Colima

Colima is a container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup.

How to install

Brew

brew install colima

From source

You can also install this tool manually from the GitHub

How to use

Start Colima with defaults

colima start

For more usage options

colima --help
colima start --help

Or use a config file

colima start --edit

Installing Buildx

ARCH=amd64 # change to 'arm64' for m1
VERSION=v0.8.2
curl -LO https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/${VERSION}/buildx-${VERSION}.darwin-${ARCH}
mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins
mv buildx-${VERSION}.darwin-${ARCH} ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
chmod +x ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
docker buildx version # verify installation

Are M1 macs supported?

Colima supports and works on M1 macs but not rigorously tested as the author do not currently possess an M1 device.

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