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EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images
- EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images along with existing support for Windows and Linux.
- Golden image is a pre-installed bootable disk image, now with macOS support, allows creating and managing machine images.
- Manually managing pipelines for building macOS images could be time-consuming, therefore, many users are asking for the ability to manage macOS images through EC2 Image Builder.
- Adding macOS support to EC2 Image Builder allows you to streamline image management processes and reduces maintaining costs.
- There are four main steps to create a pipeline to create a macOS AMI with Xcode 16. These steps include defining a component, defining a recipe, defining infrastructure configuration, and creating a pipeline & a schedule.
- By following these steps, you can create and test images, reduce operational overhead, and validate the base images at scale through automation and cloud-centered integrations that EC2 Image Builder provides.
- macOS support in EC2 Image Builder introduced in all AWS Regions where EC2 Mac instances are available without any additional cost.
- Minimum of 24 hours of allocation of your EC2 Mac Dedicated Host will be charged during pipeline execution.
- EC2 Image Builder for macOS is a comprehensive solution for image management across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Users can now create their first pipeline today and take advantage of the automation and cloud-centered integrations that EC2 Image Builder introduces while reducing operational overhead.
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