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Wiki source code of Colima

Version 1.1 by Sebastian Marsching on 2023/03/21 18:34
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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/):
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3 ```sh
4 brew install colima docker docker-compose
5 ```
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7 By default, a virtual machine with 2 CPUs, 2 GB of memory, and 60 GB of storage is created. This can be modified through parameters to `colima start`.
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9 ```sh
10 colima stop
11 colima start --cpu 4 --memory 8 --disk 100
12 ```
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14 One can SSH into the VM where the Docker daemon is running with the `colima ssh` command, but usually this is not necessary. Instead, one can simply use the `docker` command directly in macOS like one would when using Docker Desktop.
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16 The home directory is automatically mounted into the VM through SSHFS, so one can use bind mounts like the following one:
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18 ```sh
19 docker --rm -it -v $HOME/my-dir:/path-in-container image-name
20 ```
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22 Colima supports using Rosetta 2 for improved performance when running on ARM-based Macs:
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24 ```sh
25 colima start --arch aarch64 --vm-type=vz --vz-rosetta
26 ```
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