A Complete Beginner Gets Started Using Docker (Mac)

Our team is planning on moving to Docker in the coming months. After attending a number of Docker-related sessions at cf.Objective() this past week, it seemed time to get my hands dirty and actually start working with it. The following is a painfully simple walkthrough of the steps I took to go from zero-to-Docker.

1. Everyone says to get started at docker.io, but that site redirects now. If you're a developer, start at www.docker.com/get-docker; it's where you end up after navigating all the marketing on the homepage.
2. There are two editions of Docker available. We're just getting started, so we want the free, Community Edition.
3. Following an overview of the Community Edition, I followed the link to download Docker CE for Mac from the Docker Store.
4. I used the Stable download (as opposed to the Edge version) and ran through the installation of the desktop environment. It culminated with the cute message: "We are whaly happy to have you."
5. At this point the desktop app prompts you to "Sign in / Create a Docker ID". Since I didn't have a Docker ID set up yet, I followed the link to cloud.docker.com.
6. I set up my Docker ID, confirmed my email address, and logged in.
7. I got a "Welcome to Docker Cloud" message, with some additional steps that I could take, and guides to Docker Concepts. I skipped these for now and went back to the desktop installation.
8. Now that I had my Docker ID, I logged into desktop app.
9. Then, following the installation instructions, I opened my terminal and ran docker version, which showed the version installed (it was 17.06.0-ce, for the record).
10. I then ran docker run hello-world, which confirmed that images were being pulled successfully, and which also provided a helpful explanation of what actually happened during the command.
11. As a side note, I wondered where the images were being stored on my machine. A quick search lead me to this answer:

$HOME/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/Docker.qcow2

Admittedly, there's nothing particularly insightful or complicated here. However, sometimes the hardest part of learning/using a new technology is overcoming inertia and just getting started. Next, I dive into getting the Lucee CFML engine up and running on my Docker setup.