Note: Time drift issue is fixed in latest version of Docker for Mac. Please check https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/17.

docker-time-sync-agent

docker-time-sync-agent is a tool to prevent time drift in Docker for Mac's HyperKit VM.

Docker daemon fails to update the VM's time after computer wakes up from sleep. The result is that VM's clock will be set to a past time. This inturn will make Docker containers use that time.

So what's the problem if the container's use a wrong time ?
Some services (like S3, Okta) will block requests orginating from a source whose time is wrong. Few examples:

• Uploading to S3 will retun a 403 Forbidden
• SAML Authentication with Okta will fail

docker-time-sync-agent listens to system wakeup event and runs a shell script (update-docker-time) that updates the VM's time. Time sync can be triggered manually anytime by running update-docker-time.

Using launchd, docker-time-sync-agent can be made to autostart during login so that on every wakeup, time sync happens automatically.

Installation

Auto

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arunvelsriram/docker-time-sync-agent/master/install.sh | bash

Manual

1. Download the latest binaries from releases page
2. unzip Binaries-Vx.y.z.zip
3. mv /Binaries-Vx.y.z/docker-time-sync-agent /usr/local/bin/
4. mv /Binaries-Vx.y.z/update-docker-time /usr/local/bin/
5. Download this file io.github.arunvelsriram.docker-time-sync-agent.plist
6. Open it and replace 'YOUR_USERNAME' with your Mac's username
7. mv /path/to/io.github.arunvelsriram.docker-time-sync-agent.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
8. launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/io.github.arunvelsriram.docker-time-sync-agent.plist
9. Use Console.app and ~/.docker-time-sync-agent.log file to see the logs
10. Put the computer in sleep mode and wake it up. After 30s from wakeup, time sync will happen

Uninstallation

Manual

1. Run the following commands from your terminal:

   launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/io.github.arunvelsriram.docker-time-sync-agent.plist
   rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/io.github.arunvelsriram.docker-time-sync-agent.plist
   rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-time-sync-agent
   rm -f /usr/local/bin/update-docker-time
   rm -f ~/.docker-time-sync-agent.log
   

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md