lima-k3s.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail
set -o xtrace

VM_NAME="${1:-k3s}"

limactl start --name ${VM_NAME} --vm-type=vz --network vzNAT template://ubuntu-lts

limactl shell ${VM_NAME} sudo apt-get update
limactl shell ${VM_NAME} sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon --yes
limactl shell ${VM_NAME} sudo systemctl enable --now avahi-daemon

limactl shell ${VM_NAME} sh -c "curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io |  sh -s - --disable servicelb --disable traefik --tls-san lima-${VM_NAME}.local"

SSH_FILE=$(limactl ls --format='{{.SSHConfigFile}}' ${VM_NAME})

ssh -F ${SSH_FILE} lima-${VM_NAME} sudo cat /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml | kube-config-merge --name lima-${VM_NAME} --server https://lima-${VM_NAME}.local:6443 --override

Short snippet that creates K3s inside Lima VM.
This mimc running k3s on bare metal server.

For any application development kind / minikube is better solution.

Requires: https://github.com/RafalSkolasinski/kube-config-merge