Orka
Orchestration with Kubernetes on Apple.
A virtualization layer created for Mac build infrastructure, Orka allows you to orchestrate macOS in a cloud environment using Kubernetes on genuine Apple hardware.
Move your CI pipeline to the cloud.
Orka brings simplicity and scalability to developers building for Apple devices. Spend less time dealing with operating systems, managing servers, or installing applications, and spend more time building great apps. Orka makes it easy for DevOps teams to support developers using the same Kubernetes-based tools and workflows that they use to support every other development team in the company.
Mac VMs on genuine Apple hardware.
Since iOS, iPad, watchOS, tvOS, and Mac apps can only be compiled and tested on macOS, which only runs on genuine Apple Mac hardware, developers need access to a large pool of Macs to run their CI-driven development pipelines. With Orka, MacStadium users get a software-driven, reliable, and high-performance experience with their MacStadium hardware.
Run builds on Apple silicon, Intel, or both.
Orka 2.0 includes beta support for Apple silicon (M1) nodes within an Orka cluster – either in combination with Intel-based nodes or in a purely ARM-based cluster. Orka users can target builds and tests on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs from the same Orka environment, helping developers transition from one architecture to the other.
Built by developers for developers.
Orka gives developers the power to create and scale the cloud environment they need to build and test their app without having to learn new or complex tools to manage their build infrastructure.
Command-line driven.
Use easy-to-learn commands similar to Docker or Kubernetes command line
Try it out
CI integration.
Leverage plugins to combine Orka with your favorite build infrastructure
Get the plugins
UI command and control.
Visualize and execute Orka through the MacStadium portal web interface
Create an account
Deploy macOS VMs in seconds.
Orka takes a standard macOS VM, puts it inside of a Docker container, and then uses Kubernetes to orchestrate everything. Spin up a virtual machine in seconds with any version of macOS, then orchestrate pods of those VMs across a Kubernetes cluster. What makes Orka unique is that all of this is built on top of genuine Apple hardware, required any time you have a workload that requires macOS.
Tap into Kubernetes.
The Orka environment is a Kubernetes cluster that you can manage with kubectl. The kube account acts as a Kubernetes service account for your Orka environment. While limited, it's available on a sandbox namespace and comes with a default RBAC configuration.
Integrated with the tools you use every day.
Get a plugin
Learn more about Orka.
See the roadmap.
Our devs are hard at work adding new Orka features and functionality.
Kubernetes certified.
MacStadium is dedicated to building software for the Kubernetes community that is consistent, reliable, and interoperable. To demonstrate our commitment, Orka has been certified by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program. Learn more
Sign up for Orka updates.
Keep up-to-date with new Orka features and releases. Sign-up to our Orka mailing list.
Ready to try Orka?
It’s easy! Contact our sales engineers to design a custom environment for your team.
Free Orka demo.
See what Orka’s all about. Get a free Orka demo environment for a two-hour window.
Get hands-on.
Follow a 20-minute step-by-step walkthrough of the Orka CLI and Jenkins plugin.