Seems these thing pop up here ever so often. Either using firecracker or docker/...

binsquare · 2026-01-28T17:58:35 1769623115

I'm building an alternative to firecracker here if you're looking for something wayy different: https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm

aghilmort · 2026-01-28T18:09:17 1769623757

we've considered docker, firecracker, will add smol to working roster

context <> building something with QEMU

* required has to support LMW+AI (linux/mac/windows + android/ios)

there are scenarios in which we might spin micro vms inside that main vm, which by default is almost always Debian Linux distro with high probability.

one scenario is say ETL vm and AI vm isolated for various things

curious why building another microVM other than sheer joy of building, what smol does better or different, why use smol, etc. (microVMs to avoid etc also fair game :)

jkelleyrtp · 2026-01-28T18:14:01 1769624041

I needed Mac / win/ Linux / iOS / android for dioxus dev, so I built my own in rust.

https://skyvm.dev/

binsquare · 2026-01-28T18:28:04 1769624884

I focus on different design decisions.

Smolvm is designed to run locally, persistent (stateful), long running (efficiency), and interactive.

Worked with firecracker and other options a lot btw, most of everything is designed for ephemeral serverless workloads.

aghilmort · 2026-01-28T20:46:53 1769633213

oh interesting our qemu use case is local!

binsquare · 2026-01-31T19:10:55 1769886655

Oh neat!

Feel feel to chat if you need anything, more user friendly docs are at smolmachines.com.