Dory

Dory

One Mac. Your whole development world. Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, Linux virtual machines, and policy-bound agent sandboxes in one native, open-source local development system.

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Dory is built and qualified for Apple Silicon. Intel Mac support will follow after dedicated hardware validation. Current downloads and the Homebrew cask do not include an Intel build.

Dory 0.4.6 is one smaller Docker Core app with optional, signed Kubernetes, Linux Machines, Linux Desktop, Debian, Ubuntu, and Kali components. The website shows the exact total before download, carries that choice into Dory for confirmation, and can remove optional payloads later without deleting containers, volumes, cluster state, machine disks, snapshots, or exports.

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What Dory is

Dory is a self-contained local runtime for software development on macOS. It gives standard Docker tools a native Apple Silicon engine, adds one-click Kubernetes, full graphical Linux desktops, and persistent headless servers, and keeps the whole workspace operable from both a SwiftUI app and a versioned command-line interface.

There is no required Docker Desktop, external VM manager, account, cloud control plane, telemetry, or commercial-use tier. Dory is GPL-3.0 software and stores workload data on your Mac.

Surface	What ships in Dory
Docker	Docker 29 API and CLI, Buildx, BuildKit, Compose v2, registries, bind mounts, volumes, and custom networks
Native app	Containers, images, volumes, networks, Compose projects, Kubernetes, Linux machines, health, migration, and settings
Linux machines	Full Ubuntu 24.04 LTS GNOME, Debian 13 Xfce, and Kali rolling Xfce desktops plus lightweight Alpine headless VMs, with configurable resources, scoped mounts, networking, recipes, snapshots, clone, import, and export
Kubernetes	One-click k3s with selectable v1.34, v1.35, and v1.36 presets plus a native resource browser
Migration	Transactional full or exact-selection import from Docker Desktop, OrbStack, Colima, Rancher Desktop, Podman, or another Docker-compatible socket, with a selected/verified/omitted completeness report
Storage	One managed .dorydrive, external APFS drive support, sparse growth, verified backup, restore, and safe selection
Networking	Localhost ports, automatic and user-defined local domains, trusted HTTPS, low ports, host services, custom DNS/proxy ports, and opt-in LAN access
Operations	Auto-Idle, active diagnostics, targeted repair, safe cleanup, support bundles, wait primitives, and event streams
Agents	Versioned JSON guide, non-interactive schemas, read-only MCP mode, machine execution, and policy-enforced isolated sandbox VMs

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