Running Airbyte locally without Docker Desktop

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The user is asking if it’s possible to run Airbyte locally without Docker Desktop by just having Docker installed.


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Hi there, I’m just getting started with Airbyte and also doing the Udemy course. I use a virtual machine for my work - do I have to install Docker Desktop or is there another way to run Airbyte locally just with Docker installed? https://docs.airbyte.com/using-airbyte/getting-started/oss-quickstart#prerequisites


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["running-airbyte-locally", "docker-desktop", "virtual-machine", "docker"]
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<@U04197GAK9R> Currently, abctl uses knd. Do users need Docker Desktop, or is having Docker alone enough?

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Users only need a docker engine, we suggest docker desktop as that is the easiest thing to setup in most cases

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Great, thank you. I am working on a virtual machine and therefore can’t install Docker Desktop, but I use Docker all the time. The set up docs just say that Docker Desktop is required so I wasn’t sure what the constraint was.

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Are there instructions for running without Docker Desktop?

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If you have docker running, docker ps is all good, it is very likely you can just follow the instructions to install using `abctl``