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Colima

colima

Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup.

Runs as colima|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 12 fields

Start or stop the Colima container runtime VM. Network, Kubernetes tuning, DNS, mirrors and other start flags are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui colima

colima start

Start the VM
Start the VMExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Container runtime
string
CPUs
integer
Memory (GiB)
number
Disk size (GiB)
integer
VM type
string
Start with Kubernetes
--kubernetes
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Start with resources
runtimecpusmemorydiskvm_typekubernetes
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Container runtime
string
--runtime-rdockercontainerdincus
CPUs
integer
--cpus-c
Memory (GiB)
number
--memory-m
Disk size (GiB)
integer
--disk-d
Architecture
string
--arch-aaarch64x86_64
VM type
string
--vm-type-tvzqemu
Rosetta for amd64 emulation
boolean
--vz-rosetta
Start with Kubernetes
boolean
--kubernetes-k
Mounts
Directory to mount; suffix :w for writable.
string · repeatable
--mount-V
Forward SSH agent
boolean
--ssh-agent-s
Edit config first
boolean
--edit-e

colima stop

Stop the VM
Stop the VMExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Stop without graceful shutdown
--force
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Stop
force
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Stop without graceful shutdown
boolean
--force-f
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
src
--runtime, -r : docker.Name, "container runtime ("+runtimes+")") --cpus, -c : defaultCPU, "number of CPUs") --memory, -m : defaultMemory, "memory in GiB") --disk, -d : defaultDisk, "disk size in GiB") --arch, -a : defaultArch, "architecture (aarch64, x86_64)") --foreground, -f : false, "Keep colima in the foreground") --vm-type, -t : defaultVMType, "virtual…
helpmain 2026-10

github.com

src
--force, -f : false, "stop without graceful shutdown")
helpmain 2026-10

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed colima against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.