We just open-sourced Lume - a tool we built after hitting walls with existing virtualization options on Apple Silicon. No GUI, no complex stacks - just a single binary that lets you spin up macOS or Linux VMs via CLI or API.
Why we built Lume: - Run native macOS VMs in 1 command, using Apple Virtualization.Framework: `lume run macos-sequoia-vanilla:latest`
- Prebuilt images on https://ghcr.io/trycua (macOS, Ubuntu on ARM)
- API server to manage VMs programmatically `POST /lume/vms`
- A python SDK on github.com/trycua/pylume
Run prebuilt macOS images in just 1 step: lume run macos-sequoia-vanilla:latest
How to Install:
brew tap trycua/lume
brew install lume
You can also download the `lume.pkg.tar.gz` archive from the latest release https://github.com/trycua/lume/releases, extract it, and install the package manually.
Local API Server: `lume` exposes a local HTTP API server that listens on `http://localhost:3000/lume`, enabling automated management of VMs.
lume serve
For detailed API documentation, please refer to API Reference(https://github.com/trycua/lume/blob/main/docs/API-Reference....).
HN devs - would love raw feedback on the API design and whether this solves your Apple Silicon VM pain points. What would make you replace UTM/Multipass/Docker Desktop with this?
Repo: https://github.com/trycua/lume Python SDK: github.com/trycua/pylume Discord for direct feedback: https://discord.gg/8p56E2KJ
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42908061
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