Docker without docker desktop??? That's vz — our new open source Rust library for native virtualization on Apple Silicon. No daemon. No license fees. - Build docker images natively - Run Docker Compose in an ARM Linux sandbox (fast!) - MacOS VMs AND Linux containers from one tool - Full VM isolation — hardware boundary, nothing leaks - No Docker Desktop required ✅ This is an early release. Next up: running Claude, Codex, and other coding agents in their own isolated space...
https://github.com/gpu-cli/vz 0.3 includes an installer so it's much easier to use now
But if you want to run the agent on macOS itself, not Linux? I started creating solution that uses tart to create ephemeral macOS VMs, that run macOS, and then the Claude Code or Codex agent inside. Single use throwaway VMs, just put in a copy of a clean disk, start the system, and then SSH in
docker engine - cli is already available
This sounds epic!
How does this compare to Podman?
https://github.com/gpu-cli/vz <- Take a look and tell us what you think!