install Docker on macOS using brew

First install Docker Desktop, which includes docker and docker-compose command line tools.

$ brew update
$ brew install --cask docker

In order to use the command line tools, you first need to launch Docker.app via Spotlight.

$ docker --version
Docker version 20.10.23, build 7155243

$ docker-compose --version
Docker Compose version v2.15.1
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