Compose: Docker compose very slow on mac catalina

[rizplate]

docker-compose status hangs when making any http call to docker daemon. It was fine using macOS Mojave, I upgraded to Catalina and not it is very slow

I tried all the solutions mentioned above, new docker-compose , using mac binaries etc.
docker compose is very slow on mac catalina, please provide fix

I have installed latest version of docker on mac, and also checked other fixes and bug reports i.e. https://github.com/docker/compose/pull/7010 and #6956

No fixes are working, it is still very slow

[ndeloof]

Please give 1.25.1-rc1 a try, relying on the tar.gz installation

[fxn]

I fetched the RC1 and it is still really slow, see

% time docker-compose --version
docker-compose version 1.25.1-rc1, build d92e9bee
docker-compose --version  0.51s user 0.15s system 4% cpu 14.944 total

Docker Desktop is 2.1.0.5.

[fxn]

My mistake, I overlooked the tarball bit.

With the tarball, and after allowing the execution of a bunch of files manually, it now runs normally. Thanks for the fix!

[rumpl]

@fxn what do you mean by after allowing the execution of a bunch of files manually?

[fxn]

I ran docker-compose --version and had to manually accept in System Preferences the following files:

docker-compose
_bcrypt.abi3.so
_cffi_backend.cpython-37m-darwin.so
_sodium.abi3.so
_constant_time.abi3.so
_openssl.abi3.so

You have to do this one by one. Try, aborts with messsage, approve, repeat.

[ndeloof]

Ok, so approval for software from a non approved apple developer.
Will disappear once compose get notarized within docker desktop distribution

[benlumia007]

I'm still having issues with this, macOS Catalina 10.15.2 is acting up.

[ndeloof]

@benlumia007 please report docker-compose version in use and packaging you're using (single binary vs tar.gz folder)

[benlumia007]

I have always used the Docker for Mac installation instead of installing them separately.

docker-compose version 1.24.1, build 4667896b

[benlumia007]

i just also tested 1.25 and 1.25.1-rc1, is the same thing. am i doing something wrong.

Using Docker Desktop for Mac

[benlumia007]

I eventually added 127.0.0.1 api.apple-cloudkit.com to the hosts file and now is fine. when i use 1.24 by default.

[ndeloof]

By using 1.25.* you need to select the tar.gz installation, not the single 'darwin' binary, to get rid of this issue. Etc/hosts hack can only be considered a temporary workaround

[benlumia007]

hye, so im little confused. I download the docker-compose-Darwin-x86_64.tgz and unzip it, what else do i need to do. i never done this way.

[ndeloof]

setup PATH (or symlink) so that the docker-compose command you execute run the binary within this folder.
Please note Docker Desktop Edge channel do include this 1.25.1-rc1 "tar-gz" packaging

[benlumia007]

ok, I will try that, but in the meantime, do you know when the latest docker-compose will be available as part of the docker desktop for mac installation.

[chetzof]

I eventually added 127.0.0.1 api.apple-cloudkit.com to the hosts file and now is fine. when i use 1.24 by default.

Thanks, that's the only thing that worked. Suggestions about adding localunixsocket to host no longer relevant

[SteffenAnders]

We have solved the problem by installing docker-compose as a container.
See https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/ → "Alternative Install Options".

sudo curl -L --fail https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.26.0/run.sh -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

docker-compose --version