Why can't I run "docker init"? Getting "'init' is not a docker command"

Question

I am trying to set up my app as a container. I run docker init in my terminal on my Mac, and I get

docker:'init' is not a docker command.

When I run docker --version, I get Docker version 20.10.8, build 3967b7d

I can also confirm that Docker is running.

Answer 1

to use docker init you need Docker Desktop 4.26.1 and later.

Answer 2

All you need to do is to download the "Docker Desktop" application. After that, you can re-run the command without any errors.