MacOS - Waiting IO Containers to start

This article covers troubleshooting tips when you encounter the "Waiting on IO Containers to start" error.

1️⃣ Make sure you have the required connection speed

• Download 500 Mb/s
• Upload 250 mb/s
• Ping: below 30ms
• These requirements is based on our official Documentation, You can view it here

Having below the required internet speed, could be highly likely the issue.

2️⃣ Check if docker desktop is up to date.

Open up docker desktop:

• Click the docker icon in the top menu bar.
• in the drop down menu, look for an option to check for updates.
• Click to see if you're running the latest version
• If you are conformable with using terminal, Run the command :

Docker --version

3️⃣ Make sure to Disable" Use Containred for pulling and storing images"

At times, containerd can interfere with Docker's default image and container management system, potentially causing issues with starting containers.

4️⃣ Re run the binary again so the new settings can be set.

Important notes to keep in mind

• Check your disk space, minimum required is 256GB.
• In docker desktop settings, please ensure that you slide the memory limit to at least 12GB.
• CPU limit need to be 24 too.