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title: Lima
description: Podman Desktop can assist you to create a custom Lima instance on Linux and macOS.
tags: [podman-desktop, containers, kubernetes, onboarding, linux, macOS]
keywords: [podman desktop, containers, kubernetes, lima, onboarding, linux, macos]
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# Lima

Lima launches Linux virtual machines with automatic file sharing and port forwarding (similar to WSL2).

With Podman Desktop, you can work on [Lima-powered](https://lima-vm.io/) custom instances or local Kubernetes clusters.

#### Next steps

1. [Installing Lima](/docs/lima/installing).
1. [Create a Lima instance for container workloads](/docs/lima/creating-a-lima-instance).
1. [Create a Lima instance for Kubernetes workloads](/docs/lima/creating-a-kubernetes-instance).
