Colima - an alternative to Docker for Mac

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I have a really old iMac (Calalina 10.15.7 - 2012) and Docker for Mac always ran like a complete dog when I started it

I saw a post by Julia Evans (https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/07/10/lima--a-nice-way-to-run-linux-vms-on-mac/) where she talked about Lima, and also Colima! (she also mentioned Orbstack, which is supposed to be great also, but this machine is too old for that software)

So as Colima is a Docker alternative for Mac... I was ready to set sail

Since I use Nix to manage my homebrew installations, I installed it like this:

homebrew = { enable = true;

casks = [
  "colima"
];

};

But an equivalent brew install colima will work the same

The verdict? Works great. Starts fast, runs all my containers, super happy

I never really considered any container runtimes apart from Docker before... I'm glad I do now