> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.macstadium.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Feature Parity: Apple Hardware > Compatibility across Intel and Apple silicon Orka nodes: supported macOS versions, VM operations, image types, networking, and CI/CD integration support. Compatibility between Orka features and Intel- and Apple silicon-based nodes, VMs, and images. ## macOS versions | macOS version | Intel | Apple silicon | | ---------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | ✅ | ❌ | | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | ✅ | ❌ | | macOS 11 (Big Sur) | ✅ | ❌ | | macOS 12 (Monterey) | ✅ | ✅ | | macOS 13 (Ventura) | ✅ | ✅ | | macOS 14 (Sonoma) | ✅ | ✅ | | macOS 15 (Sequoia) | ❌ | ✅ (since Orka 3.2) | | macOS 26 (Tahoe) | ❌ | ✅ (since Orka 3.5, guest only; requires Sequoia 15.5 host) | ## General features | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ----------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Use API IP to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ | | Use built-in Orka domain to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ | | Use external custom domain to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ | | View output in TABLE format | ✅ | ✅ | | View output in WIDE format | ✅ | ✅ | | View output in JSON format | ✅ | ✅ | ## Tool configuration | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ------------- | | Configure API IP | ✅ | ✅ | | Configure built-in Orka domain | ✅ | ✅ | | Configure external custom domain | ✅ | ✅ | | Upload TLS certificate to use with an external custom domain | ✅ | ✅ | ## Cluster configuration and features | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | VM scheduling | ✅ | ✅ | | GPU passthrough | ✅\* | ✅\*\* | | VM Internet isolation | ✅ | ✅ | | VM network isolation | ✅ | ✅ | | Namespaces | ✅ | ✅ | | Namespaces with custom pods allowed (formerly, sandboxed mode) | ✅ | ✅ | | Nested virtualization (Beta) | ✅ | ❌ | The listed configurations are disabled by default and are available upon request. \*\* GPU passthrough is always enabled by default on Apple silicon-based nodes. ## Checks | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ------------------------------ | ----- | ------------- | | Check the current tool version | ✅ | ✅ | ## Users | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | --------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Log in | ✅ | ✅ | | Log out | ✅ | ✅ | | Get token | ✅ | ✅ | | Set token | ✅ | ✅ | | Manage role bindings for the user | ✅ | ✅ | ## Service accounts | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | -------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Create service account | ✅ | ✅ | | Get service account token | ✅ | ✅ | | List service accounts | ✅ | ✅ | | Delete service account | ✅ | ✅ | | Manage role bindings for the service account | ✅ | ✅ | ## Namespaces | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | -------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | List namespaces | ✅ | ✅ | | Create namespace | ✅ | ✅ | | Delete namespace | ✅ | ✅ | | Manage role bindings for the namespace | ✅ | ✅ | ## Nodes | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | List nodes | ✅ | ✅ | | Assign node to a namespace (formerly, grouping) | ✅ | ✅ | | Assign node to a namespace with enabled custom pods (formerly, sandboxing) | ✅ | ✅ | | Apply tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | | Remove tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | ## VMs: Listing and info | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | List all users' VMs | ✅ | ✅ | | List specific VMs | ✅ | ✅ | | List all users' VM configurations | ✅ | ✅ | | List specific VM configurations | ✅ | ✅ | | List the VM's ports reserved for VNC, SSH, and Apple Screen Sharing | ✅ | ✅ | | List the VM's ports reserved for port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ | ## VMs: Create VM configurations | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Create basic VM configuration (name,image) | ✅ | ✅ | | Create VM configuration with custom memory | ✅ | ✅ | | Create VM configuration with attached ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled VNC | ✅ | ✅ | | Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled I/O boost\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled Network boost setting\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled GPU passthrough\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Create VM configuration with custom serial number | ✅ | ❌ | | Create VM configuration with preferred tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | | Create VM configuration with required tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | | Create VM configuration with custom scheduler | ✅ | ✅ | * GPU passthrough, I/O boost, and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level. ## VMs: Deploy VMs | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Deploy basic VM (image) | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM with custom memory | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM with attached ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Deploy VM with enabled/disabled VNC | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM with enabled/disabled I/O boost\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Deploy VM with enabled/disabled Network boost\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Deploy VM with enabled/disabled GPU passthrough\* | ✅ | ❌\* | | Deploy VM with custom serial number | ✅ | ❌ | | Deploy VM with preferred tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM with required tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM with custom scheduler | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy without VM configuration | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM from VM configuration | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy VM from VM configuration and override the VM configuration | ✅ | ✅ | * GPU passthrough, I/O boost, and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level. ## VMs: Start/stop/suspend/resume | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | --------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Stop VM by name (power off) | ✅ | ❌ | | Start VM by name (power on) | ✅ | ❌ | | Suspend VM by name (sleep) | ✅ | ❌ | | Resume VM by name (wake) | ✅ | ❌ | ## VMs: Delete | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ----------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Delete VM by name | ✅ | ✅ | ## VMs: Storage | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ----------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Shared VM storage | ✅ | ✅ | | I/O boost\* | ✅ | ✅ \* | * I/O boost is always enabled on Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override it on the VM config or VM level. ### macOS and shared VM storage | macOS version | Intel | Apple silicon | | ---------------------- | ----- | ------------------ | | macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | ❌ | ❌ | | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | ✅ | ❌ | | macOS 11 (Big Sur) | ✅ | ❌ | | macOS 12 (Monterey) | ✅ | ❌\* | | macOS 13 (Ventura) | ✅ | ✅ | | macOS 14 (Sonoma) | ✅ | ✅ | | macOS 15 (Sequoia) | ❌ | ✅ (since Orka 3.2) | | macOS 26 (Tahoe) | ❌ | ✅ (since Orka 3.5) | * Starting with Orka 2.4.0, shared VM storage was deprecated for Apple silicon-based VMs running macOS Monterey. In Orka 3.0.0, shared VM storage was removed for all Apple silicon-based Monterey VMs. ## VMs: Networking | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | -------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | VNC | ✅ | ✅ | | SSH | ✅ | ✅ | | Apple Screen Sharing | ✅ | ✅ | | Port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ | | Network boost\* | ✅ | ✅\* | * Network boost is always enabled on Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override it on the VM config or VM level. ## VMs: Performance | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | --------------- | ----- | ------------- | | GPU passthrough | ✅ | ❌ | | I/O boost\* | ✅ | ✅\* | | Network boost\* | ✅ | ✅\* | * I/O boost and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level. ## Images | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Deploy from public OCI-compatible images | ✅ | ✅ | | Deploy from private OCI-compatible images (with registry credentials configured locally) | ✅ | ✅ | | Push an image from a running VM to an OCI-compatible registry (with registry credentials configured locally) | ✅ | ✅ | | List images locally stored in the cluster | ✅ | ✅ | | List remote images | ✅ | ✅ | | Pull a remote image | ✅ | ✅ | | Pull a remote image and rename it | ✅ | ✅ | | Download an image on your local machine | ✅ | ❌ | | Upload an image from your local machine | ✅ | ❌ | | Generate a new empty image | ✅ | ❌ | | Set an image description | ✅ | ✅ | | Copy and rename an image | ✅ | ✅ | | Save a new image from the specified VM (Save as) | ✅ | ✅ | | Overwrite the existing image with its current state from the specified VM (Save) | ✅ | ✅ | | Resize the disk and automatically resize the partition of the specified VM | ✅ | ✅ | | Resize the disk and automatically resize the partition of a specified VM and automatically save a new image from it | ✅ | ✅ | | Only resize the disk of the specified VM | ✅ | ✅ | | Delete an image | ✅ | ✅ | ## ISOs | Feature | Intel | Apple silicon | | ------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | List ISOs | ✅ | ❌ | | List remote ISOs | ✅ | ❌ | | Pull a remote ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Pull a remote ISO and rename it | ✅ | ❌ | | Rename an ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Copy and rename an ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Delete an ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Download an ISO | ✅ | ❌ | | Upload an ISO | ✅ | ❌ |