The 'colima start' command is stuck at 'Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh"', preventing the user from starting the service.
The 'colima start' command is stuck at 'Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh"', preventing the user from starting the service.
Problem statement normalized from the linked evidence
CANDIDATE VIEW · NOT A PUBLISHED OPPORTUNITY
01
Qualification checklist
Gate decision: Aug 15, 2026
×
At least 3 independent users2 / 3
NOT MET
✓
At least 2 independent discussions2 / 2
MET
✓
At least 1 supporting signal2 Blocked workflows · Persistence
MET
02
Observed signals
Users2
Discussions2
Mentions2
Active days2
Source coverageGitHub
TrendUNKNOWN
First seenApr 03, 2023
Last seenDec 02, 2023
Why the gate is holding
Fewer than 3 independent users
Competition research, commercial scoring, and Build Gap analysis do not run until this gate passes.
03
Source evidence
2 evidence records
github · HIGH · Dec 02, 2023
Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh"
### Description Colima stuck with **$colima start** ``` INFO[0000] starting colima INFO[0000] runtime: docker INFO[0000] creating and starting ... context=vm > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the es…
Colima start stuck at Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh"
### Description I am using Mac Intel (12.6.1) colima start command is stuck at ``` INFO[0000] starting colima INFO[0000] runtime: docker INFO[0000] preparing network ... context=vm INFO[0000] starting ... context=vm > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 5: "ssh" > [hostagent] Waiting for the essential…