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1. actinium226 ◴[] No.44386853[source]
I tried looking into this, but I do development work on Mac, which is not supported, and so it became a non starter.
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2. thm ◴[] No.44386929[source]
https://orbstack.dev
3. mbreese ◴[] No.44388457[source]
See: https://apptainer.org/docs/admin/main/installation.html#mac

Just like with Docker, it spins up a Linux VM that integrates with Apptainer. You can install/use it with Lima (much like Docker).

You can also install it with `brew install lima` and then run `limactl start template://apptainer` to get a running Apptainer compatible VM running.

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4. actinium226 ◴[] No.44388619[source]
Hm, not sure why I missed that, or maybe I didn't miss it and for some reason decided to just go with Docker. Either way thanks for pointing it out, I'll keep this in mind.
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5. mbreese ◴[] No.44388754{3}[source]
It's not perfect... For example, I don't think there is an easy way to use Apptainer containers w/ VS Code. But it's there if you want to play with it.

I was only partially aware of it as I tend to use Colima more than Lima, but have started to move towards Lima more in general.

That said, I still stick to Docker-style containers personally as they are more widely supported (e.g. VS Code). However, I also work a lot in HPC, so migrating workflows cross-platform to Apptainer containers is a goal of mine.