Licensing and activating Docker virtualization

Licensing and activating Docker virtualization

The Nodegrid platform allows administrators to run Docker applications.
To work in Docker, one needs a license that must be installed in Nodegrid.

Follow this steps to run docker in Nodegrid,
  1. Login in as admin in WebUI
  2. Go to System and navigate to License and click Add
  3. Add docker license key and click Save
  4. Now, go to Security and then to Services
  5. Go down to the Enable Virtualization Services section and select Enable Docker
  6. Go to Nework::Settings . Select Enable IPv4 IP Forward
  7. Go to Access page and click console 
  8. Type shell sudo su - to switch to shell
  9. Type docker version  or docker --version to confirm that docker is running.
Note: if docker is still not running, Type /etc/init.d/docker.init restart
One can see all the docker images and created containers in Applications tab in WebUI. One has to logout from UI and log back in to see Applications tab appear in UI after enabling docker.

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