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K3s – Lightweight Kubernetes
So, please please solve this request here: https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/18...
- Apple Virtualization Framework
- No docker options
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Podman vs. Docker: Comparing the Two Containerization Tools – Linode
https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/releases
Then in Rancher Desktop you enable WSL integration as shown here:
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New Docker Desktop: Run WASM Applications Alongside Linux Containers in Docker
> docker desktop is pretty dead now that it's got restrictive licensing etc...
It would probably be nice to hear more about why you think this is! I've certainly heard of some having to move away from Docker Desktop.
However, at the scale where you need a license (250 employees or 10 million $ in annual revenue) it's not quite as big of an issue, especially at their current pricing per seat: https://www.docker.com/pricing/
> stick to standard open source tools like Colima etc...
Sticking to open source is a great idea!
I think mentioning that Colima runs on macOS and Linux only at the moment is also a good idea: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
A large market share of the Docker Desktop installs are Windows in particular (since it's "the one way" how most install Docker nowadays, as opposed to not really needing a GUI or the supporting tools on Linux).
In another comment I mentioned Podman Desktop as a mostly viable alternative: https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop
Then there's also Rancher Desktop as well: https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop
Regardless, it's nice to see reputable orgs behind the open source projects as well, which gives a bit more credence to their chances of surviving for the years to come.
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Any fully open source docker desktop alternatives?
We evaluated alternatives for docker desktop and will stick to https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop now. It works really good and is fast. The big advantage instead of other competitors is that you can choose dockerd as runtime (so you don’t have to use containerd and nerdctl, which somekind of are drop in replacements - but they are not!)
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What’s your favorite way to host your own stuff quick & dirty?
Locally it's Rancher Desktop, and in a cloud Azure Container Apps is just awesome.
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Confusion about Kubernetes usage at work
I am using Rancher Desktop, but I hollow it out and delete the included node to install k3d :) Now that https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/985 is closed it should be a bit easier, but I didn't have any of the problems these folks mentioned with the workaround.
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Best solid alternative to minikube+docker desktop that works across Mac OS Intel, M1 and maybe Linux?
We're considering Rancher instead but it doesn't seem to be very mature. One of our devs is already using it and is having this issue: https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/1274
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Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
Port forwarding is currently broken if you use dockerd but it will be fixed in the next release or you can run a command to fix it yourself. See https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/12...
It fails to setup some filesystem links because of Unix permissions. You can fix it in command line. See https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/11...
If you put your computer into sleep, the VM time will be out of sync. It's going to be fixed in the next release I believe. It's an old classic bug that happened to me with WSL so it was nice to see it again. https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/83...
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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
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Simulate an Ubuntu-like VM inside macOS
I tend to use https://lima-vm.io/ these days when I need a quick VM environment locally on my laptop.
Lima is what I use as well. It's quick and easy to just fire up a VM with default settings, but also very easy to configure with different file sharing options, port forwarding, different linux distributions, etc. (their examples are also pretty good IMO [1]).
In particular I use it to run an amd64 VM, which I need to run a stubborn service for work that doesn't run on arm CPUs.
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Why are Apple Silicon VMs so different?
For Linux, and if you only need to run CLI tools, I've been very happy with Lima [0]. It runs x86-64 and ARM VMs using QEMU, but can also run ARM VMs using vz [1] (Apple virtualization framework[2]) that is very performant. Also, along with the project colima [3] you can easily start Docker/Podman/Kubernetes instances, totally substituting Docker Desktop for me.
For desktop environments (Linux/Windows) I've used UTM [4] with mixed success. Although it's been almost a year since last time I used it, so maybe it runs better now
There's also Parallels, and people say it's a good product, but it's around USD/EUR 100, and I haven't tested it as I don't have that need.
And there's VMWare Fusion but... who likes VMWare? ;)
[0] - https://lima-vm.io
Lima (1) is a project that packages Linux distros for MacOS and executes them via qemu in the backend. Maybe you could solve your problem by launching one of their vms and inspecting the command line it generates. You might find an option you were missing.
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The beginning of my eBPF Journey - Kprobe Adventures with BCC
If you wish to delve into all the configuration possibilities for Lima VM, you can visit this resource.
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UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS
I'd say Lima and Colima should be enough for most use cases:
Someone pointed me to Lima which is a bit like wsl2 for macos: https://lima-vm.io
Not sure what is used underneath but it worked great for me.
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Lima: Linux Virtual Machines on macOS
Github: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
Lima wraps QEMU in a simple CLI, with neat features for container users, such as filesystem sharing and automatic localhost port forwarding, as well as DNS and proxy propagation for enterprise networks. Rancher Desktop wraps Lima with k3s integration and GUI.
Talks: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/docs/talks.md
What are some alternatives?
colima - Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
multipass - Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances
podman - Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
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.
UTM - Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
minikube - Run Kubernetes locally
nerdctl - contaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, with support for Compose, Rootless, eStargz, OCIcrypt, IPFS, ...
rancher - Complete container management platform
Podman Desktop - Podman Desktop - A graphical tool for developing on containers and Kubernetes
podman-desktop - launch and setup vms for podman
macos-virtualbox - Push-button installer of macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra guests in Virtualbox on x86 CPUs for Windows, Linux, and macOS