Get the Linux binary
To download the latest version for Linux, use the following URLs:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/i386/docker-latest
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-latest
To download a specific version for Linux, use the following URL patterns:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/i386/docker-<version>
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-<version>
For example:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/i386/docker-1.9.1
https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-1.9.1
Get the Mac OS X binary
The Mac OS X binary is only a client. You cannot use it to run the docker daemon. To download the latest version for Mac OS X, use the following URLs:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Darwin/x86_64/docker-latest
To download a specific version for Mac OS X, use the following URL patterns:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Darwin/x86_64/docker-<version>
For example:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Darwin/x86_64/docker-1.9.1
Get the Windows binary
You can only download the Windows client binary for version 1.9.1 onwards. Moreover, the binary is only a client, you cannot use it to run the docker daemon. To download the latest version for Windows, use the following URLs:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/i386/docker-latest.exe
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/x86_64/docker-latest.exe
To download a specific version for Windows, use the following URL pattern:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/i386/docker-<version>.exe
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/x86_64/docker-<version>.exe
For example:
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/i386/docker-1.9.1.exe
https://get.docker.com/builds/Windows/x86_64/docker-1.9.1.exe
Run the Docker daemon
# start the docker in daemon mode from the directory you unpacked
$ sudo ./docker daemon &