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macOS Support

sdme requires Linux with systemd. On macOS, use lima-vm to run a Linux VM.

Prerequisites

VM setup

Create and start a VM with any systemd-based distro:

limactl create --name=dev template:ubuntu
limactl start dev
limactl shell dev

Other distro templates are available via limactl create (interactive).

Installing sdme

Inside the VM:

curl -fsSL https://fiorix.github.io/sdme/install.sh | sudo sh

All sdme commands run inside the VM from this point.

Known limitations

  • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4): The VM runs Linux on aarch64. Container images and binaries must support arm64/aarch64.
  • File sharing: Lima mounts macOS directories into the VM by default. Bind mounts (-b) pointing to lima-shared paths work, but file operations may be slower than native.
  • Networking: Lima forwards ports from the VM to macOS. Services running in host-network containers are accessible on localhost from the Mac. Private-network containers require additional port forwarding configuration in the lima VM config.