OrbStack 1.0 is here! Fast, light, easy way to run Docker containers and Linux (opens in new tab)

Thanks! Glad to hear that

As the other commenter mentions, you can actually use `docker context` to choose which system you want to use for all of your tools. That docker socket you're referencing is just for the default context if you never chose anything.

Personally, this is the behavior I want and I think that is correct. I just installed OrbStack. That means I want it to take over as the new way to use docker. Switching back to any other system is easy and it is documented here: https://docs.orbstack.dev/faq#revert-docker

I suppose Orbstack should make it more obvious what it did and how to revert though.

orbstack provides a docker engine and sets the socket to point at that. It's a complete system, it's not "just a gui for an existing docker instance". Your issue is your flawed understanding of what Orbstack is and not understanding docker contexts. You can use Docker contexts to run OrbStack and Colima side-by-side. Switching contexts affects all commands you run from that point on, see: https://docs.orbstack.dev/install#colima

# Switch to OrbStack

docker context use orbstack

# Switch to Colima

docker context use colima

Love OrbStack... been using it since I discovered it and instantly took over my Docker workflow.

What are your plans for Virtual Machines? I know GUI support is planned but are you planning for Virtualization features to challenge the likes of maybe Parallels?

EDIT: Also, are you planning on supporting macOS VMs?

Can you share any long term plans past 1.0? Honestly it feels like a finished product already. Which is amazing for a 1.0!

Congrats on the launch!

I just updated and saw the notification and passed it along to my legal department to get approval for purchase.

Do you know if you are, or have any plans to be, SOC2 Compliant?

That's what I'm struggling to wrap my head around. If you're a business that wants to pay for official support, you'd probably buy a Docker business license. If you're opposed to that behavior, you'll probably reach for Lima or Rancher Desktop.

It looks like a quality tool, but I feel like most tenured Docker users will see a 'Pricing' page and close the window with their muscle-memory.