Tag:qemu

All the articles with the tag "qemu".

• Firecracker on macOS: Develop with QEMU, Deploy with Firecracker

  11 Jul, 2026

  Firecracker does not run natively on macOS. Learn how to develop with SmolVM and QEMU on a Mac, then switch to Firecracker on Linux with one backend flag.

• Firecracker, QEMU, and libkrun Performance Benchmarks and Sizing Profiles

  11 Jul, 2026

  Measured Firecracker and QEMU performance, an honest libkrun data gap, reproducible benchmark commands, and practical sizing profiles for AI sandboxes.

• How qcow2 Overlays Work in QEMU

  6 Jun, 2026

  Learn how qcow2 backing files work in QEMU, why they are different from Linux overlayfs, and how they make VM sandbox cloning fast and cheap.