cannot create docker instance on mac

[kuroispd]

Hi,
I need help with creating docker on mac.
(Sorry about my poor English)

$ limactl create --name=docker template://docker
$ limactl start docker

It failed running with docker template.

Logs show a lot of Waiting for the optional requirement 1 of 1: "user probe 1/1" and lastly show did not receive an event with the "running" status.

I tried either using docker.yaml to start but failed.

My computer environment is here:

• MacBook Pro (M3)
• OS: macOS Sequoia 15.2

Is there any configuration required? Please help me.

[afbjorklund]

There should be a line with the location of the serial log files (where more information can be found), it looks something like:

INFO[0000] [hostagent] Starting VZ (hint: to watch the boot progress, see "/Users/afb/.lima/docker/serial*.log") 

You might also find more information about the log from the probe itself in ha.stderr.log in the same instance directory.

https://lima-vm.io/docs/faq/#hints-for-debugging-other-problems

[kuroispd]

serialv.log

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS lima-docker hvc0

lima-docker login:

ha.stderr.log

...
{"level":"info","msg":"Waiting for the optional requirement 1 of 1: \"user probe 1/1\"","time":"2025-01-10T08:09:57+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"executing script \"user probe 1/1\"","time":"2025-01-10T08:09:57+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"executing ssh for script \"user probe 1/1\": /usr/bin/ssh [ssh -F /dev/null -o IdentityFile=\"/Users/{user_name}/.lima/_config/user\" -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost=yes -o GSSAPIAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey -o Compression=no -o BatchMode=yes -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o Ciphers=\"^[email protected],[email protected]\" -o User={user_name} -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPath=\"/Users/{user_name}/.lima/docker/ssh.sock\" -o ControlPersist=yes -p 53010 127.0.0.1 -- /bin/bash -c \"$(printf 'while read -r line; do [ -n \"$line\" ] \u0026\u0026 export \"$line\"; done\u003c\u003cEOF\\n$(sudo cat /mnt/lima-cidata/param.env)\\nEOF\\n/bin/bash')\"]","time":"2025-01-10T08:09:57+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Error during DNS Exchange: dial udp: missing address","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:12+09:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"stdout=\"\", stderr=\"+ timeout 30s bash -c 'until command -v docker \u003e/dev/null 2\u003e\u00261; do sleep 3; done'\\n+ echo 'docker is not installed yet'\\ndocker is not installed yet\\n+ exit 1\\n\", err=failed to execute script \"user probe 1/1\": stdout=\"\", stderr=\"+ timeout 30s bash -c 'until command -v docker \u003e/dev/null 2\u003e\u00261; do sleep 3; done'\\n+ echo 'docker is not installed yet'\\ndocker is not installed yet\\n+ exit 1\\n\": exit status 1","time":"2025-01-10T08:10:27+09:00"}
...

log displays DNS exchange error repeatedly.

[kuroispd]

I was using tethering from iPhone because mac has no permission to connect wifi in my work place.
After connected free wifi docker instance has been ready to use.
Thanks.