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Lima

Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

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What is Lima?

Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd. Lima can be considered as a some sort of unofficial "macOS subsystem for Linux", or "containerd for Mac".

  • Automatic file sharing
  • Automatic port forwarding
  • Built-in support for containerd
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