Apple Containers seems to be all the hype right now. (besides all things AI) Against a common misconception, Docker is actually still free. Yes, you can pay the 5EUR but as a private user you are free to use Docker, including Docker Desktop. That being said, especially on a Mac, Docker still isn’t natively running, so you run Docker desktop, and then that under the hood basically starts a small Linux VM and in there your actual containers run. So let’s find out if Apple Containers actually let you run things natively, if the performance is better, how the usability is and so on.
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First we need google stuff
It’s been years and years since Jessie Frazelle actually gave a phenomenal talk about Container Hacks and Fun Images. Basically this talk actually got me into containers back then so shout-out to Jessie for that. However, it’s been long 9 years, tools have changed, docker changed and I feel like it’s about time to give it a shot again, to try to stick everything in a container that’s needed for day to day work. Basically, we’ll build our own Silverblue. I’ll bring you along on the ride again (as per usual), so this is not going to be a pitch perfect guide, but rather we’ll be building those images and commands together.
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