revm helps you quickly launch Linux VMs / Containers
Warning
This project is currently under heavy development
A lightweight Linux microVM for macOS powered by libkrun. Two independent modes: chroot mode (run commands inside an isolated Linux rootfs) and docker mode (run a full Podman container engine on Apple Silicon).
macOS Sonoma or later
wget https://github.com/ihexon/revm/releases/download/<TAG>/revm-Darwin-arm64.tar.zst
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine revm-Darwin-arm64.tar.zst
tar -xvf revm-Darwin-arm64.tar.zst| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| chroot mode | Linux chroot alternative on macOS — run any rootfs with near-native performance |
| docker mode | Full container engine without Docker Desktop — Podman/Docker CLI compatible |
| attach | Connect to a running VM instance |
| workspace & networking | Session workspace layout, reuse/cleanup, and network backends (gvisor / tsi) |
| management API | VM management API via Unix socket |
https://github.com/ihexon/revm/issues
Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.
Some parts of this document were written using AI assistance because I was lazy.