When Docker Desktop is required
Required for
Not required for
See also
Managed databases need a container engine.
Managed Postgres / Redis / MySQL containers Rig starts for you.
Simple static/Node apps that don’t use managed DBs — or when you point at an external DB.
- Managed Postgres and Redis
- Setup diagnose
When Docker Desktop is required Managed databases need a container engine. docker databases Required for Not required for
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