Mac Hosted Agents
Build and test with Mac on easy mode
Scale out iOS workflows on macOS compute managed by Buildkite—all at a low cost based on job minutes used.
Upload pipeline
Macs by the minute
Pay for what you need, when you need it.
Get M2 Mac performance
Run workflows on the latest M2 specs, giving you enough raw power for even the most demanding projects.
Set up easily with built-in dependencies
Each machine comes with the latest and beta versions of Xcode and macOS pre-installed within a week of their release, along with other common tooling like fastlane.
macOS Sonoma
Xcode
cmake
cocoapods
docker
fastlane
git
go
gradle
kotlinTest Mac alongside your other workflows
Run your iOS and macOS builds on the same platform as your other workloads: Buildkite.
“ Buildkite’s Mac Hosted Agents have been faultless. They have enabled our dev teams to move faster by utilizing more concurrent agents than our previous EC2 metal Mac agents ever could, while removing the burden of patching the underlying OS and managing the scaler lambda. All of this for only a few dollars a month!”
- Tom Davies
- Lead Cloud Platform Engineer at nib
Use compute optimized for CI/CD
Avoid general compute built for something else.
Run on machines made for burst computing
Buildkite’s hosted compute racks are designed to optimize each machine for fast response and execution times rather than long-running tasks.
Build faster on high-performance CPUs
Each core is optimized for performance rather than packing in slower cores for more workloads.
Minimize start times
Don’t wait. Use compute that starts work instantly.
Instant booting
With so much compute available in the world, don’t wait more than a minute for a build to start. Even 30 seconds is too long.
Ephemeral compute
Compute starts with immediate access to the data and cache volumes it needs, then gets cleaned up at the end of its task to avoid competing for resources.
Intelligent orchestration
The orchestration layer considers the physical location of cache volumes, CPU utilization, and storage use to swiftly dispatch work to the machine best suited.
Pricing
Choose the Buildkite platform plan that works best for you, and then pay-as-you-go for a fully managed CI/CD environment.
Each new signup gets a free two-week trial to test hosted agents before paying.
Get started with macOS Hosted Agents
Create an account to get started with a 30-day free trial. No credit card required.
