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lima-vm/lima

Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

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How fast lima-vm/lima is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 16 – Nov 15, 2026

Stars +450 in 61 days

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Forks +57 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 175 in 61 days

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Trendshift Trendingwhere the repository ranked each day it made the top 25

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Stars, forks, merged pull requests and Trendshift Trending rank, by day
DayStars gainedForks gainedMerged PRs
Wed, Sep 16, 2026+1+03
Thu, Sep 17, 2026+8+04
Fri, Sep 18, 2026+6+01
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+10+03
Sun, Sep 20, 2026+5+11
Mon, Sep 21, 2026+5+04
Tue, Sep 22, 2026+6+01
Wed, Sep 23, 2026+8+10
Thu, Sep 24, 2026+5+00
Fri, Sep 25, 2026+11+21
Sat, Sep 26, 2026+1+02
Sun, Sep 27, 2026+7+00
Mon, Sep 28, 2026+9+22
Tue, Sep 29, 2026+5+10
Wed, Sep 30, 2026+7+22
Thu, Oct 1, 2026+11+20
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+9+113
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+2+16
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+6+02
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+7+04
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+7+13
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+6+04
Thu, Oct 8, 2026+7+13
Fri, Oct 9, 2026+3+46
Sat, Oct 10, 2026+8+42
Sun, Oct 11, 2026+6+10
Mon, Oct 12, 2026+5+22
Tue, Oct 13, 2026+10+02
Wed, Oct 14, 2026+7+15
Thu, Oct 15, 2026+5+49
Fri, Oct 16, 2026+12+13
Sat, Oct 17, 2026+5+10
Sun, Oct 18, 2026+4+11
Mon, Oct 19, 2026+2+02
Tue, Oct 20, 2026+10+03
Wed, Oct 21, 2026+7+17
Thu, Oct 22, 2026+11+05
Fri, Oct 23, 2026+17+23
Sat, Oct 24, 2026+6+01
Sun, Oct 25, 2026+6+01
Mon, Oct 26, 2026+4+14
Tue, Oct 27, 2026+6+26
Wed, Oct 28, 2026+7+25
Thu, Oct 29, 2026+7+05
Fri, Oct 30, 2026+8+03
Sat, Oct 31, 2026+7+00
Sun, Nov 1, 2026+1+02
Mon, Nov 2, 2026+10+22
Tue, Nov 3, 2026+11+21
Wed, Nov 4, 2026+10+27
Thu, Nov 5, 2026+4+010
Fri, Nov 6, 2026+12+18
Sat, Nov 7, 2026+13+11
Sun, Nov 8, 2026+10+00
Mon, Nov 9, 2026+6+13
Tue, Nov 10, 2026+15+22
Wed, Nov 11, 2026+14+22
Thu, Nov 12, 2026+12+12
Fri, Nov 13, 2026+11+11
Sat, Nov 14, 2026+9+00
Sun, Nov 15, 2026+0+00
Total+450+57175
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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    Nov 7 – Nov 10, 2025Best #4

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    Mentions and achievements

    Where people are talking about lima-vm/lima, and every badge it has earned
    1. Sep 81 post

      • linux虚拟机快速构建启动

        Read full on X, posted by @xidianwlc

        @xidianwlc · x.com

    2. 15 days earlier
    3. Aug 241 post

      • • Promotes containerd and nerdctl to Mac users • Supports Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes • Works on non-macOS hosts like Linux and NetBSD

        Read full on X, posted by @the_osps

        @the_osps · x.com

    4. 3 months earlier
    5. Jun 102 posts

      • Probably not since those are Linux containers and you most likely want to use Homebrew for Mac 😄

        Read full on X, posted by @valeriangalliat

        @valeriangalliat · x.com

      • I got block device support merged into lima! --block-device=/dev/disk1 No more more messing around with ZFS kernel modules on macOS, which always seem to make my mac a little buggy.

        Read full on X, posted by @thesquashSH

        @thesquashSH · x.com

    6. 9 days earlier
    7. Jun 11 post

      • 🎉Lima v2.1.2 is out! Highlights: - CLI: --param shortcut & --set tab suggestions - OS Templates: Ubuntu 26.04, Fedora 44, updates to mitigate recent Linux vulnerabilities - Fixes: Crucial hostagent…

        Read full on X, posted by @TheLimaProject

        @TheLimaProject · x.com

    8. 9 days earlier
    9. May 231 post

      • Really comfy, as smooth as molecule

        Read full on X, posted by @j21acorp

        @j21acorp · x.com

    10. May 192 posts

      • We have been also collecting User Stories: please share how your organization is adopting Lima (dev env, testing, etc.)

        Read full on X, posted by @_AkihiroSuda_

        @_AkihiroSuda_ · x.com

      • Help me collecting the third-party projects that heavily utilize Lima VM! 🙏 So many projects appeared recently, especially in the context of AI sandboxing 💚

        Read full on X, posted by @_AkihiroSuda_

        @_AkihiroSuda_ · x.com

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