Apple Container Testing

Apple Container provides a way to test Linux configurations from macOS before deploying to real servers.

Tasks

# Run the Linux bootstrap flow in a clean Apple container
mise run test:bootstrap

How It Works

The bootstrap test recreates a systemd-capable Ubuntu Apple container, configures a disposable tester account, and runs the pushed branch through the real bootstrap entrypoint:

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<owner>/<repo>/<branch>/bootstrap.sh | bash -s -- <test-hostname>

Uncommitted changes and local commits that have not been pushed to origin are warned about and are not exercised by test:bootstrap.

When to Use

• Testing changes to modules/linux/system.nix before deploying to production
• Verifying the bootstrap script works on a clean Ubuntu installation