

Same goes for showing the container inventory: > vctl ps -a INFO container myNginx started and detached from current session To run an image, it should once again feel familiar: > vctl run -name=myNginx -t -d nginx
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Pulling images is familiar, and defaults to docker hub for simplicity, but you can specify a full path to another repo or registry. With the vctl cli experience we wanted to focus on some of the most common tasks users perform with containers, and bring that to our unique container engine to bring folks something radically new. Let’s take a quick look at how we can get started with vctl! A familiar workflow We think users will also be happy to hear that we’ve also added build support, so you can build images from standard Dockerfiles.


So things like ‘vctl run nginx’ works the same as ‘docker run nginx’.

If you’re familiar with docker, you’ll feel right at home. (yes, both!)įor starters, there’s a new syntax.
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Since then, we’ve listened to the community, made some changes, added some new capabilities, and are ready to bring it to the world as part of a free update to your existing copy of Fusion 11.5 or Fusion 11.5 Pro. Some folks may recall that we first introduced vctl as part of Project Nautilus during our Tech Preview a few months back. We use vctl to pull and run images from remote container repositories like Harbor or Docker Hub, or to build custom container images using standard Dockerfiles. Vctl is designed to locally manage containers and our containerd based runtime. vctl: “vee-kettle” or “vee-control”? The debate continues… To support these new workflows, we created a new CLI tool: vctl, and we’re shipping it today as a part of our Fusion 11.5.5 update. Fusion 11.5 users can now pull, build, run and push containers as part of a modern development and testing workflow, without needing other tools such as docker desktop installed. Today, we’re proud to express our commitment to today’s modern developers by delivering new support for OCI containers using our award-winning hypervisor technology stack. However, when it comes to developing and testing today’s modern applications, things look a little different than the traditional ones which Fusion was originally designed to support. VMware has long served developers, as well as end users and IT professionals, with some of the best in class features with our award winning desktop hypervisor products, VMware Fusion and Workstation. We have a lot to share about our commitments to Developers, to Community, and to Windows, so let’s dive right in! Our Commitment to Developers Our beloved products Fusion and Workstation are getting some pretty significant updates for no extra cost to existing users. Today is a big day for us on the Desktop Hypervisor team.
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Tldr Fusion Supports Containers! Download the bits below!
