However, the bootstrapping process is so much work that I've ended up ditching it for now. I don't want to "automate the automation" yet.
Trying out podman now.
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Trying Incus now
Seems a bit less popular and supported, I also like that Podman has strong backing from Red Hat and potentially seamless macOS integration.
Otherwise if Podman will fail I’ll take a look at Incus.