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Anka Cloud Gitlab Executor
Veertu’s Anka and the new Anka Cloud Gitlab Executor Veertu’s Anka is a suite of software tools built on the macOS virtualization platform. It enables the execution of single or multi-use macOS virtual machines (VMs) in a manner similar to Docker....
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T2 in new Mac hardware and its impact on virtualizing and running macOS - Role of SMC
In the last few weeks, we have received a lot of inbound questions on the existence of T2 chip in new Apple Mac hardware models and how it impacts the ability to run macOS VMs. In this blog series, we will try to share our knowledge and insights on this...
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Build cache for faster iOS builds with Jenkins CI and on-demand macOS VM slaves
Most of the existing iOS CI environments are configured to run the build and tests jobs directly on the Mac hardware. In such installations with large projects, some data like XCode derived data, and code repository get cached on the hardware and subsequent...
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iOS CI infrastructure - macOS cloud on Mac Pros with Anka Build
In our previous blog post, we discussed setting up macOS cloud for iOS CI on a mac mini cluster. Let’s now look at creating macOS cloud on mac pros for scalable and agile iOS CI. While the CPU on mac minis are much faster(as proven in various benchmarks)...
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Launching build/test environment for iOS CI jobs at AWS instance launch speeds
In this blog, we will describe how teams can configure a private (on-prem or hosted) cloud and instantaneously launch on-demand, isolated build/test instances to execute their iOS CI jobs, while still meeting the tough demands of the speed of overall...
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Anka Registry available in a Mac Application Package - Store and manage Anka VMs in macOS cloud for CI
Anka Registry enables management and distribution of macOS development environments (macOS VMs) across developers and to macOS cloud for CI, for consistent and repeatable build and test operations. With Anka Registry, you can create macOS image and then...
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Configuring Jenkins to scale iOS CI on macOS cloud with on-demand slaves
This blog is not a comparison of CI tools or services available. It assumes that Jenkins is your CI tool of choice for iOS CI/CD. There have been a lot of blogs written on how to configure Jenkins for iOS CI – starting with plugin installation,...
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Anka Beta new version 1 Build 41 update - For self service on-premise macOS VMs
Today, we are announcing the availability of Anka Beta version 1 build 41 to all the beta users. Please check your email for the download link. New users can sign up at www.veertu.com. In this update, we have added some pretty cool feature updates to...
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Anka Build Terminology - Components to setup on-premise iOS CI infrastructure
Anka Build is macOS native virtualization platform from Veertu. It’s a complete platform to implement and manage macOS VMs on a large scale for iOS CI. Anka Build includes lightweight Anka client, which is the native hypervisor to run macOS VMs on Mac...
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Performance and Scalability in virtualized iOS build and test infrastructure
Growth is good, and when development teams grow, often, they find themselves having to choose between performance and scalability factors related to their development process. Most often, iOS application development project start by consuming hosted service...
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