[inyorgroove]

While there do exist several alternatives to Docker Desktop, I am a fan of multipass. Something I don't see anyone talking about, the host to guest volume mounting performance can't be beat. The alternatives can't hold a candle to Docker Desktop's solution.

I need this volume mounting to get development code changes into the container in a reasonable time and the alternative performance feels like running on a standard hard drive compared to nvme ssd.

[filmgirlcw]

I like Multipass a ton, but as with almost every Docker/VM/Linux config right now, support on the M1 Mac is mixed. (Yes, yes, I know Docker Desktop works on the M1 now. But not all container images do, some run emulated, some break, there are still lots of papercuts.) I’ve had some success with the most recent builds of Multipass, but it isn’t reliable.

For devs who still have access to an Intel Mac, I personally would still use that over an M1 for container/VM/Linux tasks. We’re only a year into the transition so that’s OK, but don’t be caught off guard if you move to an M1 and find your stuff breaking. Incidentally, this is where I find stuff like GitHub Codespaces really nice because I can offload the container bits to a different machine.

[easton]

That might be a fun project if Hacktoberfest comes back this year, get open source projects building images for arm64. A lot of times it’s easy to do.

[filmgirlcw]

That’s actually a great idea!!

[pacifika]

Is it possible to setup a mount from within a cloud init?

[inyorgroove]

Yes, I've got the mount with multipass working no problem. That isn't the issue, the issue is it takes a ruby app 5x longer to boot using the sshfs based mounting vs the gRPC FUSE system Docker bundles with Docker Desktop.