# Deployment and orchestration — Mac

> Open a terminal, and initialize Docker Swarm mode Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```console $ docker swarm init ``` If all goes well, you should see a message similar to the following Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```shell Sw

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Open a terminal, and initialize Docker Swarm mode

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker swarm init
```

If all goes well, you should see a message similar to the following

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   Swarm initialized: current node (tjjggogqpnpj2phbfbz8jd5oq) is now a manager.

   To add a worker to this swarm, run the following command:

       docker swarm join --token SWMTKN-1-3e0hh0jd5t4yjg209f4g5qpowbsczfahv2dea9a1ay2l8787cf-2h4ly330d0j917ocvzw30j5x9 192.168.65.3:2377

   To add a manager to this swarm, run 'docker swarm join-token manager' and follow the instructions.
```

Run a simple Docker service that uses an alpine-based filesystem, and isolates a ping to 8.8.8.8

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker service create --name demo alpine:latest ping 8.8.8.8
```

Check that your service created one running container

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker service ps demo
```

You should see something like

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   ID                  NAME                IMAGE               NODE                DESIRED STATE       CURRENT STATE           ERROR               PORTS
   463j2s3y4b5o        demo.1              alpine:latest       docker-desktop      Running             Running 8 seconds ago
```

Check that you get the logs you'd expect for a ping process

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker service logs demo
```

You should see the output of a healthy ping process

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
   demo.1.463j2s3y4b5o@docker-desktop    | PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
   demo.1.463j2s3y4b5o@docker-desktop    | 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=0 ttl=37 time=13.005 ms
   demo.1.463j2s3y4b5o@docker-desktop    | 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=1 ttl=37 time=13.847 ms
   demo.1.463j2s3y4b5o@docker-desktop    | 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=2 ttl=37 time=41.296 ms
   ...
```

Finally, tear down your test service

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ docker service rm demo
```

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