SSH

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Instead of the limactl shell command, SSH can be used too:

$ limactl ls --format='{{.SSHConfigFile}}' default
/Users/example/.lima/default/ssh.config

$ ssh -F /Users/example/.lima/default/ssh.config lima-default

This is useful for interoperability with other software that expects the SSH connectivity.

Using SSH without additional options

Add the following line to your ~/.ssh/config:

Include ~/.lima/*/ssh.config

Then you can connect directly without specifying -F:

ssh lima-default

This configuration is notably useful for the Remote Development mode of Visual Studio Code.

Automatic Startup

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

⚡ Requirement	Lima >= 2.2

Lima instances can be registered to start automatically using limactl autostart. Two conditions are supported: login (start when the user logs in) and boot (start at system boot, before any user session). This replaces the older limactl start-at-login command, which is deprecated as of Lima v2.2.

Starting instances automatically

Use limactl autostart enable to register a Lima instance to start automatically. Use limactl autostart disable to remove the registration.

Usage on Lima

SSH

Using SSH without additional options

Automatic Startup

Starting instances automatically