Describe the bug

Environment

• OS: macOS Sonoma 14.x (Apple Silicon, M-series chip)
• OrbStack Version: v2.8.5.39966 (arm64, native build)
• Installation Method: Manual DMG install (after multiple failed Homebrew cask installs due to network timeouts)
• Initial Setup: Selected only Docker runtime, logged in with personal account successfully
• System Resources: 16GB+ RAM, 4+ CPU cores available, no other container tools (Docker Desktop/Colima/Lima) running

To Reproduce

Actual Behavior

• After successful personal account login and initial setup, the OrbStack main UI shows the "Starting" loading spinner indefinitely
• Status remains stuck for over 30 minutes with no progress, no error messages displayed
• Terminal commands like docker info fail with Cannot connect to the Docker daemon
• App does not crash, but Docker daemon never initializes
• Issue persists after multiple app restarts and system reboots

Expected behavior

Expected Behavior

• OrbStack should complete Docker daemon initialization within 30-60 seconds
• "Starting" status should disappear, and Containers/Images UI should load normally
• docker CLI commands should work as expected after startup

Diagnostic report (REQUIRED)

OrbStack info:
Version: 2.0.5
Commit: cfe47627f138ffd822c958553b0a93eaf2692c71 (v2.0.5)

System info:
macOS: 26.4 (25E246)
CPU: arm64, 10 cores
CPU model: Apple M5
Model: Mac17,4
Memory: 24 GiB

Full report: https://orbstack.dev/_admin/diag/orbstack-diagreport_2026-04-02T14-13-31.505722Z.zip

Screenshots and additional context (optional)

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