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Replying to @ChrisFusillo
Sorry about this. We just recently added the Cmd-Delete shortcut intended as a force-delete shortcut but didn't know that it conflicts with a macOS text input shortcut, and there's a bug causing it to remain active while the terminal is in focus. It's already fixed in the next version which is being tested and will be released soon.
OrbStack@OrbStack
26 Aug 2025United States
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orbstack x ghostty!
Yeah! @OrbStack 2.0 embedded Ghostty as their built-in terminal (via libghostty). If you use OrbStack, you're now also using Ghostty. So cool to see this. I think we'll only see more of this when libghostty stabilizes and gets packaged properly.
OrbStack@OrbStack
26 Aug 2025United States
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in case you're wondering, we're safe from the latest docker CVE
OrbStack@OrbStack
10 Jan 2025United States
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.local is supposed to be handled by macOS (mDNSResponder), and that's necessary for OrbStack domains to work. I'd recommend removing the dnsmasq as it could cause issues with other apps too.
You can also choose not to use orb.local domains; port forwards and IPs are supported.
OrbStack@OrbStack
10 Jan 2025United States
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hmm...
OrbStack@OrbStack
9 Jan 2025United States
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hmm...
OrbStack@OrbStack
5 Nov 2024United States
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OrbStack 1.8 released:
🐞 Debug Shell for stopped containers
🔨 Debug Shell for built images
🌎 Auto container-to-container HTTPS
docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
OrbStack@OrbStack
22 Aug 2024United States
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Dynamic memory is now out in stable OrbStack v1.7.0! Memory usage is finally a solved problem
orbstack.dev/blog/dynamic-me…
OrbStack@OrbStack
19 Aug 2024United States
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Dynamic memory!
No more randomly high memory usage
Been brewing for a long time: dynamic memory!!!
Now out in OrbStack 1.7.0 Canary: memory is auto-released when no longer used, even while containers/machines are running
This has been a problem since containers on macOS were a thing
docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
OrbStack@OrbStack
28 May 2024United States
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Replying to @fitrapujo @ryanwinchester
Might be worth trying again — fixed almost all issues like that recently. Happy to help if it still doesn't work
OrbStack@OrbStack
22 May 2024United States
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Benchmarks: 75-95% of native
OrbStack@OrbStack
22 May 2024United States
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Truly fast container filesystems on macOS: 2–10x faster, within 75-95% of native.
Slow installs, startup, etc. have plagued Docker/containers on macOS since the beginning. We've fixed this in OrbStack 1.6
orbstack.dev/blog/fast-files…
OrbStack@OrbStack
13 May 2024United States
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Just dropped in Canary: 2–10x faster file system with real near-native performance
To switch: Settings > Update channel
OrbStack@OrbStack
2 May 2024United States
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OrbStack@OrbStack
21 Mar 2024United States
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Container debugging made easy: zsh, tools, packages on any image
orbstack.dev/blog/debug-shel…
OrbStack@OrbStack
17 Mar 2024United States
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OrbStack Debug Shell is now live in Canary!
To switch: Settings > Update channel
docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
nitter.cf/kdrag0n/status/1766691…
OrbStack@OrbStack
5 Feb 2024United States
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Replying to @williamhibberd @nystudio107
You can always find it in File > Migrate Docker Data
OrbStack@OrbStack
4 Feb 2024United States
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You can easily change the memory limit in OrbStack settings.
OrbStack@OrbStack
2 Feb 2024United States
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Psst: love systems? Come work on OrbStack 👀 nitter.cf/kdrag0n/status/1750965…
Hiring for @orbstack!
Looking for a founding engineer who can't get enough of systems and unfamiliar problems
Containers should be a joy to use, not something you have to put up with. Let's build the future of dev envs.
If cpu.land and docs.orbstack.dev/architectu… excite you, DM me :)
or email [email protected]
don't have to know all of these:
- Swift, Go, Rust, C, C++
- Linux, BPF, networking, filesystems
- Profiling, optimization
please share with a friend if they'd be a good fit!
OrbStack@OrbStack
2 Feb 2024United States
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OrbStack 1.4 is here!
🚨 Security fixes
✨ New UI design to show more info
✅ Several requested features (shell completions, custom machine usernames, etc.)
docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…