# Install Docker Scout — Manual installation

> Download the latest release from the releases page. Create a subdirectory under $HOME/.docker called scout. Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```console $ mkdir -p $HOME/.docker/scout ``` Extract the archive and move the docker-scout binary to the $HOME/.docker/scou

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## Knowledge

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Download the latest release from the releases page. Create a subdirectory under $HOME/.docker called scout.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ mkdir -p $HOME/.docker/scout
```

Extract the archive and move the docker-scout binary to the $HOME/.docker/scout directory. Make the binary executable: chmod +x $HOME/.docker/scout/docker-scout. Add the scout subdirectory to your .docker/config.json as a plugin directory

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {
     "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [
       "/home/&lt;USER&gt;/.docker/scout"
     ]
   }
```

Substitute with your username on the system.

&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; The path for cliPluginsExtraDirs must be an absolute path.

Download the latest release from the releases page. Create a subdirectory under $HOME/.docker called scout.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ mkdir -p $HOME/.docker/scout
```

Extract the archive and move the docker-scout binary to the $HOME/.docker/scout directory. Make the binary executable

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ chmod +x $HOME/.docker/scout/docker-scout
```

Authorize the binary to be executable on macOS

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine $HOME/.docker/scout/docker-scout
```

Add the scout subdirectory to your .docker/config.json as a plugin directory

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {
     "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [
       "/Users/&lt;USER&gt;/.docker/scout"
     ]
   }
```

Substitute with your username on the system.

&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; The path for cliPluginsExtraDirs must be an absolute path.

Download the latest release from the releases page. Create a subdirectory under %USERPROFILE%/.docker called scout.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   % mkdir %USERPROFILE%\.docker\scout
```

Extract the archive and move the docker-scout.exe binary to the %USERPROFILE%\.docker\scout directory. Add the scout subdirectory to your .docker\config.json as a plugin directory

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
   {
     "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [
       "C:\Users\&lt;USER&gt;\.docker\scout"
     ]
   }
``` …

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