The Docker Version Manager (dvm) is a cross-platform command-line tool that helps you install and switch between Docker clients

The Docker Version Manager (dvm) is a cross-platform command-line tool that helps you install and switch between Docker clients. It also helps both avoid and address the following Docker client/server API mismatch error message:

Error response from daemon: client is newer than server (client API version: 1.21, server API version: 1.20)

Note: dvm manipulates the PATH variable of the current shell session, and so the changes that dvm makes are temporary.

Quick Start

After you install dvm, run the detect command and you are all ready to start using Docker.

$ dvm detect
1.13.1 is not installed. Installing now...
Installing 1.13.1...
Now using Docker 1.13.1

$ docker --version
Docker version 1.13.1, build 092cba3

Global Flags

You can use the following global flags with any of the commands. Global flags should be specified before the command, for example: dvm --silent install 1.9.0.

  • --silent

    Suppresses a command’s normal output. Errors are still displayed.

  • --debug

    Prints additional debug information.