# Shuru

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Shuru and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Shuru for disposable macOS microVM sandboxes that start clean on every run with no config file needed and no networking.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy microVM setup without config (2 comments): "with shuru you get ephemeral VMs, no networking, and a clean rootfs on every run without touching a config file" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47114155)) "i wanted an easy way to set up microVM sandboxes to run some of my AI apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47808706))
- Locked down by default, opt-in (2 comments): "with shuru you get ephemeral VMs, no networking, and a clean rootfs on every run without touching a config file" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47114155)) "Better that everything is disabled by default and I selectively turn things on" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47114849))
- Enthusiastic about the tool (2 comments): "man this is cool. this is what i want" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47118061)) "Shuru should do exactly what you want" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308324))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Docker Sandboxes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/docker-sandboxes.md): 50 recommend
- [NVIDIA OpenShell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openshell.md): 36 recommend
- [Claude Code sandbox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-sandbox.md): 16 recommend
- [MXC (Microsoft Execution Containers)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mxc.md): 15 recommend
- [microsandbox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsandbox.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shuru", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shuru/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).