtual Machine with Linux. There I was easily able to edit the files.
Unmount the SD card from Mac, insert it into the Raspberry Pi and start the Raspberry Pi.
Default username: pi
, Password: raspberry
$ ssh pi@<your IP address>
As described at https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/docker-comes-to-raspberry-pi/, use the following command to install Docker:
$ curl -sSL https://get.docker.com | sh
Start the Docker daemon
$ sudo service docker start
Now everything is ready to go. Confirm this with the following command:
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
username:password
with a SSH certificate