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Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by istoica » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 6:08 PM UTC

Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion
container-desktop.com

Re: Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by bradleyy » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 6:10 PM UTC

While I'm basically fine with Colima on Mac, this seems like a nice alternative to Docker Desktop.

Re: Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by dmonitor » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

what does this offer that podman desktop does not?

https://podman-desktop.io/

Re: Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by moondowner » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:02 PM UTC

I've been using Rancher Desktop as an alternative to Docker Desktop, https://rancherdesktop.io/ on macOS and Windows, it's pretty solid.

It has some kinks to work out but I got it working with IDEs too (e.g. the Intellij IDEA Docker Compose integration to work with it).

What I also like is that existing scripts and etc that use the docker-compose cli work with Rancher Desktop too, as it uses nerdctl https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl

Re: Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by gnulinux » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC

dmonitor wrote: post #3

what does this offer that podman desktop does not? https://podman-desktop.io/

Last I checked podman's support of docker-compose.yml was very limited to say the least. Has it changed?

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Post by veonik » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:11 PM UTC

bradleyy wrote: post #2

While I'm basically fine with Colima on Mac, this seems like a nice alternative to Docker Desktop.

After some initial pains with colima, I tend to agree. Mostly, just needing to specify some VZ args[0] so I could run x86_64 docker images on my M-series.

Is there something in these desktop UIs that colima is completely missing?

[0] `colima start --vm-type=vz --vz-rosetta`

Re: Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion

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Post by hnlmorg » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:15 PM UTC

If you’re on macOS, then Orbstack is a nice alternative to Docker Desktop

(I’m not affiliated with Orbstack)

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Post by samz » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:16 PM UTC

Rancher desktop is fine. I did migration within 30 minutes.

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Post by cweagans » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:17 PM UTC

hnlmorg wrote: post #7

If you’re on macOS, then Orbstack is a nice alternative to Docker Desktop (I’m not affiliated with Orbstack)

Another enthusiastic +1 for OrbStack. It's fantastic.

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Post by throwanem » Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 7:19 PM UTC

cweagans wrote: post #9

hnlmorg wrote: post #7

If you’re on macOS, then Orbstack is a nice alternative to Docker Desktop (I’m not affiliated with Orbstack)

Another enthusiastic +1 for OrbStack. It's fantastic.

GPU support would be a real benefit, but for anything not needing that, Orbstack's become my strong preference.