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OrbStack
@OrbStack
Jul 28
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.
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@OrbStack
26 Aug 2025
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.
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@OrbStack
26 Aug 2025
in case you're wondering, we're safe from the latest docker CVE
orbstack doesn't have this problem :) (firewall checks incoming interface to block connections to internal tcp proxy)
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@OrbStack
10 Jan 2025
.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.
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@OrbStack
10 Jan 2025
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@OrbStack
9 Jan 2025
hmm...
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@OrbStack
9 Jan 2025
hmm...
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@OrbStack
5 Nov 2024
OrbStack 1.8 released: 🐞 Debug Shell for stopped containers 🔨 Debug Shell for built images 🌎 Auto container-to-container HTTPS docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
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@OrbStack
22 Aug 2024
Dynamic memory is now out in stable OrbStack v1.7.0! Memory usage is finally a solved problem orbstack.dev/blog/dynamic-me…
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@OrbStack
19 Aug 2024
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…
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@OrbStack
28 May 2024
Might be worth trying again — fixed almost all issues like that recently. Happy to help if it still doesn't work
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@OrbStack
22 May 2024
Benchmarks: 75-95% of native
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@OrbStack
22 May 2024
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…
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@OrbStack
13 May 2024
Just dropped in Canary: 2–10x faster file system with real near-native performance To switch: Settings > Update channel
In the next version of OrbStack: true near-native file system performance! 2–10x faster than before pnpm: ~0.5% overhead vs. native macOS (avg 10.8 vs 10.85 sec) with 1614 packages
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@OrbStack
2 May 2024
😢
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@OrbStack
21 Mar 2024
Container debugging made easy: zsh, tools, packages on any image orbstack.dev/blog/debug-shel…
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@OrbStack
17 Mar 2024
OrbStack Debug Shell is now live in Canary! To switch: Settings > Update channel docs.orbstack.dev/release-no… nitter.cf/kdrag0n/status/1766691…
Soon in OrbStack: debug any container (even distroless) with your favorite tools Comes with common tools + nice zsh setup; install any package on top No more: - "docker exec -it /bin/sh" - busybox - missing package manager / shell - missing vim, curl, ip, etc.
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@OrbStack
5 Feb 2024
You can always find it in File > Migrate Docker Data
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@OrbStack
4 Feb 2024
You can easily change the memory limit in OrbStack settings.
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@OrbStack
2 Feb 2024
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!
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@OrbStack
2 Feb 2024
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…
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