colima
brew install colima
v0.10.3
MIT
Container runtime launcher for macOS and Linux that manages Docker or containerd with minimal configuration.
Why you might care
Colima simplifies container development on macOS by wrapping Lima to provide a lightweight VM with Docker or containerd, avoiding Docker Desktop's resource overhead and licensing concerns. It's single-purpose: set up once, then use your existing docker CLI commands unchanged. For CI/CD and Linux environments it's even simpler—runs container runtimes directly without hypervisor overhead.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://colima.run
- Brew formula source: Formula/c/colima.rb
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