hyperkit
A toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in your application (by moby)
initbuntu
A library/ubuntu based image that runs systemd instead of bash (by LoganDark)
| hyperkit | initbuntu | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | |
| 3,574 | 0 | |
| 0.2% | - | |
| 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| about 1 year ago | over 3 years ago | |
| C | Shell | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | - |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
hyperkit
Posts with mentions or reviews of hyperkit.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-01.
- 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.
initbuntu
Posts with mentions or reviews of initbuntu.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-27.
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LXD containers on macOS at near-native speeds
I don't use a VM for Docker. I ran systemd directly inside Docker for macOS.
https://github.com/LoganDark/initbuntu
What are some alternatives?
When comparing hyperkit and initbuntu you can also consider the following projects:
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
bravetools - A tool to build, deploy, and release any environment using System Containers.
for-mac - Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac
telepresence - Local development against a remote Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster
runj - runj is an experimental, proof-of-concept OCI-compatible runtime for FreeBSD jails.
colima - Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
devenv - Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
buildkit - concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit
Mosh - Mobile Shell