abiosoft/colima
Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 155 days ago, with 110 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #19 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 8, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides container runtimes on macOS and Linux with minimal setup and a simple CLI interface.
- Enables seamless use of multiple container runtimes including Docker, containerd, and Incus with automatic port forwarding and volume mounts.
- Use for running Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters natively on macOS without complex configuration.
- Use for managing containerd-based container workloads with nerdctl integration on macOS or Linux.
- Use for running lightweight virtual machines or containers on Apple Silicon Macs using Incus runtime with VM customization.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Support for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and Linux
Colima is available on Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix. Check here for other installation options.
Or stay on the bleeding edge (only Homebrew)
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+1,248 stars over 89 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +17 on Sep 24.
Forks
638+38
Open issues
413+29
Compared with peers in DevOps
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| milind-soni/OpenMausBot | 20.6K | +8.4K | 75 | today |
| DuarteSantos8/openGym | 20.8K | +1.7K | 75 | 7 days ago |
| superplanehq/superplane | 9.8K | +1.0K | 75 | 13 days ago |
| elie222/rakazo | 7.8K | +958 | 75 | today |
| AstrBotDevs/AstrBot | 46.6K | +774 | 75 | 10 days ago |
| abiosoft/colima | 31.6K | — | 47 | 155 days ago |
| Category median | 20.6K | +1.0K | 75 | — |
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