Docker machine timeout - how to fix without destroying the machine?

Question

I\'m having a recurring problem with Docker Machine - every few days it decides to timeout and I am unable to recover it once this happens.

Example

Answer 1

So far I have a bit of a hacky solution - this fixes the docker machine but destroys all containers and images.

Script: rebuild-machine.sh

docker-machine rm -y default
docker-machine create -d virtualbox default
docker-machine stop default
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 1,tcp,127.0.0.1,3000,,3000"
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 2,tcp,127.0.0.1,3001,,3001"
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 3,tcp,127.0.0.1,3004,,3004"
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 4,tcp,127.0.0.1,3005,,3005"
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 5,tcp,127.0.0.1,3006,,3006"
VBoxManage modifyvm "default" --natpf1 "Forwarding App 6,tcp,127.0.0.1,8081,,8081"
docker-machine start default
eval $(docker-machine env)

Explanation

• Destroys the default docker machine, containers and images.
• Creates a new docker machine on VirtualBox and stops it so we can modify VirtualBox.
• Adds port forwarding for various applications on VirtualBox.
• Starts the docker machine.
• Ensures the Terminal is setup for the new IP address of the docker machine.