Update: I no longer use Colima on my Mac. I just launch a Linux virtual machine using UTM and install Docker in there. When developing, I use VS Code’s Remote - SSH extension to connect to the Linux VM and run Docker commands there.

These instructions are based on the swyx’s article “Running Docker without Docker Desktop”.

1. Uninstall Docker Desktop: Docker menu → Troubleshoot → Uninstall

2. Install these:

   brew install colima docker docker-compose
   

3. Make CLI plugin available:

   bash -c 'mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins
   ln -sfn $(brew --prefix)/opt/docker-compose/bin/docker-compose ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose'