docs: migrate "Managing VMs" section to "Quick Start"

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This command also supports the `-p` command-line argument that allows you to supply a password and unlock non-interactively, which is great for scripts.
Alternatively, you can pass the credentials via the environment variables, see [Registry Authorization](integrations/vm-management.md#registry-authorization) for more details on how to do that.
Alternatively, you can pass the credentials via the environment variables, see [Registry Authorization](quick-start.md#registry-authorization) for more details on how to do that.
## How is Tart different from Anka?

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---
title: Automating VM image building with Packer
description: Use Packer to build custom VM images, configure VMs and work with remote OCI registries.
---
Please refer to [Tart Packer Plugin repository](https://github.com/cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart) for setup instructions.
Here is an example of a template to build a local image based of a remote image:
```hcl
packer {
required_plugins {
tart = {
version = ">= 0.5.3"
source = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
}
}
}
source "tart-cli" "tart" {
vm_base_name = "ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-sequoia-base:latest"
vm_name = "my-custom-sequoia"
cpu_count = 4
memory_gb = 8
disk_size_gb = 70
ssh_password = "admin"
ssh_timeout = "120s"
ssh_username = "admin"
}
build {
sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
provisioner "shell" {
inline = ["echo 'Disabling spotlight indexing...'", "sudo mdutil -a -i off"]
}
# more provisioners
}
```
Here is a [repository with Packer templates](https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates) used to build [all the images managed by us](https://github.com/orgs/cirruslabs/packages?tab=packages&q=macos).

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---
title: Managing Virtual Machine
description: Use Packer to build custom VM images, configure VMs and work with remote OCI registries.
---
# Managing Virtual Machine
## Creating from scratch
Tart supports macOS and Linux virtual machines. All commands like `run` and `pull` work the same way regardless of the underlying OS a particular VM image has.
The only difference is how such VM images are created. Please check sections below for [macOS](#creating-a-macos-vm-image-from-scratch) and [Linux](#creating-a-linux-vm-image-from-scratch) instructions.
### Creating a macOS VM image from scratch
Tart can create VMs from `*.ipsw` files. You can download a specific `*.ipsw` file [here](https://ipsw.me/) or you can
use `latest` instead of a path to `*.ipsw` to download the latest available version:
```bash
tart create --from-ipsw=latest sequoia-vanilla
tart run sequoia-vanilla
```
After the initial booting of the VM, you'll need to manually go through the macOS installation process. As a convention we recommend creating an `admin` user with an `admin` password. After the regular installation please do some additional modifications in the VM:
1. Enable Auto-Login. Users & Groups -> Login Options -> Automatic login -> admin.
2. Allow SSH. Sharing -> Remote Login
3. Disable Lock Screen. Preferences -> Lock Screen -> disable "Require Password" after 5.
4. Disable Screen Saver.
5. Run `sudo visudo` in Terminal, find `%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL` add `admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` to allow sudo without a password.
### Creating a Linux VM image from scratch
Linux VMs are supported on hosts running macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or newer.
```bash
# Create a bare VM
tart create --linux ubuntu
# Install Ubuntu
tart run --disk focal-desktop-arm64.iso ubuntu
# Run VM
tart run ubuntu
```
After the initial setup please make sure your VM can be SSH-ed into by running the following commands inside your VM:
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y openssh-server
sudo ufw allow ssh
```
## Configuring a VM
By default, a Tart VM uses 2 CPUs and 4 GB of memory with a `1024x768` display. This can be changed after VM creation with `tart set` command.
Please refer to `tart set --help` for additional details.
## Building with Packer
Please refer to [Tart Packer Plugin repository](https://github.com/cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart) for setup instructions.
Here is an example of a template to build a local image based of a remote image:
```hcl
packer {
required_plugins {
tart = {
version = ">= 0.5.3"
source = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
}
}
}
source "tart-cli" "tart" {
vm_base_name = "ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-sequoia-base:latest"
vm_name = "my-custom-sequoia"
cpu_count = 4
memory_gb = 8
disk_size_gb = 70
ssh_password = "admin"
ssh_timeout = "120s"
ssh_username = "admin"
}
build {
sources = ["source.tart-cli.tart"]
provisioner "shell" {
inline = ["echo 'Disabling spotlight indexing...'", "sudo mdutil -a -i off"]
}
# more provisioners
}
```
Here is a [repository with Packer templates](https://github.com/cirruslabs/macos-image-templates) used to build [all the images managed by us](https://github.com/orgs/cirruslabs/packages?tab=packages&q=macos).
## Working with a Remote OCI Container Registry
Tart supports interacting with Open Container Initiative (OCI) registries, but only runs images created and pushed by Tart. This means images created for container engines, like Docker, can't be pulled. Instead, create a custom image as documented above.
For example, let's say you want to push/pull images to an OCI registry hosted at `https://acme.io/`.
### Registry Authorization
First, you need to login to `acme.io` with the `tart login` command:
```bash
tart login acme.io
```
If you login to your registry with OAuth, you may need to create an access token to use as the password.
Credentials are securely stored in Keychain.
In addition, Tart supports [Docker credential helpers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/login/#credential-helpers)
if defined in `~/.docker/config.json`.
Finally, `TART_REGISTRY_USERNAME` and `TART_REGISTRY_PASSWORD` environment variables allow to override authorization
for all registries, which might be useful for integrating with your CI's secret management.
You can also set the `TART_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME` environment variable to apply these overrides only to a specific host.
### Pushing a Local Image
Once credentials are saved for `acme.io`, run the following command to push a local images remotely with two tags:
```bash
tart push my-local-vm-name acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest acme.io/remoteorg/name:v1.0.0
```
### Pulling a Remote Image
You can either pull an image:
```bash
tart pull acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest
```
or create a VM from a remote image:
```bash
tart clone acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest my-local-vm-name
```
If the specified image is not already present, this invocation calls the `tart pull` implicitly before cloning.

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sshpass -p admin ssh -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -o "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" admin@$(tart ip sequoia-base) < script.sh
```
## Creating VM images
Tart supports macOS and Linux virtual machines. All commands like `run` and `pull` work the same way regardless of the underlying OS a particular VM image has.
The only difference is how such VM images are created. Please check sections below for [macOS](#creating-a-macos-vm-image-from-scratch) and [Linux](#creating-a-linux-vm-image-from-scratch) instructions.
### Creating a macOS VM image from scratch
Tart can create VMs from `*.ipsw` files. You can download a specific `*.ipsw` file [here](https://ipsw.me/) or you can
use `latest` instead of a path to `*.ipsw` to download the latest available version:
```bash
tart create --from-ipsw=latest sequoia-vanilla
tart run sequoia-vanilla
```
After the initial booting of the VM, you'll need to manually go through the macOS installation process. As a convention we recommend creating an `admin` user with an `admin` password. After the regular installation please do some additional modifications in the VM:
1. Enable Auto-Login. Users & Groups -> Login Options -> Automatic login -> admin.
2. Allow SSH. Sharing -> Remote Login
3. Disable Lock Screen. Preferences -> Lock Screen -> disable "Require Password" after 5.
4. Disable Screen Saver.
5. Run `sudo visudo` in Terminal, find `%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL` add `admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` to allow sudo without a password.
### Creating a Linux VM image from scratch
Linux VMs are supported on hosts running macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or newer.
```bash
# Create a bare VM
tart create --linux ubuntu
# Install Ubuntu
tart run --disk focal-desktop-arm64.iso ubuntu
# Run VM
tart run ubuntu
```
After the initial setup please make sure your VM can be SSH-ed into by running the following commands inside your VM:
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y openssh-server
sudo ufw allow ssh
```
### Configuring a VM
By default, a Tart VM uses 2 CPUs and 4 GB of memory with a `1024x768` display. This can be changed after VM creation with `tart set` command.
Please refer to `tart set --help` for additional details.
## Mounting directories
To mount a directory, run the VM with the `--dir` argument:
@ -161,3 +212,52 @@ The directory we've mounted above will be accessible from the `/mnt/shared/proje
```shell
com.apple.virtio-fs.automount /mnt/shared virtiofs rw,relatime 0 0
```
## Working with a Remote OCI Container Registry
Tart supports interacting with Open Container Initiative (OCI) registries, but only runs images created and pushed by Tart. This means images created for container engines, like Docker, can't be pulled. Instead, create a custom image as documented above.
For example, let's say you want to push/pull images to an OCI registry hosted at `https://acme.io/`.
### Registry Authorization
First, you need to login to `acme.io` with the `tart login` command:
```bash
tart login acme.io
```
If you login to your registry with OAuth, you may need to create an access token to use as the password.
Credentials are securely stored in Keychain.
In addition, Tart supports [Docker credential helpers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/login/#credential-helpers)
if defined in `~/.docker/config.json`.
Finally, `TART_REGISTRY_USERNAME` and `TART_REGISTRY_PASSWORD` environment variables allow to override authorization
for all registries, which might be useful for integrating with your CI's secret management.
You can also set the `TART_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME` environment variable to apply these overrides only to a specific host.
### Pushing a Local Image
Once credentials are saved for `acme.io`, run the following command to push a local images remotely with two tags:
```bash
tart push my-local-vm-name acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest acme.io/remoteorg/name:v1.0.0
```
### Pulling a Remote Image
You can either pull an image:
```bash
tart pull acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest
```
or create a VM from a remote image:
```bash
tart clone acme.io/remoteorg/name:latest my-local-vm-name
```
If the specified image is not already present, this invocation calls the `tart pull` implicitly before cloning.

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debug: true
- search
- minify
- redirects:
redirect_maps:
'integrations/vm-management.md': quick-start.md
markdown_extensions:
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- "GitHub Actions": https://cirrus-runners.app/
- "GitLab Runner": integrations/gitlab-runner.md
- "Buildkite": integrations/buildkite.md
- "Managing VMs": integrations/vm-management.md
- "Packer": integrations/packer.md
- "Support & Licensing": licensing.md
- "Orchestration":
- "Quick Start": orchard/quick-start.md