Show HN: Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup

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• whinvik 1 hour ago
  Sorry for the naive question but specifically for running Claude on a sandbox, why do people decide to use lume as opposed to running it on Docker?
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  • frabonacci 1 hour ago
    Docker on Mac runs Linux containers inside a Linux VM - you can't run macOS in Docker. So if you need Claude / Codex / OpenCode to interact with:

    - macOS GUI apps (Xcode, Numbers, Safari, etc.) - macOS desktop automation (screenshots, mouse/keyboard input, accessibility APIs) - macOS CI/CD (building iOS/macOS apps, running XCTest)

    ...you need an actual macOS VM, which is what Lume provides.

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    • fishtacos 23 minutes ago
      I wonder what the additional layer of virtualization changes with respect to this in a project like this one: https://github.com/dockur/macos

      The unattended setup is a large improvement, which also begs the question: Mac OS doesn't have an unattended.xml alternative for its installer?

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      • happyopossum 15 minutes ago
        macOS has unattended setup options via MDM or Apple Configurator…
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        • easton 5 minutes ago
          Can you do zero touch without having an Apple Business account (so, a DUNS number) and a MDM?

          I thought this was a silly way to do it too, but upon reflection I don’t know if you can zero touch setup a Mac without registering a device in DEP.
• frabonacci 2 hours ago
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