Skip to Content

Changes for page Colima

Last modified by Sebastian Marsching on 2024/10/24 12:42
From version 1.1
edited by Sebastian Marsching
on 2023/03/21 18:34
Change comment: There is no comment for this version
To version 2.1
edited by Sebastian Marsching
on 2024/10/24 12:42
Change comment: There is no comment for this version

Summary

Details

Page properties
Content
... ... @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
1 +{{toc/}}
2 +
3 +# Getting Started
4 +
1 1  [Colima](https://github.com/abiosoft/colima) is an open-source alternative to Docker Desktop on Mac. It can easily be installed via [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
2 2  
3 3  ```sh
... ... @@ -25,4 +25,21 @@
25 25  colima start --arch aarch64 --vm-type=vz --vz-rosetta
26 26  ```
27 27  
28 -
32 +# Changing kernel variables with sysctl
33 +
34 +For some applications (e.g. Elasticsearch) kernel parameters have to be changed with sysctl. In order to not have to do this manually everytime Colima is started, one can edit the Colima configuration using
35 +
36 +```sh
37 +colima start --edit
38 +```
39 +
40 +Inside the editor, one can then add code that is supposed to be executed on startup. For example:
41 +
42 +```diff
43 +- provision: []
44 ++ provision:
45 ++ - mode: system
46 ++ script: sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144
47 +```
48 +
49 +Please refer to [this GitHub issue](https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/384) for details.