Ask HN: What alternatives to Docker Desktop are people using?
3•prdonahue•2mo ago
We're now a few years out from the Docker licensing fiasco. Who has successfully migrated their company to an alternative? What is working well and what's not?
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nacozarina•2mo ago
I have been enjoying containerd & nerdctl on Debian for almost 2 years after being a docker user for ~7 years.
nerdctl uses the same syntax, all my compose.yml files still worked, been a very stable experience, have never considered going back
no comment on winders or macs options, never touch them for dev work
prdonahue•2mo ago
Nice, are you collaborating with developers at your company? Or is this more for personal use?
satvikpendem•2mo ago
Podman
mr_o47•2mo ago
Checkout Orbstack Its available on MacOS
jdboyd•2mo ago
Podman and podman desktop here.
server_man3000•2mo ago
Orbstack has not yet been enshittified yet
colesantiago•2mo ago
Honestly what does enshittified this mean in this case?
I can only assume it means “paid” because nobody I know pays for Orbstack or any of these docker tools.
ActorNightly•2mo ago
If you are container based, Podman is probably the best bet.
trcarney•2mo ago
if you don't need the UI, colima works pretty well for mac
nacozarina•2mo ago
nerdctl uses the same syntax, all my compose.yml files still worked, been a very stable experience, have never considered going back
no comment on winders or macs options, never touch them for dev work
prdonahue•2mo ago