This is the use case I was attempting to solve with VirtualBuddy[0], but GhostVM looks like a far more compelling solution now.

[0] https://github.com/insidegui/VirtualBuddy

the activation problem on Apple Silicon VMs is no joke. apples attestation system fights you every step of the way. curious how ghostvm handles that - do they have a workaround or are you limited in what you can actually do inside the VM