diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 66fb8ad..687cbb7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "@junobuild/admin": "^3.0.1",
         "@junobuild/cdn": "^2.0.1",
         "@junobuild/cli-tools": "^0.9.0",
-        "@junobuild/config": "^2.6.0",
+        "@junobuild/config": "^2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1",
         "@junobuild/config-loader": "^0.4.6",
         "@junobuild/core": "^3.1.0",
         "@junobuild/did-tools": "^0.3.4",
@@ -1735,14 +1735,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@junobuild/config": {
-      "version": "2.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yZhRmitD6ykXXSEK4l/6N6CB83gqW9PlI5+seikWJUsOdTQA9nQaVnCPZRGACvqPzfkp5tbsjl9r8buJdFrSWA==",
+      "version": "2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8SVbS+IaVYhtslTonEmicTifyAesxcMQL2u2y+71b5G63TsKqLj1EmEPxS4Krf1poofM9Has7MTNasdGv3/RLQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "peer": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@dfinity/zod-schemas": "^3",
-        "zod": "^4"
+        "@dfinity/zod-schemas": "*",
+        "zod": "*"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@junobuild/config-loader": {
@@ -7842,9 +7842,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@junobuild/config": {
-      "version": "2.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yZhRmitD6ykXXSEK4l/6N6CB83gqW9PlI5+seikWJUsOdTQA9nQaVnCPZRGACvqPzfkp5tbsjl9r8buJdFrSWA==",
+      "version": "2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@junobuild/config/-/config-2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8SVbS+IaVYhtslTonEmicTifyAesxcMQL2u2y+71b5G63TsKqLj1EmEPxS4Krf1poofM9Has7MTNasdGv3/RLQ==",
       "peer": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3287199..02c8046 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@junobuild/admin": "^3.0.1",
     "@junobuild/cdn": "^2.0.1",
     "@junobuild/cli-tools": "^0.9.0",
-    "@junobuild/config": "^2.6.0",
+    "@junobuild/config": "^2.6.0-next-2025-11-15.1",
     "@junobuild/config-loader": "^0.4.6",
     "@junobuild/core": "^3.1.0",
     "@junobuild/did-tools": "^0.3.4",
diff --git a/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts b/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
index 81948f2..826bf02 100644
--- a/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/emulator/_runner.services.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import {nonNullish} from '@dfinity/utils';
 import {assertAnswerCtrlC, execute, spawn} from '@junobuild/cli-tools';
 import {type EmulatorPorts} from '@junobuild/config';
 import {red, yellow} from 'kleur';
-import {basename, join} from 'node:path';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import {readEmulatorConfig} from '../../configs/emulator.config';
-import {junoConfigExist, junoConfigFile} from '../../configs/juno.config';
+import {junoConfigExist} from '../../configs/juno.config';
 import {
   EMULATOR_PORT_ADMIN,
   EMULATOR_PORT_CONSOLE,
@@ -100,9 +99,10 @@ const promptRunnerType = async (): Promise<{runnerType: EmulatorRunnerType}> =>
     choices: [
       {
         title: 'Docker',
-        value: `docker`
+        value: 'docker'
       },
-      {title: `Podman`, value: `podman`}
+      {title: 'Podman', value: 'podman'},
+      {title: 'Apple container', value: 'container'}
     ]
   });
 
@@ -202,12 +202,6 @@ const startEmulator = async ({config: extendedConfig}: {config: CliEmulatorConfi
 
   const volume = config.runner?.volume ?? containerName.replaceAll('-', '_');
 
-  const detectedConfig = junoConfigFile();
-  const configFile = nonNullish(detectedConfig.configPath)
-    ? basename(detectedConfig.configPath)
-    : undefined;
-  const configFilePath = nonNullish(configFile) ? join(process.cwd(), configFile) : undefined;
-
   // Podman does not auto create the path folders.
   await createDeployTargetDir({targetDeploy});
 
@@ -237,9 +231,6 @@ const startEmulator = async ({config: extendedConfig}: {config: CliEmulatorConfi
         : []),
       '-v',
       `${volume}:/juno/.juno`,
-      ...(nonNullish(configFile) && nonNullish(configFilePath)
-        ? ['-v', `${configFilePath}:/juno/${configFile}`]
-        : []),
       '-v',
       `${targetDeploy}:/juno/target/deploy`,
       ...(nonNullish(platform) ? [`--platform=${platform}`] : []),
diff --git a/src/utils/runner.utils.ts b/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
index 1847cc8..ce4a425 100644
--- a/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/runner.utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {notEmptyString} from '@dfinity/utils';
 import {spawn} from '@junobuild/cli-tools';
 import {green, red, yellow} from 'kleur';
 import {lt} from 'semver';
@@ -35,9 +36,13 @@ export const assertContainerRunnerRunning = async ({
   runner
 }: Pick<CliEmulatorDerivedConfig, 'runner'>) => {
   try {
+    // container does not support ps
+    // Reference: https://github.com/apple/container/pull/299
+    const args = runner === 'container' ? ['ls', '--quiet'] : ['ps', '--quiet'];
+
     await spawn({
       command: runner,
-      args: ['ps', '--quiet'],
+      args,
       silentOut: true
     });
   } catch (_e: unknown) {
@@ -54,13 +59,27 @@ export const hasExistingContainer = async ({
 > => {
   try {
     let output = '';
+
+    const args =
+      runner === 'container' ? ['ls', '-aq'] : ['ps', '-aq', '-f', `name=^/${containerName}$`];
+
     await spawn({
       command: runner,
-      args: ['ps', '-aq', '-f', `name=^/${containerName}$`],
+      args,
       stdout: (o) => (output += o),
       silentOut: true
     });
 
+    if (runner === 'container') {
+      const exist = output
+        .split(/\r?\n/)
+        .map((line) => line.trim())
+        .filter(notEmptyString)
+        .some((name) => name === containerName);
+
+      return {exist};
+    }
+
     return {exist: output.trim().length > 0};
   } catch (err: unknown) {
     return {err};
@@ -75,13 +94,29 @@ export const isContainerRunning = async ({
 > => {
   try {
     let output = '';
+
+    const args =
+      runner === 'container'
+        ? ['ls', '--quiet']
+        : ['ps', '--quiet', '-f', `name=^/${containerName}$`];
+
     await spawn({
       command: runner,
-      args: ['ps', '--quiet', '-f', `name=^/${containerName}$`],
+      args,
       stdout: (o) => (output += o),
       silentOut: true
     });
 
+    if (runner === 'container') {
+      const running = output
+        .split(/\r?\n/)
+        .map((line) => line.trim())
+        .filter(notEmptyString)
+        .some((name) => name === containerName);
+
+      return {running};
+    }
+
     return {running: output.trim().length > 0};
   } catch (err: unknown) {
     return {err};