Orka®
Scale your Orka capacity on-demand with Burst
Instantly expand your Apple CI/CD capacity when you need it most
Are heavy workloads causing bottlenecks in your Orka pipelines?
Do you need more compute power for your Apple development during peak times? Talk to your MacStadium account contact today about Burst – your dedicated, on-demand solution for elastic cluster capacity.
Orka’s Burst capacity provides the flexibility to seamlessly scale your Orka environment during peak demand, ensuring your development and testing processes remain efficient and uninterrupted.
Why Burst is your solution for dynamic workloads
Elastic Scalability
Instantly grow your Orka capacity during heavy workloads to keep your CI/CD pipelines flowing.
Cost Efficiency
Use your pool of Burst hours as needed to accommodate seasonal or project-based increases without requiring idle compute to be sitting and waiting.
Enhanced Control
Manually activate and deactivate Burst capacity directly from your MacStadium Admin Portal.
Optimized CI/CD Integration
Seamlessly integrate Burst with your existing CI tooling like GitHub Actions, GitLab Runners, and Jenkins.
Rapid Availability
Once configured, additional dedicated Burst nodes will be available for your use within 15 minutes.
How Burst works ...
Contact the MacStadium Account team to add Burst capacity to your Orka instance.
Once enabled, your Burst nodes will be assigned the orka-burst role.
Configure your CI Integration pipeline to utilize the new Burst nodes and namespace, as needed.
Use your initial bucket of Burst node hours as you go. Add more hours instantly as needed in the future.
Get started with Burst today
Ready to unlock the power of on-demand scaling for your Apple development? Connect with our team to discuss your needs and add Burst capacity to your Orka environment.
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