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Problem

How to use the tart command: Build, run, and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) on Apple Silicon. More information: <https://github.com/cirruslabs/tart>.

Solution

tart — Build, run, and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) on Apple Silicon. More information: <https://github.com/cirruslabs/tart>.

Pull a remote VM image:

tart pull {{acme.io/org/name:tag}}

Clone a VM from a local or remote image source:

tart clone {{source-vm}} {{vm-name}}

Create a new Mac VM from a specific ipsw file:

tart create --from-ipsw {{latest|path/to/file.ipsw}} {{vm-name}}

Run an existing VM:

tart run {{vm-name}}

Run an existing VM with a specific mounted directory:

tart run --dir {{path/to/directory}}:/{{path/to/local_directory}} {{vm-name}}

List VMs:

tart list

Get IP address of a running VM:

tart ip {{vm-name}}

Change a VM's display resolution:

tart set {{vm-name}} --display {{640}}x{{400}}

Code Snippets

Pull a remote VM image

tart pull {{acme.io/org/name:tag}}

Clone a VM from a local or remote image source

tart clone {{source-vm}} {{vm-name}}

Create a new Mac VM from a specific ipsw file

tart create --from-ipsw {{latest|path/to/file.ipsw}} {{vm-name}}

Run an existing VM

tart run {{vm-name}}

Run an existing VM with a specific mounted directory

tart run --dir {{path/to/directory}}:/{{path/to/local_directory}} {{vm-name}}

Context

tldr-pages: osx/tart

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