default.yaml

# ===================================================================== #
# BASIC CONFIGURATION
# ===================================================================== #

# Default values in this YAML file are specified by `null` instead of Lima's "builtin default" values,
# so they can be overridden by the $LIMA_HOME/_config/default.yaml mechanism documented at the end of this file.

# VM type: "qemu", "vz" (on macOS 13 and later), or "default".
# The vmType can be specified only on creating the instance.
# The vmType of existing instances cannot be changed.
# 🟢 Builtin default: "vz" (on macOS 13.5 and later), "qemu" (on others)
vmType: null

# Arch: "default", "x86_64", "aarch64".
# 🟢 Builtin default: "default" (corresponds to the host architecture)
arch: null

# OpenStack-compatible disk image.
# Each image has a `location` URL for the disk image, an `arch` setting, and an optional `digest`.
# 🟢 Builtin default: none (must be specified)
# 🔵 This file: Ubuntu images (inherited via the `base` mechanism later in this file)
images: []

# CPUs
# 🟢 Builtin default: min(4, host CPU cores)
cpus: null

# Memory size
# 🟢 Builtin default: min("4GiB", half of host memory)
memory: null

# Disk size
# 🟢 Builtin default: "100GiB"
disk: null

# Expose host directories to the guest, the mount point might be accessible from all UIDs in the guest
# "location" can use these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, {{.Param.Key}},
# {{.GlobalTempDir}}, and {{.TempDir}}. The global temp dir is always "/tmp" on Unix.
# "mountPoint" can use these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# 🟢 Builtin default: [] (Mount nothing)
# 🔵 This file: Mount the home as read-only (inherited via the `base` mechanism later in this file)
#    Until Lima v1.2, /tmp/lima was mounted too as writable.
mounts: []
# - location: "~"
#  # Configure the mountPoint inside the guest.
#  # 🟢 Builtin default: value of location
#  mountPoint: null
#  # Setting `writable` to true is discouraged when mountType is set to "reverse-sshfs".
#  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
#  writable: null
#  sshfs:
#    # Enabling the SSHFS cache will increase performance of the mounted filesystem, at
#    # the cost of potentially not reflecting changes made on the host in a timely manner.
#    # Warning: It looks like PHP filesystem access does not work correctly when
#    # the cache is disabled.
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: true
#    cache: null
#    # SSHFS has an optional flag called 'follow_symlinks'. This allows mounts
#    # to be properly resolved in the guest os and allow for access to the
#    # contents of the symlink. As a result, symlinked files & folders on the Host
#    # system will look and feel like regular files directories in the Guest OS.
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: false
#    followSymlinks: null
#    # SFTP driver, "builtin" or "openssh-sftp-server". "openssh-sftp-server" is recommended.
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: "openssh-sftp-server" if OpenSSH SFTP Server binary is found, otherwise "builtin"
#    sftpDriver: null
#  9p:
#    # Supported security models are "passthrough", "mapped-xattr", "mapped-file" and "none".
#    # "mapped-xattr" and "mapped-file" are useful for persistent chown but incompatible with symlinks.
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: "none" (since Lima v0.13)
#    securityModel: null
#    # Select 9P protocol version. Valid options are: "9p2000" (legacy), "9p2000.u", "9p2000.L".
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: "9p2000.L"
#    protocolVersion: null
#    # The number of bytes to use for 9p packet payload, where 4KiB is the absolute minimum.
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: "128KiB"
#    msize: null
#    # Specifies a caching policy. Valid options are: "none", "loose", "fscache" and "mmap".
#    # Try choosing "mmap" or "none" if you see a stability issue with the default "fscache".
#    # See https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
#    # 🟢 Builtin default: "fscache" for non-writable mounts, "mmap" for writable mounts
#    cache: null

# List of mount types not supported by the kernel of this distro.
# Also used to resolve the default mount type when not explicitly specified.
#
# NOTE: 9p is broken in Linux v6.9, v6.10, and v6.11.
# The issue was fixed in Linux v6.12-rc5 (https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/be2ca38).
#
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
mountTypesUnsupported: null

# Mount type for above mounts, such as "reverse-sshfs" (from sshocker), "9p" (QEMU’s virtio-9p-pci, aka virtfs),
# or "virtiofs" (experimental on Linux; needs `vmType: vz` on macOS).
# 🟢 Builtin default: "default" (resolved to be "9p" for QEMU since Lima v1.0 on non-Windows, "virtiofs" for vz)
mountType: null

# Enable inotify support for mounted directories (EXPERIMENTAL)
# 🟢 Builtin default: Disabled by default
mountInotify: null

# ===================================================================== #
# ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
# ===================================================================== #

# Lima disks to attach to the instance. The disks will be accessible from inside the
# instance, labeled by name. (e.g. if the disk is named "data", it will be labeled
# "lima-data" inside the instance). The disk will be mounted inside the instance at
# `/mnt/lima-${VOLUME}`.
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
additionalDisks:
# disks should either be a list of disk name strings, for example:
# - "data"
# or a list of disk objects with extra parameters, for example:
# - name: "data"
#   format: true
#   fsType: "ext4"

ssh:
  # A localhost port of the host. Forwarded to port 22 of the guest.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: 0 (automatically assigned to a free port)
  localPort: null
  # Load ~/.ssh/*.pub in addition to $LIMA_HOME/_config/user.pub .
  # This option is useful when you want to use other SSH-based
  # applications such as rsync with the Lima instance.
  # If you have an insecure key under ~/.ssh, do not use this option.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false (since Lima v1.0)
  loadDotSSHPubKeys: null
  # Forward ssh agent into the instance.
  # The ssh agent socket can be mounted in a container at the path `/run/host-services/ssh-auth.sock`.
  # Set the environment variable `SSH_AUTH_SOCK` value to the path above.
  # The socket is accessible by the non-root user inside the Lima instance.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  forwardAgent: null
  # Forward X11 into the instance
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  forwardX11: null
  # Trust forwarded X11 clients
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  forwardX11Trusted: null
  # Enable SSH over vsock.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: true for vz, false for other vmTypes
  overVsock: null

caCerts:
  # If set to `true`, this will remove all the default trusted CA certificates that
  # are normally shipped with the OS.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  removeDefaults: null

  # A list of trusted CA certificate files. The files will be read and passed to cloud-init.
  files:
  # - examples/hello.crt

  # A list of trusted CA certificates. These are directly passed to cloud-init.
  certs:
  # - |
  #   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
  #   YOUR-ORGS-TRUSTED-CA-CERT-HERE
  #   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
  # - |
  #   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
  #   YOUR-ORGS-TRUSTED-CA-CERT-HERE
  #   -----END CERTIFICATE-----

# Upgrade the instance on boot
# Reboot after upgrade if required
# 🟢 Builtin default: false
upgradePackages: null

containerd:
  # Enable system-wide (aka rootful)  containerd and its dependencies (BuildKit, Stargz Snapshotter)
  # Note that `nerdctl.lima` only works in rootless mode; you have to use `lima sudo nerdctl ...`
  # to use rootful containerd with nerdctl.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  system: null
  # Enable user-scoped (aka rootless) containerd and its dependencies
  # 🟢 Builtin default: true (for x86_64 and aarch64)
  user: null
#  # Override containerd archive
#  # 🟢 Builtin default: hard-coded URL with hard-coded digest (see the output of `limactl info | jq .defaultTemplate.containerd.archives`)
#  archives:
#  - location: "~/Downloads/nerdctl-full-X.Y.Z-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
#    arch: "x86_64"
#    digest: "sha256:..."

# Provisioning scripts need to be idempotent because they might be called
# multiple times, e.g. when the host VM is being restarted.
# The scripts can use the following template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
#
# EXPERIMENTAL Alternatively the script can be provided using the "file" property. This file is read when the instance
# is created and then stored under the "script" property. When "file" is specified "script" must be empty.
# The "file" property can either be a string (URL), or an object with a "url" and "digest" properties.
# The "digest" property is currently unused.
# Relative script files will be resolved relative to the location of the template file.
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
# provision:
# # `system` is executed with root privileges
# - mode: system
#   script: |
#     #!/bin/bash
#     set -eux -o pipefail
#     export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
#     apt-get install -y vim
# # `user` is executed without root privileges
# - mode: user
#   file:
#     url: user-provisioning.sh
#     digest: deadbeef
# # `boot` is executed directly by /bin/sh as part of cloud-init-local.service's early boot process,
# # which is why there is no hash-bang specified in the example
# # See cloud-init docs for more info https://docs.cloud-init.io/en/latest/reference/examples.html#run-commands-on-first-boot
# - mode: boot
#   script: |
#     systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service
# # `dependency` is executed before the regular dependency resolution workflow in
# # pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot/30-install-packages.sh
# # If skipDefaultDependencyResolution is set on at least one `dependency` mode provisioning script, the regular
# # dependency resolution workflow in pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/boot/30-install-packages.sh will be skipped.
# - mode: dependency
#   skipDefaultDependencyResolution: false
#   script: |
#     #!/bin/bash
#     dnf config-manager --add-repo ...
#     dnf install ...
# # `ansible` is executed after other scripts are complete
# # It requires `ansible-playbook` command to be installed.
# # Environment variables such as ANSIBLE_CONFIG can be used, to control the behavior of the playbook execution.
# # See ansible docs, and `ansible-config`, for more info https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/
# # DEPRECATED The ansible mode is deprecated, and should not be used. Instead call ansible-playbook directly,
# # either from the host after the instance is started or from the instance by running ansible locally instead.
# - mode: ansible
#   playbook: playbook.yaml
# # `data` is a file that is written to the guest filesystem and not executed at all.
# # The file is written after the boot scripts, but before any other provisioning scripts are run.
# # Note that reverse-sshfs mounts are not established at this time; other mount types are already mounted.
# # The `path` and `content` properties are required. The `file` property can be used the same way as with
# # other provisioning scripts, in which case `content` must be empty. The `owner` defaults to "root:root";
# # the permissions default to 644. The `overwrite` property defaults to `true`, in which case the file will
# # be overwritten on every boot.
# # `path`, `contents`, and `owner` are evaluated as guest templates (see above).
# - mode: data
#   path: /etc/conf.d/example
#   content: |
#     FOO=bar
#   owner: "root:root"
#   permissions: 644
#   overwrite: false
# # Create or edit a file in the guest filesystem by using `yq`.
# # The file specified by `path` will be updated by `expression`.
# # An empty file of the required `format` will be created if it does not yet exist.
# # `format` defaults to "auto" and will be detected by file extension of `path`.
# # If the extension is not recognized by `yq` then `format` must be set to a
# # value from this list:
# #   "auto", "csv", "ini", "json", "props", "tsv", "toml", "xml", "yaml"
# # See https://github.com/mikefarah/yq for more info.
# # Any missing directories will be created as needed.
# # The file permissions will be set to the specified value.
# # The file and directory creation will be performed as the specified owner.
# # If the existing file is not writable by the specified owner, the operation will fail.
# # `path` and `expression` are required.
# # `owner` and `permissions` are optional. Defaults to "root:root" and 644.
# - mode: yq
#   path: "{{.Home}}/.config/docker/daemon.json"
#   expression: ".features.containerd-snapshotter = {{.Param.containerdSnapshotter}}"
#   format: auto
#   owner: "{{.User}}"
#   permissions: 644
#
# Q. In what order are provision scripts executed?
# A. All provisions are processed per boot by each module in stages of cloud-init as follows:
#   1. cloud-init 'init' stage
#     bootcmd:
#     - `mode: boot` scripts are executed
#
#   2. cloud-init 'config' stage
#     write_files:
#     - `00-lima.boot.sh` is created, but not executed
#
#   3. cloud-init 'final' stage
#     scripts_per_boot:
#     - `00-lima.boot.sh` is executed; remaining provisions are processed in the following order:
#       - LIMA pre-defined boot scripts:
#         - `boot/{00-..., ..., 25-...}`
#         - `boot/30-install-packages.sh`
#           - `mode: dependency` scripts are executed
#         - `boot/{35-..., ...}`
#       - `mode: data` files are copied
#       - `mode: yq` files are processed
#       - `mode: system` scripts are executed
#       - `mode: user` scripts are executed

# Probe scripts to check readiness.
# The scripts run in user mode. They must start with a '#!' line.
# The scripts can use the following template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# EXPERIMENTAL Alternatively the script can be provided using the "file" property. This file is read when the instance
# is created and then stored under the "script" property. When "file" is specified "script" must be empty.
# The "file" property can either be a string (URL), or an object with a "url" and "digest" properties.
# The "digest" property is currently unused.
# Relative script files will be resolved relative to the location of the template file.
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
# probes:
# # Only `readiness` probes are supported right now.
# - mode: readiness
#   description: vim to be installed
#   script: |
#      #!/bin/bash
#      set -eux -o pipefail
#      if ! timeout 30s bash -c "until command -v vim; do sleep 3; done"; then
#        echo >&2 "vim is not installed yet"
#        exit 1
#      fi
#   hint: |
#     vim was not installed in the guest. Make sure the package system is working correctly.
#     Also see "/var/log/cloud-init-output.log" in the guest.

# ===================================================================== #
# FURTHER ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
# ===================================================================== #

# A template should specify the minimum Lima version required to parse this template correctly.
# It should not be set if the minimum version is less than 1.0.0
# 🟢 Builtin default: not set
# 🔵 This file: "1.1.0" to use the `base` templating mechanism
minimumLimaVersion: 2.0.0

# EXPERIMENTAL
# Default settings can be imported from base templates. These will be merged in when the instance
# is created, and the combined template is stored in the instance directory.
# This setting can be either a single string (URL), or a list of locators.
# A locator is again either a string (URL), or an object with "url" and "digest" properties, e.g.
# base: [{url: ./base.yaml, digest: decafbad}, …]
# The "digest" property is currently unused.
# Any relative base template name will be resolved relative to the location of the main template.
# 🟢 Builtin default: no base template
# 🔵 This file: Ubuntu images and default mount points
base:
- template:_images/ubuntu
- template:_default/mounts

# User to be used inside the VM
user:
  # User name. An explicitly specified username is not validated by Lima.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: same as the host username, if it is a valid Linux username, otherwise "lima"
  name: null
  # Full name or display name of the user.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: user information from the host
  comment: null
  # Numeric user id. It is not currently possible to specify a group id.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: same as the host user id of the current user (NOT a lookup of the specified "username").
  uid: null
  # Home directory inside the VM, NOT the mounted home directory of the host.
  # It can use the following template variables: {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: "/home/{{.User}}.linux"
  home: null
  # Shell. Needs to be an absolute path.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: "/bin/bash"
  shell: null

vmOpts:
  qemu:
    # Minimum version of QEMU required to create an instance of this template.
    # Will be ignored if the vmType is not "qemu"
    # 🟢 Builtin default: not set
    minimumVersion: null
    # Specify desired QEMU CPU type for each arch.
    # You can see what options are available for host emulation with: `qemu-system-$(arch) -cpu help`.
    # Setting of instructions is supported like this: "qemu64,+ssse3".
    # 🟢 Builtin default: hard-coded arch map with type (see the output of `limactl info | jq .defaultTemplate.cpuType`)
    cpuType:
    #   aarch64: "max" # (or "host" when running on aarch64 host)
    #   armv7l:  "max" # (or "host" when running on armv7l host)
    #   riscv64: "max" # (or "host" when running on riscv64 host)
    #   x86_64:  "max" # (or "host" when running on x86_64 host; additional options are appended on Intel Mac)
  vz:
    # Specify the disk image format: "raw" or "asif".
    # Currently only applies to the primary disk image.
    # "asif" requires macOS 26+, and does not support converting back to "raw".
    # 🟢 Builtin default: "raw"
    diskImageFormat: null
    rosetta:
      # Enable Rosetta inside the VM; needs `vmType: vz`
      # Hint: try `softwareupdate --install-rosetta` if Lima gets stuck at `Installing rosetta...`
      # 🟢 Builtin default: false
      enabled: null
      # Register rosetta to /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
      # 🟢 Builtin default: false
      binfmt: null

# OS: "Linux".
# 🟢 Builtin default: "Linux"
os: null

# DEPRECATED: Use vmOpts.qemu.cpuType instead. See the vmOpts.qemu.cpuType section above for configuration.
cpuType:

# DEPRECATED: Use vmOpts.vz.rosetta instead. See the vmOpts.qemu.cpuType section above for configuration.
rosetta:
  enabled: null
  binfmt: null

# Specify the timezone name (as used by the zoneinfo database). Specify the empty string
# to not set a timezone in the instance.
# 🟢 Builtin default: use name from /etc/timezone or deduce from symlink target of /etc/localtime
timezone: null

firmware:
  # Use legacy BIOS instead of UEFI. Ignored for aarch64 and vz.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  legacyBIOS: null
#  # Override UEFI images
#  # 🟢 Builtin default: uses VM's default UEFI, except for qemu + aarch64.
#  # See <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-12/msg01694.html>
#  images:
#  - location: "~/Downloads/edk2-aarch64-code.fd.gz"
#    arch: "aarch64"
#    digest: "sha256:..."
#    vmType: "qemu"

audio:
  # EXPERIMENTAL
  # QEMU audiodev, e.g., "none", "coreaudio", "pa", "alsa", "oss".
  # VZ driver, use "vz" as device name
  # Choosing "none" will mute the audio output, and not play any sound.
  # Choosing "default" will pick a suitable choice of: coreaudio, pa, dsound, oss.
  # As of QEMU v6.2 the default is to create a disconnected sound device
  # that is still visible in the guest but not connected to the host.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: ""
  device: null

video:
  # QEMU display, e.g., "none", "cocoa", "sdl", "gtk", "vnc", "default".
  # Choosing "none" will hide the video output, and not show any window.
  # Choosing "vnc" will use a network server, and not show any window.
  # Choosing "default" will pick the first available of: gtk, sdl, cocoa.
  # As of QEMU v6.2, enabling anything but none or vnc is known to have negative impact
  # on performance on macOS hosts: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/334
  # 🟢 Builtin default: "none"
  display: null
  # VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a platform-independent graphical
  # desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB)
  vnc:
    # VNC display, e.g.,"to=L", "host:d", "unix:path", "none"
    # By convention the TCP port is 5900+d, connections from any host.
    # 🟢 Builtin default: "127.0.0.1:0,to=9"
    display: null

# The instance can get routable IP addresses from the vmnet framework using
# https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet.
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
networks:
# Lima can manage daemons for networks defined in $LIMA_HOME/_config/networks.yaml
# automatically. The socket_vmnet binary must be installed into
# secure locations only alterable by the "root" user.
# - lima: shared
#   # MAC address of the instance; lima will pick one based on the instance name,
#   # so DHCP assigned ip addresses should remain constant over instance restarts.
#   macAddress: ""
#   # Interface name, defaults to "lima0", "lima1", etc.
#   interface: ""
#   # Interface metric, lowest metric becomes the preferred route.
#   # Defaults to 100. Builtin SLIRP network uses 200.
#   metric: 100
#
# Lima can also connect to "unmanaged" networks addressed by "socket". This
# means that the daemons will not be controlled by Lima, but must be started
# before the instance.  The interface type (host, shared, or bridged) is
# configured in socket_vmnet and not in lima.
# - socket: "/var/run/socket_vmnet"


# The "vzNAT" IP address is accessible from the host, but not from other guests.
# Needs `vmType: vz`
# - vzNAT: true

# Port forwarding rules. Forwarding between ports 22 and ssh.localPort cannot be overridden.
# Rules are checked sequentially until the first one matches.
# portForwards:
# - guestPort: 443
#   hostIP: "0.0.0.0" # overrides the default value "127.0.0.1"; allows privileged port forwarding
# # default: hostPort: 443 (same as guestPort)
# # default: guestIP: "127.0.0.1" (also matches bind addresses "0.0.0.0", "::", and "::1")
# # default: proto: "tcp" (other options: "udp, "any")
#
# - guestPortRange: [4000, 4999]
#   hostIP:  "0.0.0.0" # overrides the default value "127.0.0.1"
# # default: hostPortRange: [4000, 4999] (must specify same number of ports as guestPortRange)
#
# - guestPort: 80
#   hostPort: 8080 # overrides the default value 80
#
# - guestIP: "127.0.0.2" # overrides the default value "127.0.0.1"
#   hostIP: "127.0.0.2" # overrides the default value "127.0.0.1"
# # default: guestPortRange: [1, 65535]
# # default: hostPortRange: [1, 65535]
#
# - guestIP: 0.0.0.0 # otherwise defaults to 127.0.0.1
#   proto: any       # tcp and udp
#   ignore: true     # don't forward these ports (guestPortRange, in this case 1-65535)
#
# - guestPort: 7443
#   guestIP: "0.0.0.0"        # Will match *any* interface
#   guestIPMustBeZero: false  # 0.0.0.0 matches any bound interface, not just 0.0.0.0 itself
#   hostIP: "0.0.0.0"         # Forwards to 0.0.0.0, exposing it externally
#
# - guestSocket: "/run/user/{{.UID}}/my.sock"
#   hostSocket: mysocket
# # default: reverse: false
# # "guestSocket" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# # "hostSocket" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# # "reverse" can only be used for unix sockets right now, not for tcp sockets.
# # Put sockets into "{{.Dir}}/sock" to avoid collision with Lima internal sockets!
# # Sockets can also be forwarded to ports and vice versa, but not to/from a range of ports.
# # Forwarding requires the lima user to have rw access to the "guestsocket",
# # and the local user rwx access to the directory of the "hostsocket".
#
# # Lima internally appends this fallback rule at the end:
# - guestIP: "127.0.0.1"
#   proto: "any"
#   guestPortRange: [1, 65535]
#   hostIP: "127.0.0.1"
#   hostPortRange: [1, 65535]
# # Any port still not matched by a rule will not be forwarded (ignored)

# Copy files from the guest to the host. Copied after provisioning scripts have been completed.
# copyToHost:
# - guest: "/etc/myconfig.cfg"
#   host: "{{.Dir}}/copied-from-guest/myconfig"
# # deleteOnStop: false
# # "guest" can include these template variables: {{.Home}}, {{.Name}}, {{.Hostname}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# # "host" can include {{.Home}}, {{.Dir}}, {{.Name}}, {{.UID}}, {{.User}}, and {{.Param.Key}}.
# # "deleteOnStop" will delete the file from the host when the instance is stopped.

# Message. Information to be shown to the user, given as a Go template for the instance.
# The same template variables as for listing instances can be used, for example {{.Dir}}.
# You can view the complete list of variables using `limactl list --list-fields` command.
# It also includes {{.HostOS}} and {{.HostArch}} vars, for the runtime GOOS and GOARCH.
# 🟢 Builtin default: ""
# message: |
#   This will be shown to the user.

# Extra environment variables that will be loaded into the VM at start up.
# These variables are consumed by internal init scripts, and also added
# to /etc/environment.
# If you set any of "ftp_proxy", "http_proxy", "https_proxy", or "no_proxy", then
# Lima will automatically set an uppercase variant to the same value as well.
# 🟢 Builtin default: {}
# env:
#   KEY: value

# Defines variables used for customizing the functionality.
# Key names must start with an uppercase or lowercase letter followed by
# any number of letters, digits, and underscores.
# Values must not contain non-printable characters except for spaces and tabs.
# These variables can be referenced as {{.Param.Key}} in lima.yaml.
# In provisioning scripts and probes they are also available as predefined
# environment variables, prefixed with "PARAM_" (so `Key` → `$PARAM_Key`).
# param:
#   Key: value

# Lima will override the proxy environment variables with values from the current process
# environment (the environment in effect when you run `limactl start`). It will automatically
# replace the strings "localhost" and "127.0.0.1" with the host gateway address from inside
# the VM, so it stays routable. Use of the process environment can be disabled by setting
# propagateProxyEnv to false.
# 🟢 Builtin default: true
propagateProxyEnv: null

# The host agent implements a DNS server that looks up host names on the host
# using the local system resolver. This means changing VPN and network settings
# are reflected automatically into the guest, including conditional forward,
# and mDNS lookup. By default, only IPv4 addresses will be returned. IPv6 addresses
# can only work when using a vmnet network interface and the host has working
# IPv6 configured as well.
hostResolver:
  # 🟢 Builtin default: true
  enabled: null
  # 🟢 Builtin default: false
  ipv6: null
  # Static names can be defined here as an alternative to adding them to the hosts /etc/hosts.
  # Values can be either other hostnames, or IP addresses. The host.lima.internal name is
  # predefined to specify the gateway address to the host.
  # 🟢 Builtin default: {}
  hosts:
  #   guest.name: 127.1.1.1
  #   host.name: host.lima.internal

# If hostResolver.enabled is false, then the following rules apply for configuring dns:
# Explicitly set DNS addresses for qemu user-mode networking. By default, qemu picks *one*
# nameserver from the host config and forwards all queries to this server. On macOS
# Lima adds the nameservers configured for the first host interface in service order,
# that has an IPv4 address, to the list. In case this still doesn't work (e.g. VPN
# setups), the servers can be specified here explicitly. If nameservers are specified
# here, then the configuration from network preferences will be ignored.
# 🟢 Builtin default: []
# dns:
# - 1.1.1.1
# - 1.0.0.1

# Prefix to use for installing guest agent, and containerd with dependencies (if configured)
# 🟢 Builtin default: /usr/local
guestInstallPrefix: null

# When the "plain" mode is enabled:
# - the YAML properties for mounts, port forwarding, containerd, etc. will be ignored
# - guest agent will not be running
# - dependency packages like sshfs will not be installed into the VM
# User-specified provisioning scripts will be still executed.
# 🟢 Builtin default: false
plain: null

# When the "nestedVirtualization" feature is enabled:
# - Allows running a VM inside the guest VM.
# - The guest VM must configure QEMU with the `-cpu host` parameters to run a nested VM:
#   qemu-system-aarch64 -accel kvm -cpu host -M virt
# - Without specifying `-cpu host`, nested virtualization may fail with the error:
#   qemu-system-aarch64: kvm_init_vcpu: kvm_arch_init_vcpu failed (0): Invalid argument
# - Only supported on Apple M3 or later with `vmType: vz`.
# 🟢 Builtin default: false
nestedVirtualization: null

# ===================================================================== #
# GLOBAL DEFAULTS AND OVERRIDES
# ===================================================================== #

# The builtin defaults can be changed globally by creating a $LIMA_HOME/_config/default.yaml
# file. It will be used by ALL instances under the same $LIMA_HOME, and it
# will be applied on each `limactl start`, so can affect instance restarts.

# A similar mechanism is $LIMA_HOME/_config/override.yaml, which will take
# precedence even over the settings in an instances lima.yaml file.
# It also applies to ALL instances under the same $LIMA_HOME, and is applied
# on each restart. It can be used to globally override settings, e.g. make
# the mount of the home directory writable.

# EXPERIMENTAL
# A third mechanism is $LIMA_HOME/_config/base.yaml. It is similar to
# `default.yaml` but will be merged during the `base` template embedding
# when the instance is created, and not on every start. It becomes part
# of the lima.yaml file.

# On each instance start the config settings are determined: If a value is
# not set in `lima.yaml`, then the `default.yaml` is used. If that file
# doesn't exist, or the value is not defined in the file, then the builtin
# default is used. If `override.yaml` exists and defines the value, then
# it overrides whatever has been chosen so far.

# For slices (e.g. `mounts`, `provision`) and maps (`env`) the entries are
# combined instead of replacing each other. Slices are produced from override
# settings, followed by lima.yaml, followed by default.yaml (but NOT from
# builtin defaults). Maps are produced starting with default.yaml values,
# overwriting with lima.yaml ones, overwriting with override.yaml.

# Exceptions:
# - `dns` will use the list from the highest priority file; they are not
#   combined. If override.yaml defines a list of `dns` entries, then the
#   settings in default.yaml and lima.yaml are ignored.
#
# - `mounts` will update the `writable` setting when 2 entries have the
#   same `location` value. For this reason they are processed in the opposite
#   order: starting with default, followed by lima, and then override.
#
# -`networks` will replace lower priority entries with the same `interface`
#   name with higher priority definitions. This does not apply if the
#  `interface` field is empty. `networks` are therefore also processed
#  in lowest to highest priority order.

# ===================================================================== #
# END OF TEMPLATE
# ===================================================================== #