Colima - Drop In replacement for Docker Desktop for Mac and Linux
Colima ( Co ntainer on Li nux Ma chines) is an open source alternative and drop in replacement for Docker Desktop on Mac and Linux. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima It is simple to setup and run containers without the need for sudo or root access. Images can be pulled form both Docker hub ( https://hub.docker.com ) or Amazon's public registry ( https://gallery.ecr.aws ) Amazon's registry is more permissive or friendly with pull rates for both clients and non-clients of AWS. This article show the setup and basics of running containers on mac. Installation command for Linux can vary based on the distribution type, hence please refer to official documentation for up-to-date steps at https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md Installation on mac: brew install docker brew install docker-buildx brew install docker-compose brew install jq brew install colima Setup docker compose as docker plugin mkdir -p $HOME/.docker/cli-plugins ln -sfn $(which docker-compose) $