Configuring and running Docker (Engine)
Configuring and running Docker on various distributions
After successfully installing Docker, the docker daemon runs with its default configuration.
In a production environment, system administrators typically configure the docker daemon to start and stop according to an organization’s requirements. In most cases, the system administrator configures a process manager such as SysVinit, Upstart, or systemd to manage the docker daemon’s start and stop.
Running the docker daemon directly
The docker daemon can be run directly using the docker daemon command. By default it listens on the Unix socket unix:///var/run/docker.sock
$ docker daemon INFO[0000] +job init_networkdriver() INFO[0000] +job serveapi(unix:///var/run/docker.sock) I