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OrbStack 1.8 released:
🐞 Debug Shell for stopped containers
🔨 Debug Shell for built images
🌎 Auto container-to-container HTTPS
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Dynamic memory is now out in stable OrbStack v1.7.0! Memory usage is finally a solved problem
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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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Container debugging made easy: zsh, tools, packages on any image
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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.)
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OrbStack 1.3 is here!
✨ Cloud-init for machines: easily test/replicate/debug dev envs, EC2 instances, and other Linux setups. Same user data format as cloud providers.
✨ Kubernetes cluster.local domains for services & pods
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OrbStack 1.2 is here!
✨ Native access to container files, with Finder and your favorite tools
No more "docker cp" or "docker exec"
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OrbStack v1.2.0 is out in the Canary channel with native access to container files from Finder & Terminal!
Easily view & edit files in containers with your favorite tools
To update: Settings > Update channel = Canary, then OrbStack > Check for Updates
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In the next version of OrbStack: native Finder & terminal access to container files
Makes it easy to edit and copy files in containers with the same tools you use on macOS
No clunky Electron files UI
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OrbStack 1.1 is here!
HTTPS+domains for your containers in 6 seconds
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OrbStack v1.1.0 is out in the Canary channel with automatic HTTPS for all containers & services!
To update: Settings > Update channel = Canary, then OrbStack menu > Check for Updates
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Automatic HTTPS+domains for all containers & services in OrbStack
(this is first-time setup — very seamless)
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🚨 REMINDER: PRO LICENSE IS REQUIRED for commercial use of OrbStack!
A 30-day trial started when you updated to 1.0. If you updated on launch day, it may expire in 3 days!
To extend your trial and get details on purchasing: ✉️ pricing@orbstack.dev
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x86 Docker containers crashing after updating to macOS 14 Sonoma? It's an Apple bug, but don't fret — OrbStack (v1.0.1) fixes it!
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OrbStack v1.0.1 is out! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
🎉 Fixed x86 containers crashing on macOS 14 Sonoma
🕒 See when your Pro (commercial use) trial expires
🐞 Many other fixes and tweaks
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Introducing OrbStack 1.0: the fast, light, easy way to run Docker containers & Linux
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OrbStack 0.17.2 is out! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
We've been hard at work making OrbStack as stable, reliable, and easy to use as possible.
🛠️ Filter Compose project logs to a set of services
✨ Start containers & projects from menu bar
🐞 More bug fixes than we can count
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OrbStack is nearly 3x faster at building @PostHog's Docker image 🤯
⚡ 2.6x faster to set up @OpenEdX dev env
🔋~5x less power usage for Kubernetes, 1.7x for @Supabase
Check out our new real-world benchmarks: docs.orbstack.dev/benchmarks
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We've launched first-class Kubernetes support in OrbStack 0.17.0!
🌎 Seamless Networking. Connect to pods, ClusterIPs, LoadBalancers directly from Mac.
⚡️ Battery Friendly. Up to 80% less power usage.
✨ Native macOS UI for pods & services.
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Did you know that OrbStack can be used exclusively from the command line, without the GUI app? Perfect for CI, automation, and headless servers: docs.orbstack.dev/headless
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OrbStack 0.16.1 is out with direct access to files in container images! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
✨ Explore Docker images directly from Mac, using Finder and other tools. Debug image builds easily.
🎉 No more password prompts
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OrbStack 0.16.0 is out with domain names and new logs! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
✨ Ditch annoying port numbers effortlessly. Replace localhost:8080 with docs.project.local. Add custom names and wildcards.
📜 Lots of Compose services? Easily hone in on logs, or view all at once.
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OrbStack v0.15.1 released with a solution to the 100 GB build cache problem! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
✨ Unused build cache is now auto-deleted
🐞 Lots of bug fixes, including more reliable file watching & live reload
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OrbStack v0.15.0 released with auto data migration from Docker Desktop, plus many other improvements and fixes! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
✨ Keep your containers, volumes, and images when switching from Docker Desktop
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OrbStack v0.14.1 released with many bug fixes. This fixes recent stability issues and other bugs.
If you've had issues with v0.14.0, updating to 0.14.1 should fix them.
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Improvements vary depending on your workload. Most heavy services should see ~10% lower energy usage, but it can be as much as 10x for SingleStore DB. Same applies to file system speedups, which have the greatest impact on read-heavy workloads.
Benchmark results & numbers:
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OrbStack v0.14.0 released with big performance and power saving improvements! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
⚡️ Faster bind mounts. Up to 20x, thanks to caching + optimizations.
🔋 Lower energy usage for heavy services. Up to 10x.
🛠️ Node.js now works with Rosetta. Faster x86 builds.
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OrbStack v0.13.0 released with a renewed focus on performance and stability! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
⚡️ 2–5x faster app start/stop
⚡️ 2x faster container start/stop
✨ Fixed most Rosetta bugs! Enjoy faster x86 builds.
🛠️ Compatibility, stability, UX improvements
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The new OrbStack v0.12.0 lets you run a local @supabase stack on macOS without port forwarding.
Instead of cluttering your Mac's ports (3000, 8000, ...), you can now connect to the containers' IP addresses
Can you think of any other use cases?
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Big release! OrbStack v0.12.0: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
✨ You can now connect to Docker containers directly by IP! Port forwarding isn't the only way anymore.
• macOS bridge network for Docker and machines
• Log viewer improvements
• Full M2 Ultra support
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Good news: we're working on an advanced caching system that can improve performance for small files after first use (up to 13x for large-repo `git status`)!
Subscribe to this issue to get experimental test builds when it's ready: github.com/orbstack/orbstack…
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OrbStack now supports macOS 14 Sonoma Developer Beta 🎉
Sonoma crash fixes and more: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
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OrbStack v0.11.1 released: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
• ⭐️ Status indicators for Docker Compose containers
• Lots of bug fixes!
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⚠️ RESTART OrbStack manually to apply the update. ⚠️
The last version had a bug where auto-restart doesn't work if the menu bar app is on. Sorry!
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Just close the OrbStack window to hide it. The setting to disable this behavior is "Show in menu bar"
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And if you're ever bored, feel free to watch the start/stop animation in the menu bar. We won't judge!
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OrbStack v0.11.0 released! docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
Lots of goodies:
✨ Menu bar app + quick actions
✨ Hide icon from Dock
✨ Discord community: orbstack.dev/chat
➕ New onboarding design
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🤗 We're on Discord now! orbstack.dev/chat
Join the community to connect with other users and let us know what you think about OrbStack!
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Even more Docker GUI features in OrbStack v0.10.0: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
• ⭐️ Docker container logs
• ⭐️ Docker Compose project groups
• Batch actions (multi-select)
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Want more Docker GUI features?
We've got you in OrbStack v0.9.0: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
• ⭐️ UI for Docker images
• Search containers, images, volumes
• Volume & image sizes
• Hide "OrbStack" volume from Finder
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We can't tell whether the caller is ok with IPv6 or not.
Another example: `docker port` lists a container's port forwards. The extra IPv6 forward (::) trips some scripts up.
We could hide it, but again, it could break IPv6-aware tooling.
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We'd love to do that if it were possible.
For example: the output of `docker network inspect`. Some scripts parse it and expect to find one subnet (IPv4).
Showing the IPv6 subnet breaks them. Hiding it could break IPv6-aware tooling.
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Fixed, sorry. That's not intentional — in-app updates usually show changelogs like this but it was missed for v0.8.1.
It's also on the website: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
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It's just one click to enable IPv6 again!
Enabling it by default has unfortunately caused too many compatibility issues with third-party Docker tooling.
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We've fixed this for the next version of OrbStack. Existing Compose container networking will be just as fast, with no changes needed on your side.
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Odd, can you share more details about how you're testing it (e.g. commands)?
Just checked again and got 28 Gbps (<35 likely mostly due to thermal throttling) with this:
docker run -it --rm alpine /bin/sh -c 'apk add iperf3 && iperf3 -4 -c host.docker.internal'
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OrbStack beta v0.5.1 released: docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
Focusing on stability and reliability before adding new features. More work on this front soon.
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