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Title: Frequently asked questions · OrbStack Docs

Description: Find answers to common questions about licensing, open source status, compatibility, file usage, support for Kubernetes, admin permissions, and more. Learn how OrbStack compares to Docker Desktop and Colima, and get details on backup exclusions and architecture.

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Skip to contenthttps://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#VPContent
OrbStack Docshttps://orbstack.dev/
Overviewhttps://orbstack.dev/
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Linuxhttps://orbstack.dev/machines/
Installhttps://orbstack.dev/quick-start
Demohttps://orbstack.dev/
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Homehttps://orbstack.dev/
Featureshttps://orbstack.dev/features
Quick starthttps://orbstack.dev/quick-start
Frequently asked questionshttps://orbstack.dev/faq
What's newhttps://orbstack.dev/release-notes
Installhttps://orbstack.dev/install
Efficiencyhttps://orbstack.dev/efficiency
Benchmarkshttps://orbstack.dev/benchmarks
Architecturehttps://orbstack.dev/architecture
Settingshttps://orbstack.dev/settings
Licensinghttps://orbstack.dev/licensing
Security bulletinshttps://orbstack.dev/security-bulletins
Older versionshttps://orbstack.dev/downgrade
Debug Shellhttps://orbstack.dev/features/debug
Domainshttps://orbstack.dev/docker/domains
HTTPShttps://orbstack.dev/features/https
Container, image, volume fileshttps://orbstack.dev/features/native-files
Menu bar apphttps://orbstack.dev/menu-bar
Command line & CIhttps://orbstack.dev/headless
Using containershttps://orbstack.dev/docker/
Networkhttps://orbstack.dev/docker/network
Imageshttps://orbstack.dev/docker/images
Volumes & mountshttps://orbstack.dev/docker/file-sharing
Host networkinghttps://orbstack.dev/docker/host-networking
Using Kuberneteshttps://orbstack.dev/kubernetes/
Using Linux machineshttps://orbstack.dev/machines/
Cloud-inithttps://orbstack.dev/machines/cloud-init
Commandshttps://orbstack.dev/machines/commands
Networkhttps://orbstack.dev/machines/network
File sharinghttps://orbstack.dev/machines/file-sharing
SSHhttps://orbstack.dev/machines/ssh
Distributionshttps://orbstack.dev/machines/distros
Docker Desktophttps://orbstack.dev/compare/docker-desktop
Colimahttps://orbstack.dev/compare/colima
UTMhttps://orbstack.dev/compare/utm
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Master software license agreementhttps://orbstack.dev/legal/msa
U.S. public sector amendmenthttps://orbstack.dev/legal/gov
Privacy policyhttps://orbstack.dev/legal/privacy
Subprocessorshttps://orbstack.dev/legal/subprocessors
Security policyhttps://orbstack.dev/legal/security
Open-source licenseshttps://orbstack.dev/legal/oss-licenses
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#frequently-asked-questions
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open an issuehttps://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/new
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#free
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#open-source
some componentshttps://github.com/orbstack
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#diff-docker
drop-in replacementhttps://orbstack.dev/docs/compare/docker-desktop
OrbStack vs. Docker Desktophttps://orbstack.dev/docs/compare/docker-desktop
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#diff-colima
OrbStack vs. Colimahttps://orbstack.dev/docs/compare/colima
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#3p-tools
Earthlyhttps://earthly.dev/
VS Code Dev Containershttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers
Third-party toolshttps://orbstack.dev/docs/docker/#third-party-tools
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#how-does-licensing-work-sso-organizations-batch-purchases
Licensinghttps://orbstack.dev/docs/licensing
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#admin
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#admin-req
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#k8s
Kuberneteshttps://orbstack.dev/docs/kubernetes/
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#orbstack-folder
Docker volumeshttps://orbstack.dev/docs/docker/file-sharing#volumes
Linux machineshttps://orbstack.dev/docs/machines/file-sharing#linux-files-from-mac
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#data-img
sparse filehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_file
manage the disk dynamicallyhttps://orbstack.dev/docs/efficiency#storage
Migration Assistant does nothttps://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/1511
See the GitHub issuehttps://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/29#issuecomment-1474804956
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#electron
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#backup-exclude
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#arch
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#cant
Linux graphical apps and GPUhttps://orbstack.dev/docs/machines/#graphical-apps
USB passthroughhttps://orbstack.dev/docs/machines/#usb-devices
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#architecture
Architecturehttps://orbstack.dev/docs/architecture
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#revert-docker
Revertinghttps://orbstack.dev/docs/install#reverting
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#revert-colima
Revertinghttps://orbstack.dev/docs/install#reverting
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#podman
feature requesthttps://github.com/orbstack/orbstack/issues/88
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#macos-version
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#docker-context
​https://orbstack.dev/docs/faq#if-you-just-uninstalled-orbstack
Revertinghttps://orbstack.dev/docs/install#reverting
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