Colima vs Docker4Drupal

Colima runs container environments on macOS and Linux, with Docker, containerd, Kubernetes and Incus runtime options. Docker compatibility is intended to let existing Docker workflows and tools continue without changes; containerd users can use nerdctl for a Docker-like command line. It can launch a local, single-node k3s cluster, and users can select an exact K3s version. CPU, memory and disk allocations are configurable, and multiple isolated instances can run with different settings. Colima also documents GPU-accelerated AI workloads on Apple Silicon using Krunkit, with model runners supporting Docker AI Registry and HuggingFace; Ramalama also supports Ollama registries. Those workloads require Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or newer, and Krunkit, with at least 8 GB of RAM recommended. The AI containers are isolated from the host filesystem, other containers and network access unless network access is enabled. Colima is free and MIT-licensed, with installation options for macOS and Linux. Incus virtual machines require m3 or newer Apple Silicon.

Docker4Drupal is a local Drupal environment built from Docker images and a preconfigured Compose setup. It lists images for Drupal CMS 2 and vanilla Drupal 11 and 10, with a stack that includes Nginx, Apache, PHP, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Valkey, Redis, Memcached, Varnish, Node.js, Solr and OpenSearch. Optional tools include Mailpit, Gotenberg, Webgrind, Xhprof viewer, Adminer, phpMyAdmin, Selenium Chrome and Traefik. You can use the bundled Drupal setup or mount an existing codebase. Traefik supports routing multiple projects through a shared port or separate ports; Mailpit catches outbound email by default, and OpenSMTPD can be enabled for delivery. Documentation covers Xdebug for web and command-line debugging and IDE configuration such as PHPStorm. Docker is required, with Docker Compose also required on Linux. Database volumes persist by default, with bind mounts recommended when data should stay attached across restarts. It is free at free under the MIT license, for local development; the project directs server deployment users to Wodby’s Drupal stack.