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BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | MIT License |
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hyperkit
- HyperKit on Apple Silicon
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Trying Finch and introduce containerd
The author uses a Mac and uses Docker Desktop or colima x Docker CLI to realize a Docker development environment. Dcoker Desktop uses an internal HyperKit (macOS hypervisor) to launch a Linux VM and run dockerd in it. Docker Desktop is based on Lima, and it generates Lima configuration files, and it is used to run Linux.
- LXD containers on macOS at near-native speeds
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Docker on OpenBSD?
Sorry, I was misinformed. It seems MacOS still does use a tool called hyperkit to run a (presumably linux) VM as a backend for docker. I thought it was using something similar to jails.
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New to ARM64 processors world
You might try using HyperKit as the hypervisor with Kubernetes. It uses Apple's own hypervisor. Minikube, or rather docker, supports it. I would go with minicube as you can start and stop it as needed with ease.
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Anyone know how to pass a USB device from M1 mac to Ubuntu container?
I've been reading many forum posts: moby/hyperkit#149 docker/for-mac#900
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A modern toolkit to start working with container images on macOS that meets your needs without requiring a Docker Daemon or even Docker Desktop
What’s the magic behind docker working on macOS?. The answer is virtualization accomplished by the moby/hyperkit hypervisor (AFAIK), a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in your application, which means that dockerd works in a VM virtualized by the hyperkit. Why I’m telling you this is once you decide to work with containerd on your macOS environment to discover capabilities and more adapt to it because we assume you use containerd in your Kubernetes environment as a default container runtime, you had to have the same virtualization technology under the hood to let containerd working on macOS. Also, you need to have some client tooling to interact with containerd by keeping simplicity and usability in mind.
- Windows PC vs Mac?
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Chromium Browser
Docker on Mac is based on Hyperkit which is a lightweight VM. https://github.com/moby/hyperkit Crostini is running in a full KVM instance. You challenged me about the Termina shell. Type it in and see if I'm right. No need to debate this anymore when you can verify for yourself.
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Docker is not allowed for „big“ companies anymore
Docker Desktop doesn't use virtualbox behind the scenes. It uses hyperkit.
colima
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Lcl.host: fast, easy HTTPS in your local dev environment
If you don't need a GUI, the following combo works pretty well:
- https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
- https://github.com/peterldowns/localias
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Damn Small Linux 2024
You might look into CoLima as a way to get started.
https://github.com/abiosoft/colima?tab=readme-ov-file
Its user interface is Docker-like, using containers.
For full desktop, I've only used the commercial app "Parallels", which can set up an Ubuntu desktop for you. Also Fedora and Alpine and Debian I believe.
But
> I don't really have any resources to share. I just know how to boot a vmlinuz with an initramfs using QEMU, and decided to download the Linux kernel source code and try compiling it.
I highly recommend working through Linux from Scratch and possibly the Gentoo Handbook. It's a journey.
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Howto: WASM runtimes in Docker / Colima
I could not find any guide how to add WASM container capability to Docker running on Colima. This guide provides a few Colima templates for exactly this, which adds WasmEdge, Wasmtime and Wasmer runtime types.
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RamRamRamEveryoneSleepingOnDocker
Colima runs much faster on Macos: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
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Podman Desktop v1.5 with Compose onboarding and enhanced Kubernetes pod data
After docker desktop became unusable, I jumped to colima and never looked back. I still use the docker runtime in it (the non-proprietary part) but it also supports containerd. On Mac it's just a "brew install colima" and then "colima start"
I also install the compose and ecr credentials plug-ins (since I use ecr for my container registry.) It has the full functionality of docker desktop minus the UI, which I never used anyways.
https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
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K3s – Lightweight Kubernetes
On my M1 Pro system, I have nothing but positive things to say about the experience of using Colima (https://github.com/abiosoft/colima). Quick to set up and fast to use.
- abiosoft/colima
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UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS
I'd say Lima and Colima should be enough for most use cases:
https://lima-vm.io/
https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
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Lazydocker
The bash/zsh equivalent wouldn't be too hard, but I use fish.
[0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima, https://hn.algolia.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fabiosof...
[1] https://orbstack.dev [3], https://hn.algolia.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Forbstack.dev
[2] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima#customizing-the-vm and https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md#edi...
[3] I’m on OrbStack now, but it isn’t so much better at how I use Docker than Colima is that I think that it’s an instant buy, especially with the planned subscription model. If I used anything other than the Docker integration, I might think it's better, but as of right now, no.
I also have some issues with its insistence on asking for elevated permissions. I will never grant permission[4] to make a symlink to the "standard" Docker socket; context and `$DOCKER_HOST` work well enough. It should not ask if the permission hasn't been given once. I also worry about other "advanced" features that may need an elevated permissions helper[5].
[4] https://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/281#issuecomment...
[5] https://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/281#issuecomment... and following
- FLaNK Stack Weekly for 17 July 2023
What are some alternatives?
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
for-mac - Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac
Podman Desktop - Podman Desktop - A graphical tool for developing on containers and Kubernetes
runj - runj is an experimental, proof-of-concept OCI-compatible runtime for FreeBSD jails.
minikube - Run Kubernetes locally
bravetools - A tool to build, deploy, and release any environment using System Containers.
rd - Container Management and Kubernetes on the Desktop
buildkit - concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit
podman - Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
telepresence - Local development against a remote Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster
multipass - Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances