Compatibility
The environment Hostwright targets — and the environments it explicitly does not.
Hostwright targets one environment deeply. This page states exactly what that is.
Supported environment
| Requirement | Status |
|---|---|
| Apple silicon (arm64) | Required |
| macOS 26 or later | Required |
| Apple container installed | Required |
Images with a linux/arm64 variant | Preferred |
linux/amd64 images (Rosetta) | Allowed only by explicit manifest policy |
Not supported
| Environment | Status |
|---|---|
| Intel Macs | Not supported, not planned |
| macOS 15 or earlier | Not supported for the first release |
| Linux or Windows hosts | Not supported — this is a Mac-native project |
| Runtimes other than Apple container | Not supported |
Release language
Hostwright avoids version-number hype. Progress is described in tracks rather than marketing versions:
- Foundation — the first supported, narrow, strict release contract.
- Hardening — behavior proven under failure: drift, sleep/wake, restarts, resource pressure, cleanup safety.
- Stable — a release you could reasonably depend on for local development.
The project is at the very start of the Foundation track. Nothing has been released. Track current status for where each capability stands.