We're now a few years out from the Docker licensing fiasco. Who has successfully migrated their company to an alternative? What is working well and what's not?
Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
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Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
#2I have been enjoying containerd & nerdctl on Debian for almost 2 years after being a docker user for ~7 years.
nerdctl uses the same syntax, all my compose.yml files still worked, been a very stable experience, have never considered going back
no comment on winders or macs options, never touch them for dev work
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
#3I have been enjoying containerd & nerdctl on Debian for almost 2 years after being a docker user for ~7 years. nerdctl uses the same syntax, all my compose.yml files still worked, been a very stable experience, have never considered going back no comment on winders or macs options, never touch them for dev work
Nice, are you collaborating with developers at your company? Or is this more for personal use?
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
#4Podman
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#5Checkout Orbstack Its available on MacOS
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#6Podman and podman desktop here.
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#7Orbstack has not yet been enshittified yet
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
#8If you are container based, Podman is probably the best bet.
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#9if you don't need the UI, colima works pretty well for mac
Re: Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
#10Orbstack has not yet been enshittified yet
Honestly what does enshittified this mean in this case?
I can only assume it means “paid” because nobody I know pays for Orbstack or any of these docker tools.