Dedicated · Physical · Mac mini

Cloud Mac, dedicated hardware, no VMs

One physical Mac mini per customer, billed daily, priced in USD. The whole machine is yours: full admin rights, VNC desktop plus SSH access, and a dedicated IPv4. Built as a reliable base for Xcode cloud builds, macOS CI runners, and local MLX inference — credentials delivered by email within 10 minutes of payment.

Delivery in 10 minutes Singapore · Tokyo · Seoul · Hong Kong · Silicon Valley M4 / M4 Pro
tokyo-07 · online Pixel-art line illustration of a Mac mini rack with a teal glow outline
ssh — tokyo-07
$ ssh dev@tokyo-07.armmini.com
Mac mini · M4 Pro · 64GB · macOS 15
$ xcodebuild -scheme App archive
** ARCHIVE SUCCEEDED **  4m 12s
Why ArmMini

Three things we actually sell

Not a slice of a shared VM — a whole Mac mini, handed to you. Machines live in a data center rack, on dual power feeds, running 365 days a year.

Dedicated hardware, not a VM

One full machine per customer — no sharing CPU, RAM, or disk with anyone else. There's no hypervisor layer; what you see in sysctl is the actual box. You get a full admin account from day one, free to install any Xcode version, Homebrew, or system extensions. We keep no backdoor accounts.

Native Apple Silicon performance

M4 / M4 Pro running natively on physical hardware — GPU and Neural Engine fully passed through, zero virtualization overhead. Build times don't drift: a full archive takes 4 minutes today, 4 minutes next month. Your CI duration graph stays flat.

Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly billing

Rent for as little as one day, priced in USD — the longer the term, the lower the rate (a week ≈ 2.7× the daily rate, a month = 5× the daily rate). Rent for three days to validate a build before release, or keep a runner on for a whole quarter. No long-term lock-in, and nothing renews automatically once your term ends.

Use Cases

Three core use cases, each with a terminal to match

Your machine arrives as a clean macOS install with an Xcode version of your choice pre-installed — the commands below just work. We'll also tell you when we're not the right fit: one-off one-hour builds, or anything that needs Windows — skip us.

Xcode cloud builds & packaging

Full builds, archiving, and uploads to App Store Connect — you fully control certificates and keychains, and can pull any private dependency. On the M4 tier, full builds of large Swift projects typically run more than twice as fast as on a local M1.

archive
$ xcodebuild -scheme App \
  -destination generic/platform=iOS \
  archive
$ xcrun altool --upload-app ...
UPLOAD SUCCEEDED

macOS CI runner

Register a self-hosted runner for GitHub Actions or GitLab, on a monthly plan. DerivedData and simulator caches stay on local disk, so incremental builds skip the cold start every time.

runner
$ ./config.sh --url "$REPO_URL" \
  --labels macos,arm64
$ ./svc.sh install && ./svc.sh start
√ runner connected

AI experimentation · local MLX inference

Apple Silicon unified memory feeds straight into your model — the 64GB tier can load 70B-class quantized weights for inference experiments, with data staying on your own machine.

mlx
$ pip install mlx-lm
$ mlx_lm.generate \
  --model Qwen2.5-72B-4bit \
  --prompt "hello"
tokens/s: 11.2
Users Say

Real user quotes, unedited

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Full build takes 12 minutes on my local M1, 4 minutes here. I moved all my release packaging to the Tokyo node.

Independent iOS developer

The runner's been up for three months without a restart, running 40+ jobs a day. The build-time graph is basically a flat line.

CI lead at a tooling team

64GB of unified memory is just right for a 70B quantized model — quieter and cheaper than renting a GPU instance, and it doubles as my dev machine.

AI hobbyist
Nodes

Five physical nodes — pick what's closest

Machines live in data center racks, not in anyone's home office. Custom trays, dual power feeds, out-of-band power control — covered for both power and network outages, running 365 days a year. Alongside the three featured below, Singapore and Hong Kong nodes are also in service and can be picked at checkout.

Singapore SG-SIN
FacilityTier III
Uplink1Gbps BGP
Latency40~80 ms
PlansAll 3 plans
Singapore plans
Tokyo JP-TYO
FacilityTier III
Uplink1Gbps BGP
Latency30~60 ms
PlansAll 3 plans
Tokyo plans
Seoul KR-SEL
FacilityTier III
Uplink1Gbps BGP
Latency30~50 ms
PlansAll 3 plans
Seoul plans
Hong Kong HK-HKG
FacilityTier III
Uplink1Gbps BGP
Latency20~40 ms
PlansAll 3 plans
Hong Kong plans
US West US-SJC
FacilityTier III
Uplink1Gbps BGP
Latency25~35 ms
PlansAll 3 plans
US West plans
Pricing

Three tiers, priced in USD

Every plan is a fully dedicated machine, not a VM — includes admin rights, VNC + SSH access, a dedicated IPv4, one free reinstall per billing cycle, and fair-use unmetered bandwidth.

PlanChipRAMSSDDailyMonthlyNodes
Mini BasicM416GB256GB$21.5$107.7SG / JP / KR / HK / US-WChoose
Mini StandardPopularM424GB512GB$40.1$200.7SG / JP / KR / HK / US-WChoose
Mini ProM4 Pro64GB2TB$59.3$296.7SG / JP / KR / HK / US-WChoose
Choose daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly terms — the longer the term, the lower the rate: a week ≈ 2.7× the daily rate, a month = 5× the daily rate. The daily and monthly prices shown are the actual charge, with no hidden fees.
Payment methods: USDT-TRC20, or Visa / Mastercard / Amex via Stripe. All charges are settled in USD.
Delivery

From order to login, in four steps

Machines are delivered within 10 minutes of payment in most cases, and within 24 hours at peak. Credentials are sent via encrypted email — have your SSH public key ready before you order.

  1. Pick a plan

    Match it to your use case: Basic for a single CI project, Standard for daily development, Pro for Unity/UE packaging and large-model inference. If you're not sure, start with Standard — you can upgrade anytime and just pay the difference.

  2. Pick a node

    Asia users should default to Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Seoul; North America users to Silicon Valley. Check the latency benchmarks before ordering — don't guess your routing.

  3. Pay

    Choose your billing term in the portal — USDT-TRC20 or Visa / Mastercard / Amex via Stripe, billed in USD. Unpaid orders are automatically canceled after 30 minutes.

  4. Get your credentials

    Usually within 10 minutes, your VNC/SSH credentials and connection guide arrive by encrypted email — connect and you're ready to run xcodebuild.

5
Live physical nodes
99.5%
Monthly uptime commitment
≤10min
Typical delivery time
<2h
First ticket response
vs Shared VM

Dedicated vs. shared VM, at a glance

Cheaper "cloud Mac" offers are usually one physical machine split between several customers. Here's exactly where it matters.

DimensionArmMini dedicated hardwareShared VM
Performance consistencyFully dedicated, zero build-time driftNeighbors compete for resources; up to 3x peak-to-trough variance
GPU / Neural EngineFull passthrough on physical hardwareUsually unavailable or crippled by virtualization
macOS license complianceGenuine Apple hardware, licensing-compliantVirtualization on non-Apple hardware carries compliance risk
System privilegesFull admin access, kernel extensions allowedOften restricted accounts with capped reboots
FAQ

Four things people ask before ordering

How does daily billing work?
Billing starts from when your delivery email is sent, with each 24-hour block counted as one day, priced in USD. Longer terms cost less per day: a week ≈ 2.7× the daily rate, a month = 5× the daily rate. You'll get a reminder email 72 hours before expiry, and data is kept for 48 hours past the due date.
Do I get admin access?
Yes. You get a full admin account from delivery, free to install any Xcode version, Homebrew, or system extensions, with full access to both the macOS GUI and command line. We keep no backdoor accounts.
Can I reinstall the OS?
Yes. Each billing cycle includes one free reinstall, which you can trigger yourself from the portal, choosing your macOS version — a full wipe takes about 40 minutes to complete. Reinstalling erases all data, so backups are your responsibility.
What's the refund window?
Within 7 days of ordering, you can get a refund for unused days, processed back to your original payment method within 3 business days of your request. Terminations due to violations of the acceptable use policy are not eligible for a refund.

A whole Mac, ready to rent right now

Machines are delivered in 10 minutes, from $21.5/day. Browse the plans to find your fit, or head straight to the portal and pick a machine. Questions? support@armmini.com and the console ticket system are always open.

Console
$ rent --mac-mini --tokyo
plan:    Mini Standard · M4 · 24GB
billing: $40.1/day · $200.7/mo
✓ credentials sent · eta 10 min