macpine

Install command:
brew install macpine

Lightweight Linux VMs on MacOS

https://beringresearch.github.io/macpine/

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/macpine.json

Formula code: macpine.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 1.1.5
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

qemu 11.1.1 Generic machine emulator and virtualizer

Depends on when building from source:

go 1.27.0 Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Conflicts with: alpine (because both install `alpine` binaries)

Binaries: alpine

Service:

Start now and at login: brew services start macpine
Run directly: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/macpine/bin/alpine start +launchctl-autostart

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