Show HN: Secure dev boxes for your Mac
Hi HN, I don't want to run node.js on my Mac directly anymore, so I've built MyBox. Maybe you find it useful too: MyBox is built on a fork of apple/container. * Each box has its own Linux kernel. * No mounts: Project files get copied. * Packet filtering: No access to Mac and local network. * Dedicated user: Apps cannot reach into the box. * Touch ID/password: To open a shell or copy files. https://github.com/janpmz/mybox
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points · 2 votes
2026-11-10 13:00:31.075Z
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Repository: janpmz/mybox. Source account: Hi HN, I don't want to run node.js on my Mac directly anymore, so I've built MyBox. Maybe you find it useful too: MyBox is built on a fork of apple/container. * Each box has its own Linux kernel. * No mounts: Project files get copied. * Packet filtering: No access to Mac and local network. * Dedicated user: Apps cannot reach into the box. * Touch ID/password: To open a shell or copy files. https://github.com/janpmz/mybox
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Source votes: 2 votes (Nov 10, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication) Recent records to compare: “Show HN: Relinos – Turn Any Website into a REST API (Open-Source)” (Show HN, Nov 10, 2026); “Show HN: Wanim – Embed interactive 3Blue1Brown-style animations in your blog” (Show HN, Nov 10, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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