Lima
Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
Lima scores 7.4/10 (Strong) in Sandboxes & Runtimes.
Language Go License Apache-2.0 Stars 21.4k★ Type heavyweight Self-host Yes Repo lima-vm/lima Homepage https://lima-vm.io
Quality
Strong 7.4
Adoption 58
Activity 82
Maturity 100
Community 50
Capability 50
Show the math
Overall 7.4/10
value = 7.4/10
score = value
Adoption 6.2/10
value = 58.3/100
score = 1 + 9 * value / 100
Activity 8.4/10
value = 82/100
score = 1 + 9 * value / 100
Maturity 10/10
value = 100/100
score = 1 + 9 * value / 100
Community 5.5/10
value = 50/100
score = 1 + 9 * value / 100
Capability 5.5/10
value = 50/100
score = 1 + 9 * value / 100
Key metrics
21.4k★ GitHub stars
350/90d Recent commits
14 devs/90d Recent contributors
5.1y Project age
active Last commit
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Labels
- Self-hosted
Self-hosted
You deploy and operate it yourself; there is no hosted option here.
- Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Resource-heavy to run (GPU, large memory, or multi-service stack).
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