Orka: macOS VMs for CI/CD | MacStadium

Orka provides on-demand macOS environments to power everything from simple Xcode builds to fully integrated, complex automated CI/CD pipelines.
Leverage genuine Apple hardware in a secure cloud environment to create seamless Mac DevOps pipelines without the up-front investment in hardware and long-term administration.
Orka integrates with CI tools to create true macOS development workflow automation by dynamically provisioning VMs and pooling resources. Use the open-source plugins to connect instantly or build a custom integration with the RESTful API.
Orka was built to scale to hundreds of Apple Silicon nodes, and is Kubernetes-native, meaning you can use your favorite Kubernetes tools to monitor and manage Orka alongside other environments.
MacStadium is certified to the highest level of cloud security and data privacy. We meet or exceed the requirements of even the most demanding teams.
Orka on AWS EC2 Macs enables faster, more efficient mobile app development workflows.
Turn your on-prem Mac hardware from a collection of machines into a fully orchestrated pool of macOS development resources.
Access genuine Mac hardware in a private cloud, without the upfront expense or longterm maintenance requirements.
Give your team one platform to manage all your mobile testing. Run Android builds and emulators on the same Apple silicon Macs that power your iOS CI.
Create and manage Android emulators through Orka’s API and command-line tools. Bring emulator testing onto the platform you use for your macOS VMs.
Manage macOS VMs and Android emulators on the same Mac cluster. Plan for both workloads together and expand capacity as your team’s needs grow.
Orka pairs each emulator with a macOS VM on the same Mac. Your test jobs connect using ADB, the standard Android tool.
Orka gives developers the power to create and scale the cloud environment they need to build and test their app without having to learn new or complex tools to manage their build infrastructure.
Easily manage Orka VMs and Android emulators with the automation-friendly CLI, which connects directly to the Kubernetes API.
Easily add automation to your Mac DevOps workflow by connecting Orka to your chosen CI tools using our open-source plugins.
Create and orchestrate Orka VMs through the MacStadium portal web interface.
Brand new, lightweight API proxies requests directly to the k8s for lightning-fast response times.
Searching for the best Mac DevOps solution that complies with your organization’s mandate to use AWS? Orka has you covered. Get the industry-leading macOS virtualization solution on AWS EC2 Macs using your EDP.
Connect your Orka environment to your build pipeline with one of our free, open-source plugins.
OCI-compliant container images and Kubernetes orchestration mirror the autoscaling capabilities you're accustomed to in Azure DevOps
Static and ephemeral Buildkite agents on macOS with Orka
Drone pipeline that runs commands on MacStadium virtual machines
Setup a single or multiple runners automatically, or a single runner manually
How to use GitLab Shell executors and Custom executors
Plugin to support both permanent and ephemeral Jenkins agents on Orka
Plugin to automate building images for Orka
Plugin to configure TeamCity so it can provision and tear down agents running in Orka on demand
Join us for a live demo of Orka to see how easy it can be to virtualize and orchestrate Mac hardware and have your questions answered live.
Enterprise-level performance and customization to meet your DevOps team’s specific needs.
Want to run some Macs locally and others in the cloud? No problem. Orka supports hybrid environments so that all your Mac infrastructure works together.
New thin-provisioned images mean system startup can happen in seconds (1-2 minutes) instead of 5-10 minutes+.
Customize your environment firewall and networking to satisfy even the most particular security requirements.
Add nodes as needed over time to scale your environment with your team. Create multiple environments in different data centers around the world to meet the needs of a global development team.
"It was super easy to integrate Orka with Jenkins. With only a few line of code, we could run jobs."
"Orka has optimized our compute-function costs, made our cloning simpler, and cut our build and transfer times."
"The interactive labs powered by Orka gave Jamf the opportunity to pioneer new technology and offer a first of its kind experience for Mac admins."
"With MacStadium's Orka, you're able to spin up and spin down VMs using an easy-to-use CLI or API."
"Our builds no longer need any cleanup steps, potentially saving 20% from the build time. Now the builds are spun up on a clean agent every time, completely reproducible."
"Most of our build scripts ran about 20% faster when we ran them natively on hte M1 machines compared to Rosetta, and they are almost twice as fast as the 2012 Mac minis."
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