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Can you provision a physical host with docker-machine?

Can you provision a physical host with docker-machine or must it be on a VM.

Im currently using docker-machine on ubuntu 18.04 host to provision another ubuntu 18.04 host.

Input: 

   $ docker-machine create \
     --driver generic \
     --generic-ip-address=192.168.1.3 \
     --generic-ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa \
     server2

Output:

Error creating machine: Error detecting OS: Too many retries waiting for SSH 
to be available.  Last error: Maximum number of retries (60) exceeded
Solution

  • Docker Machine is for VMs not physical hosts.