Install and run ContaoDock

The current release candidate is an unsigned, unnotarized macOS Apple Silicon DMG built from the development branch. Windows and Linux support have not been established. Since the app is not notarized, macOS may require you to approve it in Privacy & Security after the first launch.

Install the macOS release candidate

Download ContaoDock 0.2.0-rc.2 for Apple Silicon, open the DMG, then drag ContaoDock.app into Applications. This is a native Apple Silicon desktop app; Node.js, Rust, and npx are not needed to install or launch it. macOS may block the first launch because this candidate is unsigned and unnotarized. If so, allow ContaoDock in System Settings → Privacy & Security and open it again.

The local build output is src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/ContaoDock_0.2.0-rc.2_aarch64.dmg.

Build from source

• macOS with the platform prerequisites for Tauri 2
• Node.js and npm
• Rust and Cargo
• Docker Engine with Docker Compose v2

Docker is needed for local Contao environments. The desktop app can start without a configured project, but its local runtime actions require a working Docker Engine.

Run from source

From the project checkout:

npm install
npm run tauri:dev

To create a local release build for your machine:

npm run tauri:build -- --bundles dmg

The resulting app bundle is unsigned and unnotarized. The current release candidate targets Apple Silicon; other operating systems and processor architectures have not been validated.

Docker connection

Start Docker before opening a project runtime. In ContaoDock, the status indicator reports whether it can reach Docker and Compose. If the engine is unavailable, install or start your chosen Docker Engine and retry. ContaoDock does not silently install Docker.