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- Build on Docker devices
- Qt Creator 18.0.2

Build for and run on Docker devices ◦ Configure development tools

# Build on Docker devices

In addition to building applications for Docker, you can use the toolchain in Docker to build the applications in Docker.

Note: Enable the Docker plugin to use it.

A Docker device kit in Build & Run

To build applications on a Docker device:

1. Go to Preferences > Devices > Devices, and then select Add to add a Docker device.
2. Go to Preferences > CMake > Tools, and then select Add.
3. In Path, select Remote in the dropdown menu in Browse (Choose on macOS) to add the path to the CMake executable on the Docker device.
4. Go to Preferences > Kits > Qt Versions, and then select and hold Shift and select the Add button to add the Qt version on the Docker device.
5. Go to Preferences > Kits > Compilers, and then select the compiler type in Add.
6. In C compiler path, select Remote in the dropdown menu in Browse (Choose on macOS) to add the path to the compiler on the Docker device.
7. Go to Preferences > Kits to add a kit for building on the device.
8. Select the device, CMake tool, Qt version, and compiler that you added above.
9. In Type in Run device and Build device, select Docker device. Select the actual device to run and build on in Device.
10. To specify build settings:
    1. Open a project for an application you want to develop for the device.
    2. Select Projects > Build & Run to activate the kit that you specified above.
11. Go to Run Settings to specify run settings. Usually, you can use the default settings.
12. When you run the project, Qt Creator deploys the application as specified by Deploy Settings.

See also Add CMake tools, Enable and disable plugins, How To: Develop for Docker, and How To: Manage Kits.