Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by luu » Thu, May 18, 2023, 1:47 AM UTC

Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
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Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by crobibero » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:00 AM UTC

I have had better luck with orbstack (https://orbstack.dev)

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by 0xbadcafebee » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:33 AM UTC

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

Colima/Lima already support more features than OrbStack, and are FOSS, and OrbStack will soon become a paid product (like Docker Desktop), so I would recommend either Colima or Docker Desktop instead.

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by ochoseis » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:34 AM UTC

I just got Colima running on my 2020 x86 MacBook the other day. I ended up having to specify an extra `--cpu-arch` flag to get it running, but it definitely seems quicker and lighter than docker desktop. E.g. my machine used to choke when zooming while running docker and pycharm, but now runs fine.

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Post by tuanm » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:44 AM UTC

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

Pretty perspective, but still so far to institute Docker.

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Post by kdrag0n » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:49 AM UTC

tuanm wrote: post #5

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

Pretty perspective, but still so far to institute Docker.

(I work on OrbStack.) Care to elaborate a bit on why?

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by kdrag0n » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:50 AM UTC

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #3

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

Colima/Lima already support more features than OrbStack, and are FOSS, and OrbStack will soon become a paid product (like Docker Desktop), so I would recommend either Colima or Docker Desktop instead.

(I work on OrbStack.) Fair point. Any missing features that you've noticed in particular?

Edit: OrbStack will also most likely remain free for personal non-commercial use.

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by kdrag0n » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:50 AM UTC

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

I work on OrbStack. Thanks for the mention — happy to answer questions!

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by qbasic_forever » Thu, May 18, 2023, 5:30 AM UTC

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #3

crobibero wrote: post #2

I have had better luck with orbstack ( https://orbstack.dev )

Colima/Lima already support more features than OrbStack, and are FOSS, and OrbStack will soon become a paid product (like Docker Desktop), so I would recommend either Colima or Docker Desktop instead.

Podman is an open source option on all platforms too. On Mac and Windows it runs a VM with Linux just like Docker Desktop, colima, etc.

https://podman.io/docs/installation

Re: Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

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Post by HexDecOctBin » Thu, May 18, 2023, 5:45 AM UTC

How does this compare to Podman or using Docker directly? Can this be used to create something like Distrobox for macOS?