Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on news.ycombinator.com
MacOS Docker Linux virtual-machine lima

InfluxDB
Our great sponsors
  • InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
  • WorkOS - The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS
  • SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews
Our great sponsors

  • colima

    Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

    • Mind the clock drift. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/274

  • orbstack

    Fast, light, simple Docker containers & Linux machines for macOS

    • I have had better luck with orbstack (https://orbstack.dev)

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

    InfluxDB logo

  • multipass

    Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances

    • Whenever I need a VM on my MacOS I reach out to Multipass[1].

    It is a project by Canonical and has a decent amount of features to get the job done. However, it only supports Ubuntu VMs and has some rough edges.

    [1] https://multipass.run/

  • finch

    The Finch CLI an open source client for container development

    • You can also try finch from AWS which combines a similar stack

    https://github.com/runfinch/finch

    I work at AWS and helped with testing finch during development

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

Suggest a related project

Related posts