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This repository should help you get up-and-running with Amazon EC2 Mac Instances. See anything missing? Please let us know by opening a GitHub issue, creating a re:Post with the tag #ec2mac, or reaching out via email, or, if you have something to add, please open a PR. Thanks—now, let’s get going!
Amazon EC2 Mac Instances enable you to run on-demand macOS workloads in the cloud for the first time, extending the flexibility, scalability, and cost benefits of AWS to all Apple developers. With EC2 Mac instances, developers creating apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Safari can provision and access macOS environments within minutes, dynamically scale capacity as needed, and benefit from AWS’s pay-as-you-go pricing.
x86-based EC2 Mac instances are built on Apple Mac mini (2018) computers, featuring Intel Core i7 processors, and are powered by the AWS Nitro System. They offer a choice of macOS Mojave (10.14), macOS Catalina (10.15), macOS Big Sur (11), macOS Monterey (12), macOS Ventura (13), and macOS Sonoma (14) as Amazon Machine Images (AMIs).
M1-based EC2 Mac instances are built on Apple M1 Mac mini (2020) computers and are also powered by the AWS Nitro System. EC2 M1 Mac instances enable Arm64 macOS environments for the first time on AWS and support macOS Big Sur (11), macOS Monterey (12), macOS Ventura (13), and macOS Sonoma (14) as Amazon Machine Images (AMIs).
Much of the work behind EC2 Mac instances ensures they behave like any other EC2 instance, while still adhering to the macOS Software License Agreement. Please note that this SLA applies to any company using macOS—it's not unique to AWS or Amazon!
⇢ Start here to get up-and-running with EC2 Mac!
- Check out our Collateral page with blogs, videos, tutorials, and documentation! Topics range from integrations with CI/CD workflows, working with third-party AMIs, deeper dives into how EC2 Mac works, and more. Take a look!
- The Games page has resources on how EC2 Mac enables faster game delivery to market.
- EC2 Mac provides SNS notifications for macOS and bridgeOS/firmware updates
- Our proof-of-concept (PoC) guide walks you through some best practices and guides you step-by-step towards implementation.
- More to come soon!
Please review the FAQ - and if your question isn't answered there, please open an issue.
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