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VMware Fusion & Workstation docker-machine driver. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.
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Package summary
VMware Fusion & Workstation docker-machine driver
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Commands and aliases
- docker-machine-driver-vmware
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Project history and usage
Docker Machine VMware Driver is an external docker-machine driver for provisioning local Docker hosts on VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation. Its niche is making the docker-machine workflow work across both VMware desktop products instead of only the built-in vmwarefusion driver.
Project history
The README frames the driver as a Docker Machine plugin for creating machines on VMware Fusion and Workstation. It explicitly distinguishes itself from Docker Machine's built-in vmwarefusion driver: the external vmware driver also supports VMware Workstation, while vmwarefusion is limited to VMware Fusion.
Adoption history
The project documents installation from GitHub releases, Homebrew, and Go source. That suggests adoption mostly by macOS and workstation users who still relied on Docker Machine's VM-driver model after Docker Desktop and other local-container workflows became more common.
How it is used
The normal workflow is docker-machine create --driver=vmware default, with options for boot2docker images, configdrive cloud-init, CPU count, disk size, memory, network type, shared-folder behavior, SSH user/password, and IP wait time. It requires VMware Workstation 14 or VMware Fusion 10 or newer as the supported host virtualization layer.
Why package nerds care
This package is a good example of the Docker Machine driver plugin ecosystem: a single binary on PATH extends docker-machine with a provider-specific backend. For Homebrew users, it kept an otherwise manual driver install reproducible and upgradeable.
Timeline
- Docker Machine plugin era: The driver follows docker-machine's external driver binary model.
- VMware desktop support: The README documents VMware Workstation 14 and VMware Fusion 10 as supported baselines.
- Package-manager availability: The README documents Homebrew installation for macOS users.
Related projects
- Related projects include Docker Machine, boot2docker, VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, and other machine-drivers organization plugins.
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security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
docker-machine-driver-vmware | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.5
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/machine-drivers/docker-machine-driver-vmware
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/machine-drivers/docker-machine-driver-vmwarenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:docker-machine-driver-vmware |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/docker-machine-driver-vmware |
| Homepage | https://www.vmware.com/products/personal-desktop-virtualization.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/machine-drivers/docker-machine-driver-vmware |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/machine-drivers/docker-machine-driver-vmware#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/machine-drivers/docker-machine-driver-vmware.git |
| Last updated | 2026-07-01T11:07:34+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | docker-machine |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | docker-machine-driver-vmware |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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