.devcontainer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "macos",
+  "service": "macos",
+  "forwardPorts": [8006],
+  "dockerComposeFile": "compose.yml"
+}

.devcontainer/010 - macOS Sequoia/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 15 (Sequoia)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "15"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "../codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.devcontainer/030 - macOS Ventura/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 13 (Ventura)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "13"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "../codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.devcontainer/040 - macOS Monterey/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 12 (Monterey)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "12"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "../codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.devcontainer/050 - macOS Big Sur/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 11 (Big Sur)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "11"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "../codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.devcontainer/060 - macOS Catalina/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 10 (Catalina)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "10"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "../codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.devcontainer/codespaces.yml

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  macos:
-    container_name: macos
-    image: ghcr.io/dockur/macos
-    environment:
-      RAM_SIZE: "half"
-      DISK_SIZE: "max"
-      CPU_CORES: "max"
-    devices:
-      - /dev/kvm
-      - /dev/net/tun
-    cap_add:
-      - NET_ADMIN
-    ports:
-      - 8006:8006
-      - 5900:5900/tcp
-      - 5900:5900/udp
-    volumes:
-      - ./macos:/storage
-    restart: on-failure
-    stop_grace_period: 2m

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "macOS 14 (Sonoma)",
-  "service": "macos",
-  "containerEnv": {
-    "VERSION": "14"
-  },
-  "forwardPorts": [8006],
-  "portsAttributes": {
-    "8006": {
-      "label": "Web",
-      "onAutoForward": "notify"
-    }
-  },
-  "otherPortsAttributes": {
-    "onAutoForward": "ignore"
-  }, 
-  "dockerComposeFile": "codespaces.yml",
-  "initializeCommand": "docker system prune --all --force"
-}

.dockerignore

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .dockerignore
-.devcontainer
 .git
 .github
 .gitignore

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ name: Build
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.yml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - '.dockerignore'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: build
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       -

.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -7,19 +7,14 @@ jobs:
     name: shellcheck
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Run ShellCheck
         uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
         env:
           SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -x --source-path=src -e SC1091 -e SC2001 -e SC2002 -e SC2034 -e SC2064 -e SC2153 -e SC2317 -e SC2028
       - name: Lint Dockerfile
-        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.3.0
+        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.1.0
         with:
           dockerfile: Dockerfile
           ignore: DL3008,DL3018,DL3020,DL3029,DL3059 
           failure-threshold: warning
-      -
-        name: Validate JSON and YML files
-        uses: GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate@v4
-        with:
-          yaml_exclude_regex: ".*\\kubernetes\\.yml$"

.github/workflows/hub.yml

@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ jobs:
   dockerHubDescription:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      -
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        name: Checkout repo
+    - 
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      name: Docker Hub Description
-      - 
+      uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v4
-        name: Docker Hub Description
+      with:
-        uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v5
+        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-        with:
+        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+        repository: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_REPO }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+        short-description: ${{ github.event.repository.description }}
-          repository: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_REPO }}
+        readme-filepath: ./readme.md
-          short-description: ${{ github.event.repository.description }}
-          readme-filepath: ./readme.md

.github/workflows/review.yml

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  pull_request:
-
-name: "Review"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
-  checks: write
-
-jobs:
-  review:
-    name: review
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      -
-        name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      -
-        name: Spelling
-        uses: reviewdog/action-misspell@v1
-        with:
-          locale: "US"
-          level: warning
-          pattern: |
-            *.md
-            *.sh
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: Hadolint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-hadolint@v1
-        with:
-          level: warning
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          hadolint_ignore: DL3008 DL3018 DL3020 DL3029 DL3059
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: YamlLint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-yamllint@v1
-        with:
-          level: warning
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: ActionLint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-actionlint@v1
-        with:
-          level: warning
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: Shellformat
-        uses: reviewdog/action-shfmt@v1
-        with:
-          level: warning
-          shfmt_flags: "-i 2 -ci -bn"
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: Shellcheck
-        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1
-        with:
-          level: warning
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          shellcheck_flags: -x -e SC1091 -e SC2001 -e SC2002 -e SC2034 -e SC2064 -e SC2153 -e SC2317 -e SC2028
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.sh'
+      - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/check.yml'
+      - 'Dockerfile'
 
 name: "Test"
 permissions: {}

Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM alpine:3.22 AS builder
 
 ARG VERSION_OPENCORE="1.0.4"
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ RUN apk --update --no-cache add unzip && \
     rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /var/cache/apk/*
 
 FROM scratch AS runner
-COPY --from=qemux/qemu:7.29 / /
+COPY --from=qemux/qemu:7.12 / /
 
 ARG VERSION_ARG="0.0"
 ARG VERSION_KVM_OPENCORE="v21"
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@ ARG DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN="true"
 RUN set -eu && \
     apt-get update && \
     apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install \
+    xxd \
+    fdisk \
     mtools && \
     apt-get clean && \
     echo "$VERSION_ARG" > /run/version && \
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ ADD $REPO_KVM_OPENCORE/releases/download/$VERSION_KVM_OPENCORE/OpenCore-$VERSION
 VOLUME /storage
 EXPOSE 5900 8006
 
-ENV VERSION="14"
+ENV VERSION="13"
 ENV RAM_SIZE="4G"
-ENV CPU_CORES="1"
+ENV CPU_CORES="2"
 ENV DISK_SIZE="64G"
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/tini", "-s", "/run/entry.sh"]

compose.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
     image: dockurr/macos
     container_name: macos
     environment:
-      VERSION: "14"
+      VERSION: "13"
     devices:
       - /dev/kvm
       - /dev/net/tun

kubernetes.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
         image: dockurr/macos
         env:
         - name: VERSION
-          value: "14"
+          value: "13"
         - name: DISK_SIZE
           value: "64G"
         ports:

readme.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1 align="center">macOS<br />
+<h1 align="center">OSX<br />
 <div align="center">
 <a href="https://github.com/dockur/macos/"><img src="https://github.com/dockur/macos/raw/master/.github/logo.png" title="Logo" style="max-width:100%;" width="128" /></a>
 </div>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 </div></h1>
 
-MacOS inside a Docker container.
+OSX (macOS) inside a Docker container.
 
 ## Features ✨
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ services:
     image: dockurr/macos
     container_name: macos
     environment:
-      VERSION: "14"
+      VERSION: "13"
     devices:
       - /dev/kvm
       - /dev/net/tun
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ services:
 ##### Via Docker CLI:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -it --rm --name macos -e "VERSION=14" -p 8006:8006 --device=/dev/kvm --device=/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN -v "${PWD:-.}/macos:/storage" --stop-timeout 120 docker.io/dockurr/macos
+docker run -it --rm --name macos -p 8006:8006 --device=/dev/kvm --device=/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN -v "${PWD:-.}/macos:/storage" --stop-timeout 120 dockurr/macos
 ```
 
 ##### Via Kubernetes:
@@ -78,23 +78,17 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dockur/macos/refs/heads/maste
   
   - When prompted where you want to install it, select the disk you created previously.
  
-  - After all files are copied, select your region, language, and keyboard settings.
+  - After all files are copied, select your region, language, and account settings.
-
-  - When the `Migration Assistant` wants to transfer data, select `Not now` (bottom left).
-
-  - On the `Apple ID` screen, select `Set Up Later` (bottom left) and then proceed using `Skip`.
   
-  - On the `Create a Computer Account` screen, fill in a username and password and `Continue`.
- 
   Enjoy your brand new machine, and don't forget to star this repo!
 
 ### How do I select the version of macOS?
 
-  By default, macOS 14 (Sonoma) will be installed, but you can add the `VERSION` environment variable in order to specify an alternative:
+  By default, macOS 13 (Ventura) will be installed, but you can add the `VERSION` environment variable in order to specify an alternative:
 
   ```yaml
   environment:
-    VERSION: "15"
+    VERSION: "13"
   ```
 
   Select from the values below:
@@ -135,7 +129,7 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dockur/macos/refs/heads/maste
 
 ### How do I change the amount of CPU or RAM?
 
-  By default, macOS will be allowed to use a single CPU core and 4 GB of RAM.
+  By default, the container will be allowed to use a maximum of 2 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
 
   If you want to adjust this, you can specify the desired amount using the following environment variables:
 
@@ -145,9 +139,6 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dockur/macos/refs/heads/maste
     CPU_CORES: "4"
   ```
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]  
-> If your system has an AMD processor (instead of Intel), it is not advisable to enable multiple cores before the  installation is completed and you have verified that everything runs stable for a while. Because in many cases it will introduce issues, which are difficult to pinpoint if you do not have experience with its behavior on a single core first.
-
 ### How do I assign an individual IP address to the container?
 
   By default, the container uses bridge networking, which shares the IP address with the host. 

src/boot.sh

@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 # Docker environment variables
-: "${SECURE:="off"}"       # Secure boot
 : "${BOOT_MODE:="macos"}"  # Boot mode
+: "${SECURE:="off"}"       # Secure boot
 
 BOOT_DESC=""
 BOOT_OPTS=""
 OVMF="/usr/share/OVMF"
 
-msg="Configuring boot..."
-html "$msg"
-[[ "$DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo "$msg"
-
 case "${HEIGHT,,}" in
   "1080" )
     DEST="$PROCESS"
@@ -45,23 +41,12 @@ DEST="$STORAGE/$DEST"
 
 if [ ! -s "$DEST.rom" ] || [ ! -f "$DEST.rom" ]; then
   [ ! -s "$OVMF/$ROM" ] || [ ! -f "$OVMF/$ROM" ] && error "UEFI boot file ($OVMF/$ROM) not found!" && exit 44
-  if [[ "${LOGO:-}" == [Nn]* ]]; then
+  cp "$OVMF/$ROM" "$DEST.rom"
-    cp "$OVMF/$ROM" "$DEST.tmp"
-  else
-    if ! /run/utk.bin "$OVMF/$ROM" replace_ffs LogoDXE "/var/www/img/${PROCESS,,}.ffs" save "$DEST.tmp"; then
-      warn "failed to add custom logo to BIOS!"
-      cp "$OVMF/$ROM" "$DEST.tmp"
-    fi
-  fi
-  mv "$DEST.tmp" "$DEST.rom"
-  ! setOwner "$DEST.rom" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$DEST.rom\" !"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -s "$DEST.vars" ] || [ ! -f "$DEST.vars" ]; then
   [ ! -s "$OVMF/$VARS" ] || [ ! -f "$OVMF/$VARS" ]&& error "UEFI vars file ($OVMF/$VARS) not found!" && exit 45
-  cp "$OVMF/$VARS" "$DEST.tmp"
+  cp "$OVMF/$VARS" "$DEST.vars"
-  mv "$DEST.tmp" "$DEST.vars"
-  ! setOwner "$DEST.vars" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$DEST.vars\" !"
 fi
 
 BOOT_OPTS+=" -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=$DEST.rom"
@@ -163,43 +148,17 @@ if [ ! -f "$IMG" ]; then
 
 fi
 
-! setOwner "$IMG" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$IMG\" !"
-
 BOOT_DRIVE_ID="OpenCore"
 
 DISK_OPTS+=" -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=${BOOT_DRIVE_ID},bus=pcie.0,addr=0x5,bootindex=$BOOT_INDEX"
 DISK_OPTS+=" -drive file=$IMG,id=$BOOT_DRIVE_ID,format=raw,cache=unsafe,readonly=on,if=none"
 
 CPU_VENDOR=$(lscpu | awk '/Vendor ID/{print $3}')
-DEFAULT_FLAGS="vendor=GenuineIntel,vmx=off,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,-pdpe1gb"
+DEFAULT_FLAGS="vendor=GenuineIntel,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,-pdpe1gb"
-
-if [[ "$CPU_VENDOR" == "AuthenticAMD" || "${KVM:-}" == [Nn]* ]]; then
-
-  if [ -z "${CPU_MODEL:-}" ]; then
-
-    case "${VERSION,,}" in
-      "ventura" | "13"* )
-        CPU_MODEL="Haswell-noTSX" ;;
-      "monterey" | "12"* )
-        CPU_MODEL="Haswell-noTSX" ;;
-      "bigsur" | "big-sur" | "11"* )
-        CPU_MODEL="Haswell-noTSX" ;;
-      "catalina" | "10"* )
-        CPU_MODEL="Haswell-noTSX" ;;
-      *)
-        CPU_MODEL="Skylake-Client-v4"
-        DEFAULT_FLAGS+=",-spec-ctrl"
-        ;;
-    esac
-
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "${KVM:-}" == [Nn]* ]] || [[ "${ARCH,,}" != "amd64" ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" =~ ^darwin ]]; then
-    DEFAULT_FLAGS+=",-pcid,-tsc-deadline,-invpcid,-xsavec,-xsaves,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+fma,+bmi1,+bmi2,+smep,+xsave,+xsaveopt,+xgetbv1,+movbe,+rdrand,check"
-  else
-    DEFAULT_FLAGS+=",+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+fma,+bmi1,+bmi2,+smep,+xsave,+xsavec,+xsaves,+xsaveopt,+xgetbv1,+movbe,+rdrand,check"
-  fi
 
+if [[ "$CPU_VENDOR" != "GenuineIntel" ]] || [[ "${KVM:-}" == [Nn]* ]]; then
+  [ -z "${CPU_MODEL:-}" ] && CPU_MODEL="Haswell-noTSX"
+  DEFAULT_FLAGS+=",+pcid,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+fma,+bmi1,+bmi2,+smep,+xsave,+xsavec,+xsaveopt,+xgetbv1,+movbe,+rdrand,check"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${CPU_FLAGS:-}" ]; then
@@ -219,11 +178,14 @@ else
   result=$(<"$CLOCK")
   result="${result//[![:print:]]/}"
   case "${result,,}" in
-    "${CLOCKSOURCE,,}" ) 
+    "${CLOCKSOURCE,,}" ) ;;
-      if [[ "$CPU_VENDOR" == "GenuineIntel" && "$CPU_CORES" == "1" && "${KVM:-}" != [Nn]* ]]; then
+    "kvm-clock" )
-        CPU_CORES="2"
+      if [[ "$CPU_VENDOR" != "GenuineIntel" ]] && [[ "${CPU_CORES,,}" == "2" ]]; then
+        warn "Restricted processor to a single core because nested KVM virtualization was detected!"
+        CPU_CORES="1"
+      else
+        warn "Nested KVM virtualization detected, this might cause issues running macOS!"
       fi ;;
-    "kvm-clock" ) warn "Nested KVM virtualization detected, this might cause issues running macOS!" ;;
     "hyperv_clocksource_tsc_page" ) info "Nested Hyper-V virtualization detected, this might cause issues running macOS!" ;;
     "hpet" ) warn "unsupported clock source detected: '$result'. Please set host clock source to '$CLOCKSOURCE', otherwise it will cause issues running macOS!" ;;
     *) warn "unexpected clock source detected: '$result'. Please set host clock source to '$CLOCKSOURCE', otherwise it will cause issues running macOS!" ;;

src/entry.sh

@@ -9,19 +9,15 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 cd /run
 
-. start.sh      # Startup hook
 . utils.sh      # Load functions
 . reset.sh      # Initialize system
-. server.sh     # Start webserver
 . install.sh    # Get the OSX images
 . disk.sh       # Initialize disks
 . display.sh    # Initialize graphics
 . network.sh    # Initialize network
 . boot.sh       # Configure boot
 . proc.sh       # Initialize processor
-. memory.sh     # Check available memory
 . config.sh     # Configure arguments
-. finish.sh     # Finish initialization
 
 trap - ERR
 

src/install.sh

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 : "${MLB:=""}"               # Board serial
 : "${MAC:=""}"               # MAC address
 : "${UUID:=""}"              # Unique ID
-: "${VERSION:=""}"           # OSX Version
 : "${WIDTH:="1920"}"         # Horizontal
 : "${HEIGHT:="1080"}"        # Vertical
+: "${VERSION:="13"}"         # OSX Version
 : "${MODEL:="iMacPro1,1"}"   # Device model
 
 BASE_IMG_ID="InstallMedia"
 BASE_IMG="$STORAGE/base.dmg"
+BASE_VERSION="$STORAGE/$PROCESS.version"
 
 function getRandom() {
   local length="${1}"
@@ -28,23 +29,7 @@ function getRandom() {
   return 0
 }
 
-delay() {
+function downloadImage() {
-
-  local i
-  local delay="$1"
-  local msg="Retrying failed download in X seconds..."
-
-  info "${msg/X/$delay}"
-
-  for i in $(seq "$delay" -1 1); do
-    html "${msg/X/$i}"
-    sleep 1
-  done
-
-  return 0
-}
-
-function download() {
   local info=""
   local dest="$1"
   local board="$2"
@@ -128,15 +113,12 @@ function download() {
   return 1
 }
 
-install() {
+download() {
 
   local board
   local version="$1"
-  local dest="$2"
 
   case "${version,,}" in
-    "tahoe" | "26"* | "16"* )
-      board="Mac-CFF7D910A743CAAF" ;;
     "sequoia" | "15"* )
       board="Mac-937A206F2EE63C01" ;;
     "sonoma" | "14"* )
@@ -154,31 +136,15 @@ install() {
       return 1 ;;
   esac
 
-  rm -f "$dest"
-
-  if ! makeDir "$STORAGE"; then
-    error "Failed to create directory \"$STORAGE\" !" && return 1
-  fi
-
-  find "$STORAGE" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -iname '*.rom' -or -iname '*.vars' \) -delete
-  find "$STORAGE" -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -iname 'data.*' -or -iname 'macos.*' \) -delete
-
   if [ -f "/boot.dmg" ]; then
-    cp "/boot.dmg" "$dest"
+    cp "/boot.dmg" "$BASE_IMG"
-    return 0
+  else
+    local file="/BaseSystem.dmg"
+    ! downloadImage "$file" "$board" "$version" && exit 60
+    mv -f "$file" "$BASE_IMG"
   fi
 
-  local file="$STORAGE/boot.dmg"
+  echo "$version" > "$BASE_VERSION"
-    
-  if ! download "$file" "$board" "$version"; then
-    delay 5
-    if ! download "$file" "$board" "$version"; then
-      rm -f "$file"
-      exit 60
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  mv -f "$file" "$dest"
   return 0
 }
 
@@ -194,9 +160,7 @@ generateID() {
   UUID=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid 2> /dev/null || uuidgen --random)
   UUID="${UUID^^}"
   UUID="${UUID//[![:print:]]/}"
-
   echo "$UUID" > "$file"
-  ! setOwner "$file" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$file\" !"
 
   return 0
 }
@@ -213,9 +177,7 @@ generateAddress() {
   # Generate Apple MAC address based on Docker container ID in hostname
   MAC=$(echo "$HOST" | md5sum | sed 's/^\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\).*$/00:16:cb:\3:\4:\5/')
   MAC="${MAC^^}" 
-
   echo "$MAC" > "$file"
-  ! setOwner "$file" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$file\" !"
 
   return 0
 }
@@ -246,35 +208,22 @@ generateSerial() {
   echo "$SN" > "$file"
   echo "$MLB" > "$file2"
 
-  ! setOwner "$file" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$file\" !"
-  ! setOwner "$file2" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$file2\" !"
-
   return 0
 }
 
-if [[ "${VERSION}" == \"*\" || "${VERSION}" == \'*\' ]]; then
-  VERSION="${VERSION:1:-1}"
-fi
-
-VERSION=$(expr "$VERSION" : "^\ *\(.*[^ ]\)\ *$")
-
-if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
-
-  VERSION="14"
-  warn "no value specified for the VERSION variable, defaulting to \"${VERSION}\"."
-
-fi
-
 if [ ! -f "$BASE_IMG" ] || [ ! -s "$BASE_IMG" ]; then
+  ! download "$VERSION" && exit 34
+fi
 
-  STORAGE="$STORAGE/${VERSION,,}"
+STORED_VERSION=""
-  BASE_IMG="$STORAGE/base.dmg"
+if [ -f "$BASE_VERSION" ]; then
-
+  STORED_VERSION=$(<"$BASE_VERSION")
-  if [ ! -f "$BASE_IMG" ] || [ ! -s "$BASE_IMG" ]; then
+  STORED_VERSION="${STORED_VERSION//[![:print:]]/}"
-    ! install "$VERSION" "$BASE_IMG" && exit 34
+fi
-    ! setOwner "$BASE_IMG" && error "Failed to set the owner for \"$BASE_IMG\" !"
-  fi
 
+if [ "$VERSION" != "$STORED_VERSION" ]; then
+  info "Different version detected, switching base image from \"$STORED_VERSION\" to \"$VERSION\""
+  ! download "$VERSION" && exit 34
 fi
 
 if ! generateID; then