Calf

A fast, lightweight alternative to Docker Desktop for running and managing containers on your machine, without the overhead of a full desktop stack.

Quick start

make help          # list commands
make dev-backend   # terminal 1: API on :8765
make dev-ui        # terminal 2: macOS app

See DEVELOPMENT.md for configuration and migration from Docker Desktop.

Installation

macOS

The .dmg and .pkg installers are unsigned during the development phase. To install Calf on macOS, run this single command to install the application:

brew install --cask enegalan/calf-homebrew/calf

Windows

Download the .exe installer from the Releases page and run it. The installer will guide you through the setup process and register the application.

Linux

Download the package for your distribution from the Releases page. We provide three distribution formats for Linux:

• Debian/Ubuntu (.deb):

  sudo dpkg -i calf-<version>-amd64.deb

• RedHat/Fedora (.rpm):

  sudo rpm -i calf-<version>-amd64.rpm

• AppImage: Make the file executable and run it:

  chmod +x Calf-<version>-x86_64.AppImage
  ./Calf-<version>-x86_64.AppImage

License

MIT — see LICENSE.