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Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

78 mentions on Hacker News by 68 people: 7 stories, 71 comments · first 2021-05-14 · latest 2026-10-12

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  1. If you had one early on consider it again. The first 6 months was abysmal for me, but ever since https://github.com/lima-vm/lima has been locked down I have ways to compile everything and run any container I want. `nerdctl` has taken a…
    comment by chucky_z · 2022-07-08 · in Ask HN: What's your experience with working M1 and M2 Macs?
  2. Wouldn't Lima serve that role? https://github.com/lima-vm/lima If memory serves me right, it works with Podman.
    comment by ravenstine · 2022-06-04 · in Docker is dead? Podman – an alternative tool?
  3. …wrong, I like to pay for things, but I also like to evaluate alternatives! I used this for a while: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/examples/k8s.yam... It wasn't quite perfectly stable, also not maintained by the Kubernetes…
    comment by yebyen · 2022-05-26 · in Minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows
  4. …as my docker host. It's dead easy to set up: `brew install colima` followed by `colima start`. 1: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima 2: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima
    comment by d3nj4l · 2022-04-29 · in 2022 Mac Studio (20-core M1 Ultra) Review
  5. …Kubernetes, OpenShift and Docker. Only OpenShift is sketchy on arm64, everything else works great. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima is a great tool to run Linux VM. Also Docker for Mac and Rancher Desktop both work perfectly! But switching…
    comment by outcoldman · 2022-04-20 · in Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?
  6. Lima ( https://github.com/lima-vm/lima ) is the best way I've found to handle Docker on M1. Docker Desktop is a hog. Their FAQs are pretty good, too ( https://github.com/lima-vm/lima#faqs--troubleshooting ).
    comment by wfg · 2022-04-19 · in Ask HN: Docker on Apple M1 Silicon
  7. …machine runs macOS (x86_64), so I have a Linux VM as a remote builder. I happen to use LimaVM ( https://github.com/lima-vm/lima ), but anything would work (Qemu, VirtualBox, the VM bundled with Docker Desktop, etc.). PS: Since containers…
    comment by chriswarbo · 2022-03-17 · in How to make Docker images even smaller
  8. …years, but virtiofs depends on Mac's virtualisation.framework and can't be used in qemu currently. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/issues/20#issuecomment-10686... Instead 9p experimental support got there a few days ago:…
    comment by viraptor · 2022-03-16 · in Speed boost achievement unlocked on Docker Desktop 4.6 for Mac
  9. …to me what colima[0] adds to lima[1]. Does anyone know? [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima [1] https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
    comment by cpach · 2022-02-13 · in Running macOS in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon Macs
  10. …to get up and running with docker (and optionally kubernetes) on lima, then this could be it. [1] https://github.com/lima-vm/lima [2] https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/examples/docker....
    comment by freetime2 · 2022-01-28 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  11. what about lima? it seems more easier to get. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
    comment by may13noon · 2022-01-28 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  12. I haven't tested it, but Lima purports to support it: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/blob/master/docs/multi-arch....
    comment by bbatsell · 2022-01-28 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  13. It looks like Rancher Desktop uses Lima VM ( https://github.com/lima-vm/lima ) under the hood, I suppose in the same way that Docker Desktop uses Hypervisor.framework on macos? This is the first I've heard about the Lima project. I'll be…
    comment by cholmon · 2022-01-27 · in Rancher Desktop 1.0
  14. …to mention zsh is the login shell out of the box… It’s more flexible that WSL2 in my opinion See https://github.com/lima-vm/lima for a very friendly QEMU wrapper running on M1
    comment by DrBenCarson · 2022-01-22 · in Open-Sourcing our Firmware
  15. …a Linux vm emulating x64 or aarch64 right now on M1… It’s more flexible that WSL2 in my opinion See https://github.com/lima-vm/lima for a very friendly QEMU wrapper
    comment by DrBenCarson · 2022-01-22 · in Open-Sourcing our Firmware
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    macOS Subsystem for Linux
    story by TylerJaacks · 2022-01-18 · 6 comments
  17. I have been using Lima https://github.com/lima-vm/lima which incidentally is the project behind both rancher desktop and colima I believe. QEMU support allows for running e.g. x86 on arm (with perf/efficiency tradeoffs)
    comment by richardjennings · 2022-01-05 · in Ask HN: What are you going to use instead of Docker Desktop for macOS?
  18. I do a similar thing using Lima (which uses Qemu under the hood) https://github.com/lima-vm/lima (I'm not a fan of Docker, but unfortunately work on some projects that use it)
    comment by chriswarbo · 2021-12-16 · in QEMU 6.2
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    Lima: Linux virtual machines (on macOS, in most cases)
    story by todsacerdoti · 2021-11-02 · 1 comment
  20. …does not use a bundled Ruby runtime and does not use anything from Oracle. Just Go and QEMU... See https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
    comment by afbjorklund · 2021-09-12 · in How to Replace Docker with Podman on a Mac
  21. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima may fit your usecase
    comment by ithkuil · 2021-09-04 · in Migrating from Docker to Podman
  22. …networking, and shared storage. The project has a support path for ARM Macs with a patch QEMU. [0]: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima [1]: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by jburwell · 2021-09-04 · in Migrating from Docker to Podman
  23. Multipass uses reverse sshfs for mounting into the VM. This is a concept also used by lima now. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
    comment by hda111 · 2021-09-02 · in Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
  24. Lima is also a solid alternative for macOS users. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima It runs containerd+nerdctl but I've heard it can also be set up to run Moby engine (docker). https://twitter.com/_AkihiroSuda_/status/1432906244860223493
    comment by alpb · 2021-09-01 · in An Overview of Docker Desktop Alternatives
  25. …on Lima[1] just as the Mac side is. Earlier today I had a discussion on the packaging format. [1] https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
    comment by mfer · 2021-08-31 · in Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies
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    Lima is like a “macOS subsystem for Linux”
    story by feross · 2021-05-19 · 0 comments
  27. ▲ 2
    Show HN: Lima: Linux-on-Mac (“macOS Subsystem for Linux”, “Containerd for Mac”)
    story by saiyam911 · 2021-05-14 · 2 comments
  28. ▲ 266
    Lima: Linux-on-Mac
    story by alexellisuk · 2021-05-14 · 352 comments