Tart

The tart builder is used to create macOS and Linux VMs for Apple Silicon powered by Tart.

Here are some highlights of Tart:

• Tart uses Apple's own Virtualization.Framework for near-native performance.
• Push/Pull virtual machines from any OCI-compatible container registry.
• Built-in CI integration.
• Use this Tart Packer Plugin to automate VM creation.

Installation

To install this plugin, copy and paste this code into your Packer configuration, then run packer init.

packer {
  required_plugins {
    tart = {
      version = ">= 1.11.1"
      source  = "github.com/cirruslabs/tart"
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, you can use packer plugins install to manage installation of this plugin.

$ packer plugins install github.com/cirruslabs/tart

Installing Tart

The plugin requires a working installation of Tart. To install and verify your installation:

brew install cirruslabs/cli/tart
tart clone ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-ventura-vanilla:latest ventura-vanilla
tart run ventura-vanilla

Or follow the quick start guide here.

Components

Builders

• tart - The builder is used to create macOS and Linux VMs for Apple Silicon powered by Tart.