Show HN: MacVisor Runs VMs with VLANs and Firewall on Apple Silicon

Category: infrastructure

Tags: virtualization, macos, cli, networking, apple-silicon

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 4, Utility: 6)

MacVisor is a native virtualization platform for macOS (including Apple Silicon) that combines a GUI for interactive VM windows with a CLI for headless, programmable infrastructure. It stands out by offering VLANs, firewall rules, port forwarding, snapshots, and autostart, making it suitable for local labs, CI, and always-on services.

Target audience: developers, devops engineers, system administrators, and home lab enthusiasts

Repository: https://scaleninja.com/macvisor/

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