Step 4 – switch Lima Virtual Machine type from Qemu to VZ – as the Lima documentation says, ““vz” option makes use of native virtualization support provided by macOS Virtualization.Framework”. Mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins & ln -sfn $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/docker-compose/bin/docker-compose ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose Step 3 (optionally) – Install Docker Compose via Homebrew, and follow the instructions it outputs to link it to Docker: Step 2 – install Colima and Docker via Homebrew: brew install docker & brew install colima (Honestly, I would have never guessed it myself that uninstallation is a part of troubleshooting – unless you uninstall to do clean install I guess).

Step 1 – delete Docker Desktop via Uninstall option in Troubleshooting section of Settings. The switch is quick, but will loose you all your local images – be aware!

I cannot confirm this yet, but I’m eager to try.

There is Lima (Linux Machines, LiMa if you will) and Colima (Containers for Lima, essentially CoLiMa).Īnd license is not the only benefit – apparently Lima (and, consequently, Colima) should be noticeably faster than Docker Desktop. Docker Desktop free license does not allow using it for business purposes, one may find themselves needing an alternative – and, luckily, there is a proper one.