vfkit

Overview

VFKit is an open-source program for macOS virtualization, optimized for lightweight virtual machines and container deployment.

Issues

Other

Troubleshooting

Run with logs

Run minikube start --driver vfkit --alsologtostderr -v=7 to debug crashes

Upgrade VFKit

New updates to macOS often require an updated vfkit driver. To upgrade:

  • If Podman Desktop is installed, it also bundles vfkit
  • If you have Brew Package Manager, run: brew upgrade vfkit
  • As a final alternative, you install the latest VFKit from GitHub
  • To check your current version, run: vfkit -v
  • If the version didn’t change after upgrading verify the correct VFKit is in the path. run: which vfkit