colima-k8s-nix
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Nix | Go | |
MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
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colima-k8s-nix
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Colima k8s nix setup
Article originally posted on github.
lima
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Top 8 Docker Alternatives to Consider in 2025
Lima provides a lightweight alternative to Docker Desktop for macOS users, offering better resource efficiency and native Apple Silicon support.
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Day 3: What is Docker and why should I care?
Docker is a company that maintains the Docker software and also offers a cloud service to run Docker containers in the cloud. They run DockerHub, which is a platform to store share and run Docker images. The actual standard for Docker containers is called OCI (Open Container Initiative). Because Docker is based on OCI there are many other tools that can interact with Docker containers, like Podman or Lima. If you want to go really deep, I really recommend reading the OCI specification! It's long but super interesting.
- Lima v1.0.0
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Docker Desktop Alternative
I'm currently using colima, and none of the other alternatives that I have found support forwarding UDP ports, which I use a lot, so that's a bummer!
Thankfully, lima has landed a new port forwarder with UDP support! [0]. I'm hoping to be able to use it soon once it makes into a release.
[0]: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/commit/13e9cbcabc6a0a05ec389...
- Podman Desktop 1.11: Light mode and new Kubernetes features
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Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
Lima can launch Ubuntu VMs easily: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/examples/ubuntu....
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Colima k8s nix setup
You can run a virtual machine (e.g. lima) from inside a nix-shell, exactly as you would do with a regular shell.
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Ask HN: Startup Devs -What's your biggest pain while managing cloud deployments?
for others similarly curious, here's an example of the thing: https://github.com/noop-inc/template-java-spring-boot/blob/m...
they seem to be using the excellent lima <https://github.com/lima-vm/lima#readme> for booting on macOS; I run colima for its containerd and k8s support but strongly recommend both projects $(brew install lima colima)
- macOS 14.4 causes JVM crashes
- Lima launches Linux virtual machines for macOS
What are some alternatives?
multipass - Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances
colima - Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
UTM - Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
podman - Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
kind - Kubernetes IN Docker - local clusters for testing Kubernetes
Podman Desktop - Podman Desktop is the best free and open source tool to work with Containers and Kubernetes for developers. Get an intuitive and user-friendly interface to effortlessly build, manage, and deploy containers and Kubernetes — all from your desktop.
Docker-OSX - Run macOS VM in a Docker! Run near native OSX-KVM in Docker! X11 Forwarding! CI/CD for OS X Security Research! Docker mac Containers.
nerdctl - contaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, with support for Compose, Rootless, eStargz, OCIcrypt, IPFS, ...
minikube - Run Kubernetes locally
rancher - Complete container management platform
macos-virtualbox - Push-button installer of macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra guests in Virtualbox on x86 CPUs for Windows, Linux, and macOS
orbstack - Fast, light, simple Docker containers & Linux machines

