WhatA cross-platform daemon that manages local development DNS resolution (custom TLDs, container routing) and automatically repairs itself after OS updates break native DNS configs.
SignalDevelopers who rely on custom DNS for local development environments (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) are repeatedly burned by OS updates silently breaking their carefully configured setups, wasting hours debugging networking issues instead of building software.
Why NowmacOS 26 just broke /etc/resolver for a huge swath of developers, containerized development is now mainstream, and Apple's increasingly opinionated networking stack means this will keep happening with every major release.
MarketProfessional developers using Docker/containers on macOS — roughly 5-10M developers. Could charge $5-10/mo as part of a dev-tools subscription. Competes loosely with Docker Desktop's built-in DNS but that's container-only, not system-wide.
MoatDeep OS-level integration knowledge across macOS versions creates a maintenance moat — staying ahead of Apple's undocumented changes requires continuous reverse engineering that's hard to replicate casually.
macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internalView discussion ↗ · Article ↗ · 363 pts · March 19, 2026
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