This Mac fit — headroom is not compatibility
The observed M5 Max has 128 GB of RAM and about 479 GiB free. That reduces raw resource shortage risk. Docker is inactive, and arm64 images, Metal, Rosetta, thermals, and stability were not exercised.
Complete Simple + Technical
The observed M5 Max has 128 GB of RAM and about 479 GiB free. That reduces raw resource shortage risk. Docker is inactive, and arm64 images, Metal, Rosetta, thermals, and stability were not exercised.
Bounded analogy: A large garage does not prove a car fits through the door, starts, and turns. Space helps; compatibility is the whole route.
Under the hood
The host is arm64; Docker CLI and Compose exist, but the Colima daemon/context is inactive. Nominal docs ask for active Docker Desktop. ComfyUI is unavailable on the documented macOS path and TEI may use Rosetta.
Boundary: installation, runtime, and Docker/Compose were not executed.
14 semantic microdiagrams
Each figure teaches one relationship; the sequence is a decision map, not a health dashboard.
Command and proof boundary
sw_vers uname -m df -h / docker version docker compose version
Allows claiming
| check | reading |
|---|---|
| local | exercised contract |
| upstream | declared capability |
Remains open
| runtime | gate |
|---|---|
| health/chat/UI | live pilot |
| lifecycle | backup/restore/uninstall |
Local sources
outputs/ods-adoption-dossier.md:62-87outputs/ods-adoption-dossier.md:111-116work/ods-latest/ods/docs/SUPPORT-MATRIX.md:22-39outputs/ods-check-receipt.md:222-228
Includes dossier, receipt, and official source by path:line.
Practice with feedback
1 · Prediction
2 · Stepper
1. classify the need
2. locate the proof
3. decide without overclaiming
3 · Scenarios
4 · Checklist
6 · Quiz
What does 128 GB prove?