M1 Mac Nerdctl Configuration

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Configure nerdctl for basic containerization development on Mac ARM64.

Using nerdctl

Create an alias for the command lima nerdctl:

alias nerd='lima nerdctl'

Writing files locally

Create a new hugo blog post file in the current project directory:

lima nerdctl run --rm  -v $(pwd)/src:/src -u `id -u $USER`:`id -g $USER` \
-it elswork/rpi-hugo:latest new posts/2022-01-05-m1-mac-nerdctl.md

Configure lima

Image compatibility

To prevent the error message standard_init_linux.go:228: exec user process caused: exec format error:

Modify the local lima configuration file: ~/.lima/default/lima.yaml:

provision: 
  - mode: system
    script: |
      #!/bin/bash
      systemctl start containerd
      nerdctl run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all

Restart lima:

limactl list #this lists all running vms 
limactl stop default #or name of the machine 
limactl start default #or name of the machine

Or issue commands manually:

limactl shell default                       # onto the VM again
sudo systemctl start containerd
sudo nerdctl run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all

Make your development directory writeable

Modify the local lima configuration file: ~/.lima/default/lima.yaml:

Mounts:
  - location: "~/Projects"
    writable: true

Restart lima:

limactl list #this lists all running vms 
limactl stop default #or name of the machine 
limactl start default #or name of the machine