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Has docker performance improved on MacOS recently?

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Casteil4y ago· 2 in thread

From an M1 standpoint, the engine has been M1-native for a while - there's also a more recent update that makes the Docker Desktop UI/services M1-native.

errcorrectcode4y ago

Well the Engine maybe native, but how is it running the necessary x86_64 Linux VM under HyperKit?

nodesocket4y ago

I don't believe it does, stil get arm64 Docker images. However, there is an experimental mode with Docker Desktop that allows for multiple architecture builds using buildx[1] but I have not tried it.

[1] https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/buildx/

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nodesocket4y ago· 1 in thread

I run development and testing Docker workloads on a 16” M1 Max just fine. Runs native Apple Silicon (arm64)

dupedOP4y ago

I'm more interested in comparative benchmarks. The last I heard MacOS (Intel) running docker was significantly slower than Linux and M1 was just as bad if not worse through Rosetta.

My experience in running the odd docker container on a Mac has been that it was painfully slow compared to any Linux machine.

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