Docker replacements (particularly in Mac M1)
An unusual collection of links.
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Back when Docker announced its change to forced paid plans there were many articles, posts and comments about alternatives (particularly on Mac, which has less options than Linux). I collected several in case I needed to switch, they are the following.
‘Migrating from Docker to Podman’ by Marcus Noble
For a while Podman had some issues on M1 that should be working by now.
How to replace Docker with Podman on a Mac
And another, older one.
Docker over SSH & Qemu : Replacing Docker for Mac
This would be the option I found more interesting, but it has many drawbacks (particularly compose and handling development containers for VS Code).
Rancher Desktop: Kubernetes and container management on the desktop
Rancher is another alternative for Mac, they released a M1 version that should work well.
I also collected several Hacker News comments or threads with tips and suggestions for alternatives.
- I’ve been using Minikube’s docker-engine and haven’t missed DockerForMac for some… (Hacker News comment)
- You can use a remote docker host pretty easily. I’ve been playing with qemu on m… (Hacker News comment)
- Podman, the open source Docker alternative ported to M1 (Apple Silicon) machines (Hacker News set of comments)