https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop

Orka Desktop is a free, no obligation, virtualization tool, which is designed to be deployed on individual macOS workstations.
https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop

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Orka Desktop is a free, no obligation, virtualization tool, which is designed to be deployed on individual macOS workstations.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop
• Owner: macstadium
• License: other
• Created: 2022-07-19T13:08:01.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-10T16:10:55.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-30T01:34:57.841Z (25 days ago)
• Homepage: https://macstadium.com/orka
• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 215
• Watchers: 16
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Orka Desktop

Orka Desktop is your ultimate tool for seamless macOS virtualization. Designed for iOS/macOS developers, testers, and support engineers, IT Admins, and DevOps engineers, Orka Desktop makes it easy to create, manage, and share virtual machines both locally and via the cloud.

## Key Features of Orka Desktop

- **Create and manage VMs locally:**

  - Create and configure macOS VMs on your local machine.

  - A user-friendly GUI for managing VMs.

- **Use OCI Images:**

  - Seamlessly update and save your VMs as OCI Images with new OS versions or custom software.

- **Share Images with colleagues:**

  - Push your updated OCI Images to a registry for easy sharing.

  - Colleagues can pull OCI Images from the registry to their local environments.

    

## Getting Started with Orka Desktop

### Download and Installation:

- Download the latest .dmg from https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop/releases move into your Applications folder.

### Getting Started Guide:

- Comprehensive guide to help you begin using Orka Desktop is available at https://orkadocs.macstadium.com/docs/desktop-getting-started

- Within the guide, you will find steps for creating, updating, and sharing VMs.

## Use Cases and Benefits

- **For Developers, Testers, and Support Engineers:**

  - Streamline your development workflow with local virtualization.

  - Enable transition from local development to cloud deployment.

  - Test and debug applications in isolated environments.

- **For DevOps Engineers:**

  - Test images for CI pipelines before rolling into production.

  - Enhance collaboration by sharing VMs easily.

- **For IT Admins:**

  - Test your MDM profiles on ephemeral VMs that can be easily recycled.

  - Evaluate new OS versions without needing more hardware.

## Learn More and Join the Community

### Issues and Discussions:

- Use the [Disucssions section](https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop/discussions) to ask questions, provide feedback, or share your use case.

- Use the [Issues section](https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop/issues) to file a bug or feature request.