The purpose of this repository is to walk you through the details of the Dedicated Hosts for macOS preview on CircleCI.
The dedicated host resource class is a new macOS option for those developing, building, testing, and signing iOS, iPadOS, macOS, WatchOS, and tvOS applications using the Xcode IDE. These dedicated resources provide an isolated environment for increased security. This resource class requires a 24-hour minimum lease and runs on Intel-based Mac hardware.
The identifier for the dedicated host resource is metal and supports Xcode v12.2.0 - 13.0.0 (see links below for image details).
- Does not currently support test splitting or parallelism
- The host gets cleaned between jobs, which can take 5-45 minutes. We are working to bring this down to a consistent 5 minutes or less and are aiming to have this available in mid-January.
Once a dedicated host has been allocated, you will have exclusive access to it for a minimum of 24 hours. If the dedicated host is already in use when a job is kicked off, an additional dedicated host will be reserved (with its own 24 hour lease window). Each account can currently have a maximum of three concurrent dedicated hosts. Any time over the initial 24 hours that a dedicated host is in use will be charged a per-minute overage rate (see table below for pricing details).
| Resource Class Name | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
metal |
12 | 32 GB | 200 GB | 100 credits per minute (24-hour minimum) |
# .circleci/config.yml
version: 2.1
jobs: # a basic unit of work in a run
build-and-test: # your job name
macos:
xcode: 12.5.1 # indicate our selected version of Xcode
resource_class: metal # dedicated host, with 24-hour billing
steps: # a series of commands to run
- checkout # pull down code from your VCS
- run: bundle install
- run:
name: Fastlane
command: bundle exec fastlane $FASTLANE_LANE
- store_artifacts:
path: output
- store_test_results:
path: output/scan
workflows:
build-test:
jobs:
- build-and-testWe will be sending a short, 2-question survey each week to gather feedback. You may also open an issue with any feedback or to report any issues that you encounter.
- Is there an Apple Silicon option for dedicated hosts?
- We plan to support Apple Silicon hardware in the future, but that will not be included in this closed preview.
- Why is there a 24-hour minimum?
- Apple released an updated end-user license agreement (EULA) along with the release of Big Sur in November 2020, which requires cloud providers to lease Apple hardware to no more than one customer for a minimum of 24 hours.
- How does a dedicated host differ from the other macOS resources on CircleCI?
- Our other macOS resources are run on isolated virtual machines, which means that multiple customers can be using VMs on the same host. Dedicated hosts provide you exclusive access to an entire host, without worrying about sharing resources with other customers.