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GeezerVison is showing github.com — Docker engine stops by itself after ~30 minutes of VM uptime · Issue #2793 · orbstack/orbstack

Docker engine stops by itself after ~30 minutes of VM uptime #2793

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@ChaserVasya
ChaserVasya
opened on Nov 9, 2026
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Describe the bug

The OrbStack VM shuts down on its own about 30 minutes after orb start. The shutdown is orderly (no crash in the log), but nothing requested it. After that the Docker socket is gone and all containers are stopped.

It happened twice in a row with the same uptime:

Log VM stopped Kernel uptime at power-off
vmgr.2.log 23:36:24 1802.86 s
vmgr.1.log 00:17:58 1802.46 s

End of each log (identical in both runs):

🐧 system |  [*] Sync data
🐧 system |  [*] Power off
👾 kernel | [ 1802.4] reboot: Power down
🌲 vmgr | level=info msg="[VM] stopped"

To Reproduce

  1. Start the engine: orb start (the app stays open in the menu bar).
  2. Run any containers (here: neo4j and weaviate via docker compos
  3. Wait ~30 minutes.

Expected behavior

The engine keeps running until I stop it.

Actual behavior

orb status shows Stopped after ~1800 s of VM uptime; docker fails with dial unix ~/.orbstack/run/docker.sock: connect: no such file or directory.

(keep the existing report link and system info)

This report was prepared with the help of an AI assistant; logs at the local ~/.orbstack/log/ files.

Diagnostic report (REQUIRED)

OrbStack info:
Version: 2.2.5
Commit: bf842321f95fc3ca7cda3227bf0cd41cb188c471 (v2.2.5)

System info:
macOS: 26.6.2 (25G83)
CPU: arm64, 8 cores
CPU model: Apple M1
Model: MacBookAir10,1
Memory: 16 GiB

Full report: https://orbstack.dev/_admin/diag/orbstack-diagreport_2026-11-09T14-51-38.347172Z.zip

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    on Nov 9, 2026
  2. ChaserVasya
    changed the title [-]Bug[/-] [+]Docker engine stops by itself after ~30 minutes of VM uptime[/+] on Nov 9, 2026
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