# boot2docker/osx-installer

Docker installer for Mac OS X

Repository: https://github.com/boot2docker/osx-installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/osx-installer
Language: HTML
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-02-23T22:09:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4575, "days_push": 3113, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1239, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.072033+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS installer package (Docker.pkg) for Boot2Docker, the legacy tool for running Docker on Mac OS X via a lightweight Linux VM. The project is officially deprecated in favor of Docker Toolbox.

## Use cases
- install docker on mac os x
- set up boot2docker on a mac
- run docker containers on osx
- build a docker pkg installer for mac
- legacy docker setup on older macs

## When to choose
- you must support a legacy macOS environment where Boot2Docker is still required
- you need to reproduce or maintain the historical Boot2Docker installer package

## When to avoid
- setting up Docker on macOS today - use Docker Desktop or Docker Toolbox instead
- any new project, since the project is deprecated and unmaintained since 2018

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: docker, boot2docker, installer, deprecated, virtualization, containers, devops, macos

## Member repositories
- boot2docker/osx-installer (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.072033+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:09:56.528569+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/boot2docker/osx-installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.072033+00:00, sha b6b6558ed0ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.