macpine
multipass
macpine | multipass | |
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17 | 129 | |
865 | 7,294 | |
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7.8 | 9.9 | |
21 days ago | 6 days ago | |
Go | C++ | |
Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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macpine
- Tiny Alpine VMs on macOS with instance encryption
- Lightweight Linux VMs on macOS
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Lima: A nice way to run Linux VMs on Mac
I recommend having a look at [1] which allows you to run lightweight alpine VMs on MacOS with easy port forwarding, file sharing, and you can easily run docker inside of it and use docker context to target it.
[1] https://github.com/beringresearch/macpine
- Lightweight Linux VMs on Apple Silicon
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Lightweight Alpine VMs on macOS
I don't see the point of a dedicated tool for this when it is easy enough just to start a Alpine docker container with a couple commands. As this project is just a wrapper for docker and LXD[1] and those tools are already easy enough for the average SWE to interact with, the project seems to just over-complicate an already existing workflow.
[1] https://github.com/beringresearch/macpine#motivation
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LXD containers on macOS at near-native speeds
It uses almost same mounting tech as colima (9p)
Macpine: https://github.com/beringresearch/macpine/blob/71788e9c3c09c...
colima: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/7ebcf14a69158afa43b2...
So it seems that it has same performance as colima project as well.
As for IO performance, see this colima issue https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/146#issuecomment-1...
multipass
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Setting up PHP 8.2 + Laravel 11 dev environment on Multipass
Install Multipass from https://multipass.run
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k8s-snap (Canonical Kubernetes) pour un déploiement simple et rapide d’un cluster k8s …
Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances
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Packer Workflows with Jenkins
Multipass I love Multipass for quick Ubuntu instances spun up for testing or as a playground. Wish I would have known and used of it sooner.
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VMs on macOS using Apple's native Virtualization.Framework
If you just need Ubuntu then you can try "Multipass" from Canonical (https://multipass.run/). Works quite well on my M2 Air. I haven't tried using Linux GUI with it though as I need only terminal based VMs.
- Multipass
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Simulate an Ubuntu-like VM inside macOS
Multipass is pretty clutch for trivial VMs on MacOs for sure. I use it for a bunch of ssh jump boxes running vpns to different sites. The macOS build does not support custom images (lest not without [some truly insane hacks](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1260#issuecomm...) , which doesn’t really matter for what I use it for but it is kind of a bummer. If you need something with a little more grunt but don’t want to go full blown with writing your own QEMU tooling or fussing with something like UTM or Parallels, [quickemu](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu) is a really nice qemu wrapper with sane defaults that can expose a whole lot of power if you need it.
- Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances
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VirtualBox 7.0.10 download links have disappeared
I would be cautious or even distrustful of using anything from Oracle. VirtualBox components come under three different licenses - GPLv2, personal use & evaluation license, and an enterprise license. Their VirtualBox license FAQ [1] gives them enough leeway to change future licenses at will. If an exploit is discovered in your old VirtualBox and they've changed the license, you're out of luck.
We've moved our development to KVM and Virtual Machine Manager on Linux [3] and UTM on Mac [4]. There are other options to run your VM, such as Multipass [5] or VirtualBuddy [6].
On a digressive topic - it was fun migrating our legacy application server stack from Oracle Java (old & poorly considered decision) to OpenJDK, thanks to their license [2].
[1] https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ
[2] https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk-faqs.htm...
[3] https://ubuntu.com/blog/kvm-hyphervisor
[4] https://mac.getutm.app/
[5] https://multipass.run/
[6] https://github.com/insidegui/VirtualBuddy
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Lima: A nice way to run Linux VMs on Mac
How does it compare to https://multipass.run/?
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Hands-on Kubernetes and maybe go for a certification
If you have a reasonably beefy computer, you can always try setting up Multipass and set up 2-3 nodes for a k8s cluster, it's how I'm doing my own certification training. I do have a k3s Raspberry Pi cluster, but with Pi prices being what they are still it'd almost be cheaper to do a cloud setup. ☹️
What are some alternatives?
d2vm - Build Virtual Machine Image from Dockerfile or Docker image
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
colima - Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
wsl-environments
vftool - A simple macOS Virtualisation.framework wrapper
podman-compose - a script to run docker-compose.yml using podman
devenv - Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments
docker-images - Official source of container configurations, images, and examples for Oracle products and projects
CoolProp - Thermophysical properties for the masses
UTM - Virtual machines for iOS and macOS