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Wrong, Orbstack does use VMs. https://docs.orbstack.dev/architecture https://docs.orbstack.dev/architecture > OrbStack uses a lightweight Linux virtual machin
by cstrahan 2y ago
Wrong, Orbstack does use VMs.
https://docs.orbstack.dev/architecture https://docs.orbstack.dev/architecture
> OrbStack uses a lightweight Linux virtual machine with a shared kernel to minimize overhead and save resources, similar to WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
- rahen 2y agoNo. It uses a VM to virtualize a Linux kernel running LXD containers. Those are not virtual machines. https://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/461#issuecomment-1643507209 https://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/461#issuecomment...
- cstrahan 2y agoThe VM you just referred to is a virtual machine, that’s what VM stands for. I think you forgot how this thread got started: > If you’re on macOS, then Orbstack is a nice alternative to Docker Desktop We’re talking about running OCI (“Docker compatible”) images. The page you just linked to makes it apparent that you are talking about something orthogonal: OrbStack’s “machines” feature (https://docs.orbstack.dev/machines/ https://docs.orbstack.dev/machines/). The original topic is that OrbStack’s support for Docker containers is fast (implied: faster than Docker for Desktop), which cannot be explained by the lack of a VM, as both use a Linux VM to run one or more Docker containers.
- ljsaljdljal 2y agolxd supports containers and virtual machines