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# Docker and Container Runtime Management Use `docker`, `docker compose`, and `lazydocker` to manage container execution, services, and local debugging. [containerize](../containerize/SKILL.md) builds and signs images; [trivy](../security-review/references/trivy/GUIDE.md) scans them for vulnerabilities. Docker, Compose, and Colima are host prerequisites; workstation tools do not install or start them. Inspect existing contexts before choosing a runtime. Container runs execute project code; obtain authority for untrusted images, network pulls, or consequential workloads. Preserve existing volumes and containers. ## Runtime Selection - **macOS**: use [Colima](https://github.com/abiosoft/colima) as the default container runtime instead of Docker Desktop. Colima runs a lightweight Linux VM using Lima and provides a compatible Docker socket. ```bash colima start --cpu 4 --memory 8 colima status colima stop ``` - **Linux**: use the existing Docker-compatible engine; host daemon installation is outside user-space mise setup. ## Workflow 1. **Verify daemon health and storage budget**: confirm the daemon is responsive and check storage footprint before launching workloads. Preserve 20 GiB free space on the workstation. ```bash docker info docker system df ``` 1. **Manage Compose stacks**: start, inspect, and stop multi-container services with project isolation. ```bash docker compose up -d docker compose ps docker compose logs --tail 100 -f