Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by conradev on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:46PM
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Use OrbStack. It’s faster than Virtualization.framework because it has its own hypervisor.
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Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by noname120 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:51PM
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Not true, OrbStack uses Virtualization.framework: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36189550
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by saagarjha on Sunday February 22, 2026 @08:27PM
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I don't think they use Virtualization for most launches now
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by noname120 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:36AM
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I think you are right, I’m not sure that they actually use it for stuff that doesn’t require Rosetta (arm64 stuff)
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by nsonha on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:15PM
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Yes but they also use a custom linux kernel to achieve better performance than plain vz. I'm not technical enough to tell if it's bs, but it boots subsecond
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by harshdoesdev on Sunday February 22, 2026 @03:50PM
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OrbStack is great but it is solving a different problem. it's a full Docker Desktop replacement. shuru is just a thin layer over Virtualization.framework for spinning up throwaway sandboxes.
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS
by JoshTriplett on Sunday February 22, 2026 @04:36PM
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OrbStack has some invasive elements inside it trying to provide filesystem integration, and the filesystem they use is not POSIX compliant and causes breakage with some build systems and other software.