{"id":15123,"date":"2024-03-15T10:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T10:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-docker-to-start-automatically-at-boot-up\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:56:44","slug":"how-to-configure-docker-to-start-automatically-at-boot-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-docker-to-start-automatically-at-boot-up\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure Docker to start automatically at boot-…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Docker can be set to start automatically on boot by following these steps.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the terminal or command prompt and run as administrator.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter the following command to start the Docker service and set it to start automatically at boot:<\/li>\n
  3. For Linux systems, utilize the systemctl command:
    \nsudo systemctl start docker
    \nsudo systemctl enable docker<\/li>\n
  4. For Windows systems, use the following commands:
    \nsc start docker
    \nsc config docker start=auto<\/li>\n
  5. For Mac systems, use the launchctl command to start the com.docker.dockerd service and configure it to boot out on true.<\/li>\n
  6. After completion, restart the computer to verify if Docker has been set to start up automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please note that the specific steps may vary depending on the operating system. Please make appropriate adjustments based on your own operating system version and specific situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Docker can be set to start automatically on boot by following these steps. Open the terminal or command prompt and run as administrator. Enter the following command to start the Docker service and set it to start automatically at boot: For Linux systems, utilize the systemctl command: sudo systemctl start docker sudo systemctl enable docker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[453,1402,299,1404,1403],"class_list":["post-15123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-development","tag-guide","tag-programming","tag-technology","tag-tutorial"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to configure Docker to start automatically at boot-... - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about how to configure docker to start automatically at boot-up.. 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