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Do not forget to remove the machine you started in the cloud.
See Also
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Using
 Docker Machine with Docker Swarm
7.5 Managing Containers Locally Using the Kitematic UI
Problem
Instead of using the command line to manage your containers locally, you would like
to use a graphical interface.
Solution
Use 
Kitematic
. It is available for OS X 10.9+ and Windows 7+. As of Docker 1.8, Kite‐
matic is now bundled in the Docker Toolbox (see 
Recipe 1.6
).
After installing Kitematic by downloading it from the 
website
 or after installing
Docker Toolbox, you can start it. It will automatically create a local Docker host using
Docker Machine and VirtualBox. After the host has booted, you will be presented
with the Kitematic dashboard (see 
Figure 7-1
).
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Figure 7-1. Kitematic dashboard
Kitematic presents you with default container images, and also lets you search the
Docker Hub. In the left gutter in 
Figure 7-1
 you can also see containers that are on
your Docker host. You can start, stop, and manage their settings all through the UI.
Let’s say you want to start Nginx. You can search for an 
nginx
_ image in the search
box at the top of the dashboard and then simply click the Create icon. Docker auto‐
matically downloads the image and starts the container. You can then enter the Set‐
tings window (see 
Figure 7-2
) and check the settings. You could stop the container,
change the settings, and restart the container.