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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 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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.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 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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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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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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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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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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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
orbstack.dev/blog/debug-shel…
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OrbStack Debug Shell is now live in Canary!
To switch: Settings > Update channel
docs.orbstack.dev/release-no…
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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Psst: love systems? Come work on OrbStack 👀
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 danny@orbstack.dev
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 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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