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Frequently asked questions

Common questions and the errors the installer can show. This page grows as more come up, so check back if you hit something new.

Installation

The installer stops and says Docker isn't installed

Grovely runs entirely inside Docker, so Docker has to be installed and running before the installer can start anything up. If you run it before Docker is set up, it stops right away with one of these messages:

❌ Docker is not installed.
   Install it from https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/ and run this script again.
❌ Docker Compose v2 is not available.
   Make sure you have Docker Engine 24+ installed.

To fix it:

  1. Install Docker Desktop (Windows and Mac) or Docker Engine with Compose v2 (Linux).
  2. Open Docker Desktop and wait for it to finish starting - it needs to be running, not just installed.
  3. Run the installer again. It will pick up Docker and continue.

On Windows, "Docker Compose is not available" usually means Docker Desktop is installed but not started yet. Launch it, wait for the whale icon to settle, then re-run the installer.