21 open-source projects similar to luchina-gabriel/osx-proxmox, ranked by shared indexed features. Tags may describe platforms or build tools rather than the same primary purpose. Check each project’s use case, license, and deployment requirements before treating it as a replacement.
OSX-KVM is a project that enables running macOS as a virtualized guest operating system on non-Apple hardware using QEMU/KVM and the OpenCore bootloader. It provides the core capability to install and boot macOS on a Linux host, supporting GPU passthrough for improved graphics performance and remote access via SSH and VNC for headless management. The project distinguishes itself by offering a complete virtualization stack for macOS, including hardware passthrough for physical GPUs and other devices, integration with libvirt and virt-manager for graphical VM management, and the ability to boot
Docker-OSX is a containerized virtualization platform that enables the execution of full operating systems within isolated environments. By leveraging hardware-accelerated hypervisors and machine emulation, the project allows guest operating systems to run with near-native performance, effectively mimicking dedicated physical hardware within a container. The platform distinguishes itself by providing a complete infrastructure for remote desktop and headless management, allowing users to interact with virtualized graphical environments over network protocols. It supports advanced hardware inte
Unlocker is a patching tool designed to enable the installation and booting of macOS guest operating systems on non-Apple hardware. It functions as a macOS guest enabler by modifying virtualization software binaries to bypass hardware restrictions and support OS combinations that are not supported by default. The project provides a mechanism to emulate Apple-specific device signatures by intercepting calls between the virtual machine manager and the hardware. It also includes a driver image provider that delivers ISO images containing the necessary utilities and drivers for guest installation
Cloud Hypervisor is a Rust-based hypervisor and KVM virtual machine monitor designed to execute 64-bit guest operating systems. It functions as a user-space virtual machine manager that employs a minimal emulation layer to reduce memory overhead and latency for cloud workloads. The project distinguishes itself through the use of a memory-safe language to implement a virtio device emulator and a user-space device model. It provides a standardized web API for managing virtual machine lifecycles and resource configurations. The platform covers broad virtualization capabilities, including the em
Docker-Android runs a full Android emulator inside a Docker container, enabling mobile app testing and automation without requiring a physical device. The emulator uses QEMU-based virtualization with optional KVM acceleration for hardware-backed performance, and supports nested virtualization on cloud VMs from providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure for environments without direct hardware acceleration. The container exposes the Android Debug Bridge over TCP/IP, allowing host-side tools to connect to the emulator as if it were a local device. It provides browser-based interaction with the emulator
This project is a comprehensive technical manual for installing macOS on non-Apple x86 hardware using the OpenCore bootloader. It serves as a configuration guide for emulating Apple hardware and patching system firmware to achieve operating system compatibility on PCs. The documentation provides detailed instructions for SMBIOS hardware emulation, including the generation of system identifiers and model profiles. It covers the application of ACPI table patches to enable native power management and the modification of UEFI runtime services to resolve memory map and write protection issues. Th
Harvester is a hyperconverged infrastructure software platform that combines compute, storage, and networking into a single system for managing virtualized environments on bare metal servers. It functions as a virtualization management platform and KVM hypervisor manager, providing a centralized interface to orchestrate the full lifecycle of virtual machines. The project distinguishes itself by integrating Longhorn distributed block storage to provide redundant, software-defined storage and a bare metal provisioning tool for automated deployment. This allows for the orchestration of infrastru
Hyperlight is an embedded virtual machine manager designed to execute guest binaries within hardware-isolated code sandboxes. It utilizes a KVM micro-VM manager to run untrusted third-party code, enforcing strict memory boundaries to prevent unauthorized host access. The project features a guest-host function bridge that facilitates bidirectional communication and a state snapshot tool for saving and restoring the memory state of a sandbox to reduce startup latency. The system includes a toolchain for guest binary cross-compilation and mechanisms for managing resource constraints, such as fi
pvetools is a configuration toolkit and suite of scripts designed to automate the setup and optimization of Proxmox VE virtualization environments on Debian. It provides automated toolsets for configuring hypervisors, optimizing hardware, and deploying network file services. The project features a container runtime deployer for installing engines and web management interfaces within isolated environments, and a storage manager for resizing root partitions, managing ZFS RAM usage, and relocating container data across disks. It includes optimization scripts for nested virtualization and PCI pas
Incus is a unified orchestration platform for managing system containers, OCI application containers, and virtual machines through a single control plane. It brings together cluster infrastructure management, secure multi-tenancy, software-defined networking, and pluggable storage backend orchestration into one cohesive system exposed via a full REST API and command-line interface. What distinguishes Incus is its ability to run multiple instance types side by side—full Linux system containers, OCI application containers, and QEMU virtual machines—all managed with consistent tooling. Networkin
PureDarwin is a macOS application that serves as a unified virtual machine manager for running Darwin-based operating systems. It wraps QEMU system emulator processes with a native macOS interface built using Apple's SwiftUI framework, allowing users to launch and manage multiple virtual machines from a single application window. The application is configuration-driven, starting virtual machines from user-defined JSON or plist files that specify disk images and hardware parameters. Each virtual machine runs as a separate QEMU child process with independent memory and CPU allocation, and multi
rkt is a pod-native container engine and runtime for Linux that executes containerized applications as isolated pods. It serves as an OCI container runtime and a Linux container manager, supporting the execution of images based on Open Container Initiative, appc, and Docker specifications. The project distinguishes itself by offering hardware-level container isolation, allowing pods to run within virtual machines using KVM or QEMU for a dedicated kernel. It further separates itself through secure container deployment practices, utilizing SELinux mandatory access control and TPM-backed integri
This project is a collection of shell-based automation scripts designed to automate the deployment and configuration of Linux containers and virtual machines on Proxmox VE hosts. It provides toolsets for the scripted provisioning of virtual machine infrastructure and the creation of pre-defined containers for various applications. The toolset includes specialized utilities for Proxmox host management, such as automating post-installation setup, managing system backups, and cleaning up old kernels to reclaim disk space. It further provides automated configurations for hardware passthrough, ena
Tools to set up a quick macOS VM in QEMU, accelerated by KVM.
virt-manager is a graphical management interface for configuring hypervisors, virtual machine instances, and containers via the libvirt API. It provides a desktop environment for managing KVM-based virtualization on Linux hosts, acting as a centralized controller for both local and remote hypervisors. The project distinguishes itself through integrated management of the surrounding virtualization infrastructure. It includes dedicated interfaces for virtual network administration to connect guests to physical hardware and virtual storage management for organizing disk volumes into logical pool
This project provides a containerized environment for running a full macOS desktop operating system. It utilizes a hardware-accelerated virtualization engine to execute the guest environment, allowing for the deployment and management of virtual machines through standard container orchestration tools. The platform distinguishes itself by enabling direct hardware passthrough, which maps physical host disks, partitions, and USB controllers directly into the virtual machine for native driver access. It also supports advanced network integration, allowing the guest system to obtain its own unique
Tart is an Apple Silicon virtualization manager used to build and run macOS and Linux virtual machines using native hardware virtualization frameworks. It functions as a virtual machine cluster orchestrator and an ephemeral runner for executing continuous integration pipeline steps within isolated, short-lived environments. The system utilizes an OCI-compatible virtual machine registry to push and pull images via standardized container registries. It features a controller-worker architecture that schedules virtual machine lifecycles across remote worker nodes, incorporating a secure SSH jump
Redox is a POSIX-compliant, microkernel-based operating system written entirely in Rust. By utilizing a memory-safe language for the kernel and all system components, the project eliminates common vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows and use-after-free errors. Its architecture relies on a minimal kernel that manages only essential hardware and process isolation, delegating all other system services to unprivileged user-space processes. The system distinguishes itself through a modular design where hardware drivers and system services run as independent user-space daemons, allowing them to
Talos is a minimal, immutable Linux distribution designed specifically for deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters. It functions as an API-driven infrastructure manager that replaces traditional shell access with a declarative gRPC interface to control operating system state and configuration. The system is distinguished by its use of a read-only root filesystem and a security-hardened kernel, which removes standard GNU utilities to reduce the attack surface. It ensures environment consistency by distributing the operating system as versioned, signed images and utilizes TPM-backed verified
MAME is a vintage hardware emulation platform designed to recreate the circuitry of arcade games, computers, and consoles to run original software on modern devices. It functions as a retro gaming preservation framework for managing, verifying, and archiving ROM sets and disk images to ensure long-term software accessibility. The project features a system debugging tool for inspecting emulated memory, CPU registers, and execution flow via breakpoints and disassembly. It also includes a Lua-based automation layer that exposes core system state and hardware controls for custom behavior and anal
MotionEyeOS is a dedicated operating system designed to transform a single board computer into a video surveillance station. It provides a centralized environment for monitoring and recording multiple video feeds. The system enables remote camera management through a unified web interface, allowing for the control and configuration of networked security cameras. It supports automated video recording based on motion detection to monitor specific areas without requiring constant manual recording. The software incorporates a Debian-based root filesystem and a Python-based backend to orchestrate