Choose your base
Pick Ubuntu for a calm long-term base or Arch for a rolling developer system. Both are shaped as Total.js Developer Distros.
TotalVMLinux Developer Distro for Apple Silicon
Your Mac.
A whole Linux workspace.
Run Ubuntu or Arch locally on Apple Silicon. Docker, PostgreSQL and pgAdmin are ready, alongside Total.js Code and Flow. Choose a Desktop or Server edition, share your project folder with macOS, and get to work.
Your local environment
TotalVM · Apple Silicon
catalog: Ubuntu / Arch
editions: Desktop / Server
display: HD to 4K
projects: /www shared with macOS
domain: totaljs.developer
center: Code · Flow · pgAdmin
intel: compatible Linux binaries supported
ready Build inside Linux. Edit from your Mac.4Official editions
2Linux bases
1Local domain
NativeApple Silicon
Workflow
Choose it. Start it. Make it yours.
TotalVM removes the boring setup work: no manual VM wiring, fragmented container setup or development services scattered across macOS. Install an environment once, then start it whenever a project needs a clean, real Linux base.
Select the edition
Use Desktop Edition for a full Linux UI, or Server Edition for a lightweight console-first environment with lower memory use.
Run locally
TotalVM shares your project folder as /www, keeps a stable local IP, and opens Total.js Center at totaljs.developer.
Distros
Ubuntu or Arch. Your choice.
The Linux foundation changes, but the workflow stays productive: shared projects, local services and first-run setup are consistent across every official image. The complete Total.js toolchain is included without preventing you from using the distro for any other development stack.
Ubuntu basedTotal.js Developer Distro
A calm, stable foundation for long-running projects, client work, classrooms and teams that prefer predictable updates. It is the best default when you want a dependable Total.js environment and fewer moving parts.
- Best default for most developers
- LTS-style base for conservative upgrades
- Available as Desktop and Server editions
- Apple Silicon native with Intel Linux app support
Arch basedTotal.js Developer Distro
A lean rolling base for developers who want newer system components, fresher tooling and a system that feels closer to upstream Linux. Ideal when you like to move fast and know your way around Arch.
- Fresher base for modern stacks
- Lightweight system tuned for Total.js
- Available as Desktop and Server editions
- Apple Silicon native with Intel Linux app support
Editions
Pick the shape of Linux you actually need.
Both editions are first-class TotalVM images with the same Total.js foundation. Choose visual comfort or keep it lean.
Desktop Edition
A complete graphical Total.js Linux workspace with Openbox, terminal, browser access and a tuned developer desktop. Great when you want to see and manage the Linux side directly.
- Minimum disk
- +15 GB
- Memory
- +4 GB recommended
- Use it for
- Daily development, demos and visual workflows
Server Edition
A minimal console-first environment for services, backend work and clean server testing. First boot asks for keyboard, regional settings and your administrator account.
- Minimum disk
- +15 GB
- Memory
- +2 GB recommended
- Use it for
- Services, backend work and clean server testing
Included
Total.js Center becomes the front door to your distro.
Open one local domain from macOS and jump into the tools that matter. The VM can keep running in the background while you work from your normal Mac browser and editor.
Total.js Center
The main local gateway for your distro. Open Code, Flow, pgAdmin and environment links from one clean page.
Shared projects
Your Mac project folder is available inside Linux, so files stay under your control while services run where they belong.
Intel binary support
All official distros run natively on Apple Silicon and support compatible Intel Linux tools when a project needs them.
Developer tools
Nginx, Docker, PostgreSQL, pgAdmin, Total.js Code, Total.js Flow and more are ready for your projects.
Local by design
Your Linux services, reachable from macOS.
TotalVM bridges the private *.totaljs.developer domain to the active VM so you can open Total.js Center, Code, Flow and pgAdmin from your Mac browser. It is a local DNS bridge only: TotalVM does not install a VPN, inspect traffic or upload your project data.
totaljs.developer
code.totaljs.developer
flow.totaljs.developer
pgadmin.totaljs.developerMac clean, Linux real
Keep databases, containers and Linux services inside the distro instead of scattering them through macOS.
Personal first boot
Official images ask for your keyboard, region, timezone and administrator account before the first login.
Made for repeated work
Configure CPU, memory, disk and display per environment, then start, stop or remove it from the main window.
Connect your assistant via MCP
This read-only connector can explain the connected Total.js products and link to their public websites. Add this URL as a Streamable HTTP MCP server in a compatible client. These public product tools do not require authentication.
https://totalvm.totaljs.es/mcp/Tools: Network_list · Network_search
Client setup guidesBuilt for Total.js developers
Give your next project a Linux home.
