Homebrew by abiosoft
Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
About Homebrew
From the project's README at github.com/abiosoft/colima. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Colima - container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup.
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Website & Documentation: colima.run | colima.run/docs Features
Support for Intel and Apple Silicon macOS, and Linux Simple CLI interface with sensible defaults Automatic Port Forwarding Volume mounts Multiple instances Support for multiple container runtimes Docker (with optional Kubernetes) Containerd (with optional Kubernetes) Incus (containers and virtual machines) GPU accelerated containers for AI workloads Getting Started Installation
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 29k | github.com/abiosoft/colima |
| GitHub forks | 573 | github.com/abiosoft/colima |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.7 years | since Sep 2021 |
| Last commit | 16 days ago | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 63 | last: 2 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 3 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Homebrew?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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