Containers and Kubernetes on macOS: A Setup for 2022

Sahu
7 min readDec 19, 2021
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Update: I have an updated version of this article which builds upon the setup described below, you can find it here — https://mrsauravsahu.medium.com/docker-and-kubernetes-on-macos-a-setup-for-2022-aa01819920b6

I’m writing this blog based on this post I shared on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mrsauravsahu_docker-kubernetes-macos-activity-6877178836908347392-rTnv

This is after the announcement of new subscriptions for Docker Desktop, you can read more about it here — https://www.docker.com/blog/updating-product-subscriptions

So, in a nutshell, Docker Desktop now requires a license for usage for larger companies. Now we have a choice to make, to get the license to use Docker Desktop or evaluate some open-source awesomeness to do these things.

Just to be clear “Docker”, as in Docker images is still open source. The license is for the Docker Desktop App. Read more about the internals of Docker and this naming confusion here — https://www.tutorialworks.com/difference-docker-containerd-runc-crio-oci

I’m going to assume, that you, the reader, are a Software Engineer or someone who uses Docker and Containers for…

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Sahu
Sahu

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All opinions shared are personal and not influenced by my Employer • Senior Software Engineer @ McKinsey & Company