How to stop Docker (and Kubernetes) using Docker desktop?

Question

I'm running Docker Desktop for MacOS and I don't know how to stop the Docker service. It runs all the time using up the MacBook battery.

On a simple search, there are docs showing how to stop the containers but not the docker service itself.

I might be missing something obvious, but is there a way to stop both Kubernetes and Docker service without having to kill the desktop app?

Answer 1

The docker desktop app starts a qemu vm, so the desktop app has no control over the PIDs. To oversome the "situation" do the following:

• open the Terminal app

• edit the file ~/.bash_profile

• add the following lines

    #macro to kill the docker desktop app and the VM (excluding vmnetd -> it's a service)
    function kdo() {
      ps ax|grep -i docker|egrep -iv 'grep|com.docker.vmnetd'|awk '{print $1}'|xargs kill
    }

• save the file

Quit the terminal app and open it again.

Type kdo to kill all the dependend apps (hypervisor, docker daemon etc.)

Answer 2

You can open the Activy Monitor, select Docker and then use the Quit button.

Maybe you will need to use the Force Quit option.