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alan.norbauer.com> There are no VMs or containers
> an operating system (NixOS)
> Nix is there under the covers, but you don’t need to know anything about
How exactly does Nix run without using containers or VMs?
Devbox is using Nix the Package Manager, not Nix the Operating System. The Nix Package Manager can run on macOS and Linux without needing a container or VM, since it installs the packages natively.