CLI

Lima + Nerdctl

lima and nerdctl

• lima and nerdctl are a replacement for Docker Desktop on MacOS
• Useful Alias: alias d="lima nerdctl"

Install	brew install lima
Start	limactl start [default]
Get a shell	lima
Run a container	lima nerdctl run -it --rm alpine
Run docker-compose	lima nerdctl compose up

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Docker CLI (docker...)

General

Command	Notes
ps	Show running containers
images	Show images
inspect <hash>	Inspect container
logs <hash>	Show logs
search <redis>	Search images

Run

Command	Notes
run --name redisHostPort -p 6379:6379 redis run --name redisDynamic -p 6379 redis	-p <host>:<container> = expose port -p <container> = expose on random port
run -v /opt/docket/data/redis:/data redis	Data Container -v <host>:<container> = mount FS
run -e NODE_ENV=production ...	Set environment variables
run -d redis	Run in background
run ubuntu ps	Run command in foreground
run -it ubuntu bash	Get a shell
attach <hash>	Attach a shell to a background container

Network

Command	Notes
network ls	List all networks on the host
network inspect <network name>	Explore the network to see which containers are attached and their IP addresses
port <name>	Show exposed ports

GUI

Command	Notes
run -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix <container_name>	Run GUI apps (LINUX)
$ brew cask install xquartz $ open -a XQuartz ("Allow conn from net clients") $ IP=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="inet" {print $2}') $ xhost + $IP $ docker run -e DISPLAY=$IP:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix jess/firefox	Run GUI apps (MACOS)