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 If you get an error running docker-compose related to `wincred` got to `~/.docker/config.json` and remove the `"credstore":"wincred"` but leave the curly braces `{}` and save the file.
 
+To check the ip address of your docker machine:
 
+```bash
+       docker-machine ip default
+```
 
 
 Running **setup.sh** creates a Vagrantfile that will allow you to create a Docker box that (currently) runs Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Apache 2.4.18, MySQL 5.7 and PHP 5.6.19/7.1.6 as well as Drupal currently at 7.59/8.5.