Docker Desktop General Settings (Continued)

enable legacy clients to connect to the Docker daemon. You must use this option with caution as exposing the daemon without TLS can result in remote code execution attacks. - {{< badge color=blue text="Windows only" >}}**Use the WSL 2 based engine**. WSL 2 provides better performance than the Hyper-V backend. For more information, see [Docker Desktop WSL 2 backend](/manuals/desktop/features/wsl/_index.md). - {{< badge color=blue text="Windows only" >}}**Add the `*.docker.internal` names to the host's `/etc/hosts` file (Password required)**. Lets you resolve `*.docker.internal` DNS names from both the host and your containers. - {{< badge color=blue text="Mac only" >}} **Choose Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)**. Choose the Virtual Machine Manager for creating and managing the Docker Desktop Linux VM. - Select **Docker VMM** for the latest and most performant Hypervisor/Virtual Machine Manager. This option is available only on Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 12.5 or later and is currently in Beta. > [!TIP] > > Turn this setting on to make Docker Desktop run faster. - Alternatively, you can choose **Apple Virtualization framework**, **QEMU** (for Apple Silicon), or **HyperKit** (for Intel Macs). For macOS 12.5 and later, Apple Virtualization framework is the default setting. For more information, see [Virtual Machine Manager](/manuals/desktop/features/vmm.md). - {{< badge color=blue text="Mac only" >}}**Choose file sharing implementation for your containers**. Choose whether you want to share files using **VirtioFS**, **gRPC FUSE**, or **osxfs (Legacy)**. VirtioFS is only available for macOS 12.5 and later, and is turned on by default. > [!TIP] > > Use VirtioFS for speedy file sharing. VirtioFS has reduced the time taken to complete filesystem operations by [up to 98%](https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/7#issuecomment-1044452206). It is the only file sharing implementation supported by Docker VMM. - {{< badge color=blue text="Mac only" >}}**Use Rosetta for x86_64/amd64 emulation on Apple Silicon**. Turns on Rosetta to accelerate x86/AMD64 binary emulation on Apple Silicon. This option is only available if you have selected **Apple Virtualization framework** as the Virtual Machine Manager. You must also be on macOS 13 or later. - **Send usage statistics**. Select so Docker Desktop sends diagnostics, crash reports, and usage data. This information helps Docker improve and troubleshoot the application. Clear the checkbox to opt out. Docker may periodically prompt you for more information. - **Use Enhanced Container Isolation**. Select to enhance security by preventing containers from breaching the Linux VM. For more information, see [Enhanced Container Isolation](/manuals/security/for-admins/hardened-desktop/enhanced-container-isolation/_index.md). > [!NOTE] > > This setting is only available if you are signed in to Docker Desktop and have a Docker Business subscription. - **Show CLI hints**. Displays CLI hints and tips when running Docker commands in the CLI. This is turned on by default. To turn CLI hints on or off from the CLI, set `DOCKER_CLI_HINTS` to `true` or `false` respectively. - **Enable Scout image analysis**. When this option is enabled, inspecting an image in Docker Desktop shows a **Start analysis** button that, when selected, analyzes the image with Docker Scout. - **Enable background SBOM indexing**. When this option is enabled, Docker Scout automatically analyzes images that you build or pull. - {{< badge color=blue text="Mac only" >}}**Automatically check configuration**. Regularly checks your configuration to ensure no unexpected changes have been made by another application. Docker Desktop checks if your setup, configured during installation, has been altered by external apps like Orbstack. Docker Desktop checks: - The symlinks of Docker binaries to `/usr/local/bin`. - The symlink of the default Docker socket. Additionally, Docker Desktop ensures that the context is switched to `desktop-linux` on startup.

This section continues the description of Docker Desktop's 'General' settings, focusing on options specific to Windows and Mac, such as enabling WSL 2 for Windows, choosing a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and file sharing implementation (VirtioFS, gRPC FUSE, or osxfs) for Mac, and utilizing Rosetta for x86/AMD64 emulation on Apple Silicon. It also covers general settings like sending usage statistics, enabling Enhanced Container Isolation (Docker Business only), showing CLI hints, enabling Scout image analysis, enabling background SBOM indexing and automatically checking the configuration.