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Nick Vigilante
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Closes DOCS-68. Promotes the existing "Linux only" guidance on `docs/install/docker.md` from an easy-to-miss bullet point to a prominent `[!IMPORTANT]` callout, and briefly states *why* the page is Linux-only so macOS readers do not waste time on the `getent` / `--group-add` snippets. ## Why this re-scope vs. the original ticket The original DOCS-68 scope was "add a macOS `getent` alternative". On inspection, that framing has three problems: 1. The Requirements section already says "A Linux machine. For macOS devices, start Coder using the standalone binary," so macOS users are already redirected. The signal just lives in a bullet that is easy to overlook. 2. The `--group-add $DOCKER_GROUP` mechanism that drives the `getent` call is Linux-specific. macOS Docker runtimes (Docker Desktop, Colima, Rancher Desktop, Podman) use a VM and forward the socket differently; the flag does not translate cleanly to any of them. 3. Defining a canonical macOS Docker path is the scope of [DEVREL-22](https://linear.app/codercom/issue/DEVREL-22) (recommend Colima / Rancher / Podman alternatives in the Quick Start guide). DOCS-68 should not pre-empt that work. This PR narrows the fix to making the existing macOS guidance unmissable. A real macOS Docker install path can come as a separate follow-up once DEVREL-22 lands and the recommended runtime is settled. <details> <summary>Decision log</summary> * **(A) Close DOCS-68 as absorbed by DEVREL-22.** Rejected — the install page still has a discoverability problem that DEVREL-22 (Quick Start) will not fix. * **(B) Re-scope DOCS-68 to a narrow today-fix (this PR).** Selected. * **(C) Defer DOCS-68 until DEVREL-22 lands.** Rejected — the install page is shipping the weaker guidance every day until then. </details> > [!NOTE] > This is a docs-only change. No product code was modified. --- *Generated by Coder Agents on behalf of @nickvigilante.*