diff --git a/rip_docker/.gitignore b/rip_docker/.gitignore
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+dangerzone-cmdline
+dangerzone-initrd.img
+dangerzone-kernel
+dangerzone-state
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diff --git a/rip_docker/README.md b/rip_docker/README.md
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+# RIP Docker
+
+Notes for removing the Docker Desktop dependency from Dangerzone.
+
+## macOS
+
+The most promising path forward is with [LinuxKit](https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit) and [HyperKit](https://github.com/moby/hyperkit). This is super helpful, a [LinuxKit config for Docker for Mac](https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/blob/master/examples/docker-for-mac.md).
+
+### Install Docker Desktop
+
+Docker is required for linuxkit to build the VM image.
+
+### Install LinuxKit and HyperKit
+
+Install from homebrew:
+
+```sh
+brew tap linuxkit/linuxkit
+brew install --HEAD linuxkit
+brew install hyperkit
+```
+
+### Build the dangerzone VM image
+
+```sh
+linuxkit build -format kernel+initrd dangerzone.yml
+```
+
+And then try running it:
+
+```sh
+linuxkit run hyperkit -hyperkit /usr/local/bin/hyperkit -networking=vpnkit -vsock-ports=2376 -disk size=4096M -data-file ./metadata.json -kernel -uefi dangerzone
+```
+
+### Uninstall Docker Desktop
+
+Just to make sure it isn't interfering. Click the Docker systray icon > Troubleshooting > Uninstall, and then delete Docker from Applications.
+
+
+
+
+### Old stuff
+
+Here's my attempts at installing from source, documented for posterity.
+
+```sh
+mkir -p build bin
+
+# download pre-built linuxkit binary
+cd bin
+wget https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/releases/download/v0.8/linuxkit-darwin-amd64
+chmod +x linuxkit-darwin-amd64 
+cd ..
+
+# build hyperkit
+cd build
+wget https://github.com/moby/hyperkit/archive/refs/tags/v0.20210107.tar.gz
+mv v0.20210107.tar.gz hyperkit-v0.20210107.tar.gz
+tar -xf hyperkit-v0.20210107.tar.gz
+cd hyperkit-0.20210107
+make
+cp ../..
+ln -s build/hyperkit-0.20210107/build/hyperkit bin/hyperkit
+
+# install dependencies for vpnkit
+brew install wget opam pkg-config
+opam init # only need to run this if opam wasn't installed before
+
+# build vpnkit
+cd build
+# wget https://github.com/moby/vpnkit/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz
+wget https://github.com/micahflee/vpnkit/archive/refs/heads/ocaml-upgrade.tar.gz
+mv ocaml-upgrade.tar.gz vpnkit-ocaml-upgrade.tar.gz
+tar -xf vpnkit-ocaml-upgrade.tar.gz
+cd vpnkit-ocaml-upgrade
+make
+
+# uggh, I keep failing at this. going to switch to homebrew
+```
diff --git a/rip_docker/dangerzone.yml b/rip_docker/dangerzone.yml
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+# This is an example for building the open source components of Docker for Mac
+kernel:
+  image: linuxkit/kernel:5.10.39
+  cmdline: "console=ttyS0 page_poison=1"
+init:
+  - linuxkit/vpnkit-expose-port:b0a5ede4c53aa718b48fb9a86e4725ab6ae7f96e # install vpnkit-expose-port and vpnkit-iptables-wrapper on host
+  - linuxkit/init:78fb57c7da07c4e43c3a37b27755581da087a3b6
+  - linuxkit/runc:bf1e0c61fb4678d6428d0aabbd80db5ea24e4d4d
+  - linuxkit/containerd:cc02c2af9c928c2faeccbe4edc78bd297ad91866
+  - linuxkit/ca-certificates:4df823737c9bf6a9564b736f1a19fd25d60e909a
+onboot:
+  # support metadata for optional config in /run/config
+  - name: metadata
+    image: linuxkit/metadata:91125438842110e7709811997815b7b33dc18d1d
+  - name: sysctl
+    image: linuxkit/sysctl:02d2bd74509fd063857ceb4c4f502f09ee4f2e0a
+  - name: sysfs
+    image: linuxkit/sysfs:3498aa99c90a29439b5a1926f6ffcd75c270372c
+  - name: binfmt
+    image: linuxkit/binfmt:5567917e7de481e4867d31c7490a0ebdb70e04a5
+  # Format and mount the disk image in /var/lib/docker
+  - name: format
+    image: linuxkit/format:fdad8c50d594712537f94862dab3d955cbb48fc3
+  - name: mount
+    image: linuxkit/mount:71c868267a4503f99e84fd7698717a3669d9dfdb
+    command: ["/usr/bin/mountie", "/var/lib"]
+  # make a swap file on the mounted disk
+  - name: swap
+    image: linuxkit/swap:0028aeae2741d28120e4d2c6efcc5af003eae395
+    command: ["/swap.sh", "--path", "/var/lib/swap", "--size", "1024M"]
+  # mount-vpnkit mounts the 9p share used by vpnkit to coordinate port forwarding
+  - name: mount-vpnkit
+    image: alpine:3.11
+    binds:
+        - /var/:/host_var:rbind,rshared
+    capabilities:
+        - CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+    rootfsPropagation: shared
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /host_var/vpnkit/port && mount -v -t 9p -o trans=virtio,dfltuid=1001,dfltgid=50,version=9p2000 port /host_var/vpnkit"]
+  # move logs to the mounted disk (this is a temporary fix until we can limit the log sizes)
+  - name: move-logs
+    image: alpine:3.11
+    binds:
+        - /var:/host_var
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "mv -v /host_var/log /host_var/lib && ln -vs /var/lib/log /host_var/log"]
+  - name: dhcpcd
+    image: linuxkit/dhcpcd:1033f340e2d42f86a60aab70752346f0045ea388
+    command: ["/sbin/dhcpcd", "--nobackground", "-f", "/dhcpcd.conf", "-1"]
+services:
+  # Enable acpi to shutdown on power events
+  - name: acpid
+    image: linuxkit/acpid:d2ddd88c7918466f875e7c5c3e527b51dfb0b0ea
+  # Enable getty for easier debugging
+  - name: getty
+    image: linuxkit/getty:ed32c71531f5998aa510847bb07bd847492d4101
+    env:
+        - INSECURE=true
+  # Run ntpd to keep time synchronised in the VM
+  - name: ntpd
+    image: linuxkit/openntpd:66f25a516c7460f5e49195309cf276903741c428
+  # VSOCK to unix domain socket forwarding. Forwards guest /var/run/docker.sock
+  # to a socket on the host.
+  - name: vsudd
+    image: linuxkit/vsudd:8b442fc9296ce581e8755675eadc928c13ac79c9
+    binds:
+        - /var/run:/var/run
+    command: ["/vsudd", "-inport", "2376:unix:/var/run/docker.sock"]
+  # vpnkit-forwarder forwards network traffic to/from the host via VSOCK port 62373. 
+  # It needs access to the vpnkit 9P coordination share 
+  - name: vpnkit-forwarder
+    image: linuxkit/vpnkit-forwarder:56ed525d212ca17e01b54d9b66c39b534a4392bc
+    binds:
+        - /var/vpnkit:/port
+    net: host
+    command: ["/vpnkit-forwarder", "-vsockPort", "62373"]
+  # Monitor for image deletes and invoke a TRIM on the container filesystem
+  - name: trim-after-delete
+    image: linuxkit/trim-after-delete:ac6307a62c926a49a067d4de8667c2789b5ce2c9
+  # When the host resumes from sleep, force a clock resync
+  - name: host-timesync-daemon
+    image: linuxkit/host-timesync-daemon:32fec3fc7d03e5600ef88526c8f187cf21e8e0cc
+  # Run dockerd with the vpnkit userland proxy from the vpnkit-forwarder container.
+  # Bind mounts /var/run to allow vsudd to connect to docker.sock, /var/vpnkit
+  # for vpnkit coordination and /run/config/docker for the configuration file.
+  - name: docker-dfm
+    image: docker:20.10.6-dind
+    capabilities:
+     - all
+    net: host
+    mounts:
+     - type: cgroup
+       options: ["rw","nosuid","noexec","nodev","relatime"]
+    binds:
+     - /etc/resolv.conf:/etc/resolv.conf
+     - /var/lib/docker:/var/lib/docker
+     - /lib/modules:/lib/modules
+     - /var/vpnkit:/port # vpnkit control 9p mount
+     - /var/run:/var/run
+     - /run/config/docker:/var/config/docker
+     - /usr/bin/vpnkit-expose-port:/usr/bin/vpnkit-expose-port # userland proxy
+     - /usr/bin/vpnkit-iptables-wrapper:/usr/bin/iptables # iptables wrapper
+    command: [ "/usr/local/bin/docker-init", "/usr/local/bin/dockerd", "--",
+            "--config-file", "/var/config/docker/daemon.json",
+            "--swarm-default-advertise-addr=eth0",
+            "--userland-proxy-path", "/usr/bin/vpnkit-expose-port",
+            "--storage-driver", "overlay2" ]
+    runtime:
+      mkdir: ["/var/lib/docker"]
+
+trust:
+    org:
+        - linuxkit
+        - library
diff --git a/rip_docker/metadata.json b/rip_docker/metadata.json
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+{
+    "docker": {
+        "entries": {
+            "daemon.json": {
+                "content": "{\n  \"debug\" : true,\n  \"experimental\" : true\n}\n"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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