container Releases

A major structural update that renames the application data directory from `.build` to `builder` and introduces comprehensive volume management features. It also adds subnet configuration and network isolation options.

Oct 27, 2025

This release performs significant API and CLI cleanup by removing the `images` alias, introducing system property management, and migrating to the APIServer for sandbox operations. It also updates keychain handling for registries.

Oct 2, 2025

This release brings support for named volumes, systemd execution, and improved interactive input handling. It also unifies platform flags and prevents DNS hostname conflicts.

Aug 28, 2025

This release enables nested virtualization in containers and fixes build stability issues. It adds new port forwarding capabilities and improves the build process with support for local output and previous stage caching.

Jul 30, 2025

This release focuses on refining the container tool after its initial launch, improving documentation, cleaning up code, and adding new networking capabilities for macOS 26. It introduces a new system status command while removing the restart command. The project now builds with Swift 6.2 and Xcode 26 beta.

Jun 27, 2025

This is the initial release of the `container` tool, designed to create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines on Macs using Swift and optimized for Apple Silicon. The tool supports OCI-compliant container images, allowing users to pull, run, and push images from standard registries.

Jun 9, 2025