Managed networks (macOS)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

⚡ Requirement	macOS

VMNet assigns a “real” IP address that is reachable from the host.

On Linux hosts, the same shared, host and bridged networks are provided by lima-privileged-net instead.

For VZ instances, the vzNAT network is easier to set up, as it needs neither socket_vmnet nor the sudoers file.

To connect to a socket_vmnet daemon that is not controlled by Lima, see Unmanaged networks.

socket_vmnet

Managed (192.168.105.0/24)

socket_vmnet can be used for adding another guest IP that is accessible from the host and other guests, without depending on vz. It must be installed according to the instruction provided on https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet.

Managed networks (Linux)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

⚡ Requirement	Lima >= 2.3, Linux

Warning

This feature is experimental and subject to change.

On Linux hosts, the shared, host and bridged networks defined in $LIMA_HOME/_config/networks.yaml assign a “real” IP address that is reachable from the host, in the same way socket_vmnet does on macOS.

They are managed by lima-privileged-net, a privileged helper that ships with Lima and is installed to <PREFIX>/libexec/lima/privileged/lima-privileged-net. It creates a Linux bridge per network and attaches one tap device per instance.

Managed networks on Lima

Managed networks (macOS)

socket_vmnet

Managed (192.168.105.0/24)

Managed networks (Linux)