I don’t want any kubernetes, though. I just want a VM (or similar) with a Docker in it, that’s simple enough for me to easily set up for my whole company with minimal scripting, and requires zero hand holding for continued support from me.
Especially something like WSL2, which Docker Desktop for Windows uses in the latest releases. I know that is a VM (or similar) but the way it uses memory on demand, rather than reserving a huge chunk of your memory up front, makes a huge difference from a typical VM experience.
It will fallback to VFS which is very slow.