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OrbStack as an alternative to Docker Desktop for Mac users #472

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For some reason my Mac does not like the Docker Desktop app at all. It crashes constantly, sometimes won't open when I try to use it (forcing a full computer restart), and the Docker engine randomly stops running. I finally gave up on Docker Desktop and found an alternative called OrbStack. Setup required adding docker-credential-osxkeychain to Keychain Access, which took me a minute to figure out (thanks Claude), but it seems like a great alternative for Mac users. We should add this to the main README (or just leave this issue up) as an alternative to Docker Desktop. With that, also adding any instructions that a user may need when using the Docker Desktop alternative.

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