README.md

docker managed by lima on OSX

no need to install the docker-desktop package

• We assume you have installed lima with brew

  brew install lima

• Download docker template

  mkdir -p ${HOME}/.lima/docker
  wget --output-document ${HOME}/.lima/docker/lima.yaml \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lima-vm/lima/refs/heads/master/templates/docker.yaml
  grep -iq '^NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost yes' ${HOME}/.ssh/config || \
     echo "NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost yes" >> ${HOME}/.ssh/config

• Now run the lima vm (hosted by ubuntu) using docker

  limactl start docker

• Test your first docker container hosted by lima-vm

  limactl shell docker docker run -it -v $HOME:$HOME --rm alpine

• Check the docker image inside the lima-vm docker

  limactl shell docker docker image ls

To make this lima-vm docker your default docker engine, you just add this line in your session sh file

export DOCKER_HOST=$(limactl list docker --format 'unix://{{.Dir}}/sock/docker.sock')
docker image ls