How to Install cAdvisor on macOS

cadvisor">cAdvisor is an open-source tool that provides container resource usage and performance analysis. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install cAdvisor on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• macOS installed on your machine
• Docker installed on your machine
• Terminal or command prompt

Step 1: Install cAdvisor on Docker

To install cAdvisor on Docker, follow the below steps:

1. Open Terminal or command prompt.
2. Run the following command to download cAdvisor Docker image:

sudo docker pull google/cadvisor

Step 2: Run cAdvisor Container

To run cAdvisor docker container, follow the below steps:

1. Run the following command to start cAdvisor container:

sudo docker run \
  --volume=/:/rootfs:ro \
  --volume=/var/run:/var/run:rw \
  --volume=/sys:/sys:ro \
  --volume=/var/lib/docker/:/var/lib/docker:ro \
  --publish=8080:8080 \
  --detach=true \
  --name=cadvisor \
  google/cadvisor:latest

2. Verify that the container is running by running the following command:

sudo docker ps

You should see the cAdvisor container listed in the output.

Step 3: Access cAdvisor WebUI

To access the cAdvisor WebUI, follow the below steps:

1. Open your web browser.
2. Type http://localhost:8080 in the address bar and hit enter.
3. You should see the cAdvisor dashboard displayed in your browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and accessed cAdvisor on macOS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install cAdvisor on macOS. cAdvisor is a useful tool for monitoring container resources and performance, and can be easily installed on Docker.

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