The short version
A portable microVM engine for isolated local workloads and coding agents.
From the HackerLinks archive
smolvm
A portable microVM engine for isolated local workloads and coding agents.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-06-21
Last seen:2026-08-31
Times seen:2
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
A user praised smol machines for Docker-socket and Docker-in-Docker workloads.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-08-31
“smolmachines is a wonderful program to solve this, I use this mostly for stuff needing docker socket / docker in docker”
K0IN · recommendation · first hand use
Direct HN comment
Omarchy: Any User Process Can Escalate to Root
2026-06-21
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter said their favorite recent microVM discovery is tools built around libkrun and pointed to smolvm.
Original threadRunning MicroVMs in Proxmox VE, the Easy Way