Verify Installation

Verify the CLI, Engine, and runtime path before starting your first container. Exact version output can vary by release, so use the commands as checks rather than as a source for fixed output text.

Verify The CLI

mactain --help
mactain --version

mactain --help should show command groups such as Engine, Runtime, System, Container, Network, Image, Volume, and Blueprint commands.

Verify The Engine

mactain engine status

If the Engine is not running, use the Engine help for the supported start command:

mactain engine start --help

Verify Runtime Assets

mactain runtime --help
mactain runtime install --help

Runtime assets are required before containers can run. If a container command reports missing runtime assets, install or update them with the release-supported runtime command.

Next Steps

If verification succeeds, continue to Runtime assets and then Containers. If a check fails, start with Troubleshooting.

Related

• Installation
• Runtime assets
• CLI reference
• Resource management