https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ Guides to running Linux VMs on Apple silicon Macs: cloud images, automatic installs, local AI agents, Rosetta, benchmarks and honest comparisons. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-arm-iso-wont-boot-apple-virtualization/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-arm-iso-wont-boot-apple-virtualization/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fedora, Rocky Linux and NixOS ship ARM ISOs with no partition table, so Apple's Virtualization framework can't boot them as disks. The fix, with a script. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/mac-disk-space-apfs-clones-sparse-files/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/mac-disk-space-apfs-clones-sparse-files/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Finder can show folders bigger than your Mac's free space. APFS clones and sparse files explain why, and when a copy to another drive needs far more room. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/unattended-ubuntu-fedora-installs-from-iso/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/unattended-ubuntu-fedora-installs-from-iso/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Install Ubuntu and Fedora or Rocky Linux hands-free from the vendor's ISO: a labelled seed disk, one kernel argument, and no PXE server. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-velo-workspaces-handles-ssh-keys/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-velo-workspaces-handles-ssh-keys/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How Velo Workspaces runs an SSH terminal inside the App Sandbox with SwiftNIO SSH, keeps your Ed25519 key in the Keychain, and checks each VM's host key. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-cloud-images-on-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-cloud-images-on-mac/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 An Ubuntu cloud image on a Mac boots to a 3.5 GB disk and no login. How the cloud-init seed, disk resizing and SSH host keys work, with a script. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-vm-mac-automatic-install/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-vm-mac-automatic-install/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Step by step with screenshots: install Fedora 44 Server in Velo Workspaces with a kickstart it writes for you, then sign in over SSH. Rocky Linux too. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ssh-vs-code-linux-vm-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ssh-vs-code-linux-vm-mac/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Use one key for the built-in terminal, Terminal and VS Code Remote-SSH: import your Mac's key into Velo Workspaces, or export the app's key to ~/.ssh. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/create-ubuntu-vm-mac-cloud-image/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/create-ubuntu-vm-mac-cloud-image/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Step by step with screenshots and a video: Ubuntu 26.04's cloud image at the disk size you type, with no qemu-img resize or growpart, and your SSH key set. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-vm-mac-automatic-install/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-vm-mac-automatic-install/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Step by step with screenshots: Velo Workspaces downloads Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, answers every installer question, then restarts into your desktop. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/kali-linux-vm-mac-install-guide/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/kali-linux-vm-mac-install-guide/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A walkthrough with screenshots: install Kali's arm64 build in Velo Workspaces, turn on SSH, and sign in from the built-in terminal with your Mac's key. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/nixos-vm-mac-install-guide/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/nixos-vm-mac-install-guide/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Step by step with screenshots: download the NixOS 26.05 graphical installer in Velo Workspaces, install GNOME with a few clicks, then turn on SSH. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/whats-new-in-velo-workspaces-1-2/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/whats-new-in-velo-workspaces-1-2/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Velo Workspaces 1.2 brings official Linux cloud images, hands-free Ubuntu, Fedora and Rocky installs, an Image Library and a built-in SSH terminal. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/claude-code-ai-bridge-setup/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/claude-code-ai-bridge-setup/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run Claude Code against a local Ollama model from an isolated Linux VM on an M-series Mac: ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, why MLX won't work directly, and setup. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/windows-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/windows-on-apple-silicon/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 No: Velo Workspaces runs Linux and macOS guests, not Windows. Why Apple's Virtualization framework can't run the Windows installer, and what to use. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/migrating-to-velo-workspaces/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/migrating-to-velo-workspaces/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Move an existing Linux VM to Velo Workspaces: UTM's QCOW2 disks import directly since 1.2; Fusion and Parallels disks convert with one qemu-img command. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/nixos-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/nixos-on-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Install NixOS 26.05 or 25.05 on an M-series Mac from the official aarch64 ISO, and how configuration.nix and base images fit together in a VM. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/base-image-vs-snapshot-vs-clone/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/base-image-vs-snapshot-vs-clone/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Base image, snapshot, clone and disposable workspace, sorted out: what each one is, which question it answers, and how to combine them on a Mac. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-networking-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-networking-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How a Linux VM on an M-series Mac reaches the internet, how the Mac reaches it, and how another computer on your LAN can connect: port forwards and ssh -J. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/kali-linux-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/kali-linux-on-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Install Kali Linux's official arm64 build in a VM on an M-series Mac, what NAT networking means for a testing lab, and why disposable workspaces fit. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/rocky-linux-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/rocky-linux-on-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run Rocky Linux 10 or 9 on an M-series Mac from the GenericCloud image or an automatic kickstart install, and test against RHEL before production. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-server-vs-desktop-vm-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-server-vs-desktop-vm-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 When a headless Ubuntu Server VM plus SSH is all you need on a Mac, when you need a desktop session, and what a Linux desktop's graphics can and can't do. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/modern-local-development-stack-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/modern-local-development-stack-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A map of this blog: Linux VMs on an M-series Mac, local AI agents, disposable workflows, measured performance, and how it compares to Docker or cloud. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-silicon-vms-explained/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-silicon-vms-explained/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What a VM is on an M-series Mac, how hardware virtualization differs from emulation, what Apple's Virtualization framework gives Linux and macOS guests. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-virtualization-framework-works/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-virtualization-framework-works/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A device-by-device tour of a real Virtualization.framework VM: EFI boot, disks and seed disks, NAT networking, graphics, VirtioFS, vsock, and saved state. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/virtualization-framework-vs-qemu/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/virtualization-framework-vs-qemu/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's Virtualization framework and QEMU share the same acceleration on M-series Macs. Where they differ: emulation, devices, guests and entitlements. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-vs-container-vs-sandbox/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-vs-container-vs-sandbox/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 App Sandbox, containers and VMs on a Mac isolate at three different layers. What each one is, and what an escape from inside it can reach. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm64-vs-x86-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm64-vs-x86-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Rosetta for Mac apps vs. Rosetta in Linux VMs, Homebrew's two prefixes, multi-arch Docker images, and arm64 CI runners: architecture on an M-series Mac. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/why-arm-vms-feel-native/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/why-arm-vms-feel-native/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why a Linux VM on an M-series Mac doesn't feel like a VM: ARM's built-in virtualization, cheap traps and interrupts, unified memory, and where it stops. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/best-linux-distro-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/best-linux-distro-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Rocky Linux, Arch, Kali or NixOS on an M-series Mac? Which fits your work, and which ones set themselves up in about a minute. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/rosetta-2-linux-vms-explained/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/rosetta-2-linux-vms-explained/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How Rosetta runs x86-64 binaries inside an arm64 Linux VM on a Mac: the three layers that must all be set up, the binfmt registration, and its limits. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/can-you-run-x86-linux-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/can-you-run-x86-linux-on-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Not as a full VM through Apple's Virtualization framework. Why, what can emulate it (QEMU and UTM), and the faster fixes for what you're really after. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/running-x86-docker-images-arm64-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/running-x86-docker-images-arm64-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What runs an amd64-only Docker image on an arm64 Mac, how slow QEMU emulation is, and how Rosetta in a Linux VM can speed it up. Plus the real fix. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm64-linux-compatibility-problems/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm64-linux-compatibility-problems/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A missing arm64 package, one x86 binary, an amd64-only image, or a real CPU dependency: how to tell which you have on an Apple Silicon Mac, and each fix. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-llms-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-llms-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run a local LLM on an M-series Mac: Ollama vs. MLX vs. LM Studio vs. llama.cpp, GGUF or MLX models, where to download them, and how much RAM you need. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/llm-ram-requirements-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/llm-ram-requirements-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Work out how much unified memory a local LLM needs on a Mac: weights by parameters and quantization, KV cache growth over a session, and macOS's share. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/llm-quantization-explained-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/llm-quantization-explained-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What quantization does to a local LLM, why Q4_K_M and Q4_0 differ at 4-bit, when Q5, Q6 or Q8 is worth it on a Mac, and what it does to memory. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-vs-cloud-llm-coding-agents/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-vs-cloud-llm-coding-agents/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 When a cloud model is worth it for an AI coding agent, when a local model on your Mac wins on cost, privacy or offline use, and why isolation matters. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/what-is-a-disposable-development-environment/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/what-is-a-disposable-development-environment/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A disposable dev environment starts from a known-good image, does one task, then is thrown away. How it differs from snapshots, containers and cloud IDEs. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-vm-vs-snapshot/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-vm-vs-snapshot/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A snapshot keeps a VM's state so you can go back; a disposable VM throws it away so nothing carries over. What each does, and when to use which. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/one-vm-per-git-branch/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/one-vm-per-git-branch/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pair git worktree with one Linux VM per branch on your Mac, so each branch gets its own dependencies and build cache and nothing stale leaks between them. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/clean-room-bug-reproduction/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/clean-room-bug-reproduction/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Your daily dev machine is a poor place to reproduce a user's bug. Start from a clean VM, install only what the report says, and throw it away after. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-vms-untrusted-software/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-vms-untrusted-software/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 curl | bash, a repo's install steps, build scripts and deep dependency trees all run with your permissions. How a disposable VM keeps your Mac out of it. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-workspaces-devops-ci/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/disposable-workspaces-devops-ci/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Reproduce your GitHub Actions runner's Ubuntu version in a disposable VM on your Mac, and catch drift like ubuntu-latest moving to 26.04 before CI does. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-ai-coding-agents-use-your-computer/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-ai-coding-agents-use-your-computer/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 An AI coding agent runs as you: your shell, files, Git credentials, installers, network and environment. The mechanics, and where isolation must come from. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/what-can-ai-agents-access-on-your-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/what-can-ai-agents-access-on-your-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SSH keys, AWS credentials, GitHub tokens, .env files, shell history: what an AI coding agent can read on a typical developer Mac, no malice needed. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/can-you-trust-ai-agents-with-git/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/can-you-trust-ai-agents-with-git/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The real Git risk with AI agents isn't git commit. It's hooks added by setup scripts, a Git safety property that's easy to bypass, and leaked secrets. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/safe-local-ai-agent-environment-checklist/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/safe-local-ai-agent-environment-checklist/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A checklist for running AI coding agents safely on a Mac: a disposable VM, a known-good image, minimal credentials and folders, and a local model. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-cpu-performance-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-cpu-performance-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Every vCPU in a Mac VM runs like a P-core thread, never on an E-core. How macOS schedules virtual CPUs, why more isn't always faster, and what to choose. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-disk-performance-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-disk-performance-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A Mac VM's own disk (virtio-blk) is about 3x faster than a shared folder (virtio-fs) for heavy I/O. Where to put builds and databases, and why. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-network-performance-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/linux-vm-network-performance-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why NAT networking in a Mac VM isn't the slow kind (it's kernel-level vmnet), why the VM's address stays stable, and how a host VPN can quietly break it. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-much-memory-linux-vm-mac/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-much-memory-linux-vm-mac/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How much RAM to give a Linux VM on a Mac for dev, build and CI work: starting points by workload, what the memory balloon does, and sizing from swap. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-many-linux-vms-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/how-many-linux-vms-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How many Linux VMs an M-series Mac can run at once depends on memory, P-cores and disk. How to find your limit, and why clones cost little disk. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-startup-performance-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-startup-performance-apple-silicon/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What decides how fast a Linux VM on a Mac is ready: EFI boot, a cloud image's first boot versus an install, later boots, and restoring saved state. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-containers-vs-linux-vms/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-containers-vs-linux-vms/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's container tool gives every container its own lightweight VM. How that differs from a full Linux VM workspace on a Mac, and when to use each one. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-containers-vs-docker-vs-orbstack/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/apple-containers-vs-docker-vs-orbstack/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Apple's container tool, Docker Desktop and OrbStack compared on a Mac: isolation, speed, licensing, Compose and Kubernetes support, and which to pick. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-vs-cloud-development-environments/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/local-vs-cloud-development-environments/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Local or cloud dev environment? GPU access, offline work, where your data lives, how metered billing shapes habits, and what cloud genuinely does better. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arch-linux-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arch-linux-on-apple-silicon/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 There's no official arm64 Arch. What runs on Apple silicon is Arch Linux ARM, which ships a tarball, not an ISO. Here's how to get Arch into a Mac VM. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/macos-guests-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/macos-guests-on-apple-silicon/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run macOS in a VM on an M-series Mac: GPU acceleration, shared folders with no mount command, the restore image, and the one file mistake that breaks it. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vscode-continue-ai-bridge/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vscode-continue-ai-bridge/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Set up Continue in VS Code with a local Ollama or MLX model, running in an isolated Linux VM over Remote-SSH, so edits and commands never touch your Mac. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-researchers-agent-testing/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-researchers-agent-testing/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Develop RAG pipelines and tool-calling agents on an M-series Mac: an isolated VM for untrusted code, four local model backends, and quick resets. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-bridge-data-privacy/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-bridge-data-privacy/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What Velo Workspaces' AI Bridge can reach, checked against the source: a loopback-only model server, a vsock path off the network, and no telemetry. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/software-engineers-disposable-workspaces/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/software-engineers-disposable-workspaces/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Keep each project's toolchain in its own Linux VM on your Mac, with code in a shared folder: no global drift, identical team setups, throwaway trials. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/base-image-versioning/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/base-image-versioning/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Velo Workspaces base images have no version field, parent chain or rename. What the app records, and a naming and pruning habit that fills the gap. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/guest-os-performance-tuning/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/guest-os-performance-tuning/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Five settings inside a Linux VM on an M-series Mac: the none I/O scheduler, TRIM, zram, ext4 journaling and VirtioFS caching, with their trade-offs. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-docker-desktop-vs-orbstack/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-docker-desktop-vs-orbstack/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Docker Desktop and OrbStack run containers on one shared kernel; Velo Workspaces gives each workspace its own VM. Pricing, isolation, and which to use. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-codespaces-vs-ona/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-codespaces-vs-ona/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Local VMs on your Mac versus cloud dev environments: pricing, why Codespaces and Ona have no GPU option now, and when cloud is simply the better choice. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/fedora-on-apple-silicon/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run Fedora 44 on an M-series Mac from the Cloud Base image or a hands-free Server install, and what's different: SELinux, NetworkManager and Rosetta. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ubuntu-on-apple-silicon/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run Ubuntu 26.04 or 24.04 LTS on an M-series Mac in about a minute from the official cloud image, or install Server or Desktop hands-free. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/debian-on-apple-silicon/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/debian-on-apple-silicon/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Debian 13 and 12 on an M-series Mac: the cloud image that sets itself up in a minute, the netinst installer, and how Debian differs from Ubuntu in a VM. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/qa-devops-disposable-vm-workflow/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/qa-devops-disposable-vm-workflow/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Flaky tests and install scripts that break on fresh hosts share one cause: leftover state. A disposable VM workflow on Apple silicon that removes it. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-agent-security-risks/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-agent-security-risks/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Documented 2026 incidents in Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot and more, and which isolation level contains each: allowlists, containers, gVisor or a VM. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm-virtualization-performance/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/arm-virtualization-performance/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 CPU traps, two-stage memory translation, vGIC interrupts and virtio vs. passthrough I/O: why a Linux VM on an M-series Mac costs so little. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-parallels-vs-utm/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/velo-vs-parallels-vs-utm/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Parallels Desktop, UTM and Velo Workspaces compared for Linux VMs on an M-series Mac: pricing, GPU access, disposable VMs, and who each one suits. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-sandboxing-cost/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-sandboxing-cost/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The same VM sandbox measured with MLX and Ollama on an M4 Mac: near zero for single requests, and two opposite answers under load. Both results, and why. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/zero-tax-virtualization/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/zero-tax-virtualization/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Run OpenCode, Aider or Goose in an isolated Linux VM on an M-series Mac, with Ollama or MLX serving the model on the Mac's GPU at near-native speed. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/mlx-vm-setup-guide/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/mlx-vm-setup-guide/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Set up MLX on your Mac, an Ubuntu VM from the cloud image, and OpenCode inside it over AI Bridge: a fully local AI coding agent at near-native speed. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-bridge-architecture/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/ai-bridge-architecture/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Linux VMs on a Mac get no GPU. How AI Bridge keeps the model on the Mac's GPU and the agent in a VM over vsock, with benchmarks: about 1% slower. https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-inference-benchmark/ https://www.veloworkspaces.com/blog/vm-inference-benchmark/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 MLX on an M4 Mac mini, measured on the host and from a Linux VM over AI Bridge: time to first token, throughput, 8 parallel clients, a real OpenCode loop.