What is it
Mac Bare Metal is an enterprise-class Mac as a Service. With the easy-to-use control panel and a powerful API, it is possible to deploy, manage, and scale dedicated Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio devices.
Who is it for
It is ideal for developers and businesses that need a secure, cloud-hosted, and flexible Mac-based infrastructure. It is typically used for CI/CD purposes for the iOS/macOS build ecosystem.
Why use it
We claim that it is the world's simplest and most flexible Mac hosting solution. Besides maximum control over the Mac devices, it comes standard with advanced networking features such as private networks, firewalls, and VPN at no additional cost.
Benefits
Features
Overview of all features and other benefits.
General
Wizard-guided provisioning
With the wizard of our intuitive control panel, provisioning Apple Mac devices couldn't be simpler.
Connect from macOS
You can access your device(s) using Screen Sharing app (included with macOS), Apple Remote Desktop, or any available VNC client which gives you direct access to the console.
Connect from Windows or Linux
By using a VNC Client, you can even remotely connect from a Windows or Linux Box.
API
The Flow API makes it easy to deploy, manage, and scale your dedicated Mac devices through API in a programmatic way.
Predefined device types
A number of predefined Mac mini and Mac Studio device configurations (Intel and Apple Silicon) are available on-demand with instant activation.
Fully dedicated
You are getting access to dedicated, genuine Apple Mac devices. In addition, you are provided with root access at the operating system level.
MetalControl™
Mac Control
Control the physical Mac like a virtual machine. MetalControl is the world's first Apple Mac Remote Management Controller, an in-house developed and Flow exclusive product.
Power Button Control
Control the physical power button of the Mac. Whether a short press to turn on the Mac or a press and hold to turn off the Mac or to boot into macOS Recovery Mode.
Power Cord Control
Control the physical power cord or power supply of the Mac if you want to de-energize your Mac for specific troubleshooting reasons.
Remote Console (KVM)
Access the screen, keyboard, and mouse of your cloud-hosted Mac from a web-based console. Control your Mac even when a network connection to the device is not possible (for example, during macOS updates).
Networking
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) functionality lets you provision and manage secure private network(s) where you can launch your Mac devices. With us, you get the highest level of network isolation by default.
Security Groups
With Security Groups, you can easily secure your Mac Cloud infrastructure and define which services and ports are visible on your devices.
Elastic IP Addresses
Dynamically allocate or remap to any of your Mac devices with Elastic IPs (publicly-accessible static IP addresses).
VPN Support
Support for common VPN protocols (such as IPsec and Wireguard) for secure connections to third-party cloud providers or corporate networks.
Pure Connectivity
With each device one dedicated, elastic IPv4 address is included. Unlimited data traffic and an 1 Gbit/s network uplink come as standard. Network traffic is not throttled in any way.
Other
Premium Data Center
Professionally hosted in an ISO/IEC 27001-certified, state-of-art datacenter in Zurich, Switzerland. The Tier 4 data center offers the highest security and availability standards.
Reliable By Design
Thanks to redundant power-feeds and UPS systems, an emergency power system with diesel generators, a redundant Internet-uplink connectivity, the infrastructure is designed with maximum reliability in mind and offers guaranteed availability of 99.9%.
Support by Experts
Around-the-clock remote support by experienced Mac engineers. A choice between Basic Support (included) Advanced and Premium Support plans, where Premium is designed for enterprises that operate business-critical 24×7 operations.
Transparent pay-as-you-go pricing model without complicated contract commitments or minimum terms.
Starting at CHF 0.27/hr | CHF 199/mo.
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