The AWS Nitro System uniquely enables Apple M2 Pro Mac Mini computers with 12 core CPU, 19 core GPU, 32 GiB of memory, and 16 core Apple Neural Engine to function as fully integrated and managed compute instances with up to 10 Gbps of Amazon VPC network
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In 2020, Jeff Barr stunned consumers by introducing Amazon EC2 Mac Instances, which allowed them to build, test, package, and sign Xcode developed apps for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watch OS
For your initial EC2 Mac instance, you can use SSH or Apple Remote Desktop to start a VNC session Sebastien’s Mac instance startup and connection articles explain more
EC2 M1 Mac instances registered with the Apple Developer Programme can receive in-place OS updates from the guest environment to the latest macOS version, even the beta version. Developers can now add new macOS features and test apps for compatibility before public releases
Amazon EC2 M1 Mac Instances using the Apple designed M1 System on Chip debuted in July 2022 Developers designing iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV apps can choose x86 or Arm based EC2 Mac or M1 instances
In his keynote at AWS re:Invent 2020, Peter DeSantis revealed how to build EC2 Mac instances powered by the AWS Nitro System, which allows Apple Mac mini computers to be fully integrated and managed with Amazon VPC networking and Amazon EBS storage like other EC2 instances
EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances offer Dedicated Host tenancy with a 24 hour host allocation length to comply with macOS licencing, like regular EC2 Mac instances