Community

The GitHub repo of Lima can be found at https://github.com/lima-vm/lima.

Communication channels

• GitHub Discussions

• #lima channel in the CNCF Slack

  • New account: https://slack.cncf.io/
  • Login: https://cloud-native.slack.com/

• Zoom meetings (tentatively monthly)

  • Meeting notes & agenda proposals: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/discussions/categories/meetings
  • Calendar: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/lima

• See https://github.com/lima-vm/.github/blob/main/SECURITY.md for how to report security issues.

Social media accounts

Follow us for project updates, release announcements, and community news:

• https://x.com/@TheLimaProject
• https://mastodon.social/@TheLimaProject

Projects using Lima

Container environments

• Rancher Desktop: Kubernetes and container management to the desktop
• Colima: Docker (and Kubernetes) on macOS with minimal setup
• Finch: Finch is a command line client for local container development
• Podman Desktop: Podman Desktop GUI has a plug-in for Lima virtual machines

GUI

• Lima xbar plugin: xbar plugin to start/stop VMs from the menu bar and see their running status.
• lima-gui: Qt GUI for Lima