orbstack.md

OrbStack as a docker alternative on macOS

1. Install OrbStack by downloading installer or using Homebrew.

   brew install orbstack

2. Migrate Docker data

   orbstack migrate docker

3. (Optional) Add registry mirrors

   You can edit the config directly at ~/.orbstack/config/docker.json and restart the engine with orb restart docker.

   {
       "registry-mirrors": ["<mirror_addr>"]
   }