NEWThe first 3nm Apple M4 / M4 Pro bare-metal model is now officially available
Turn the world’s best Mac mini M4 into your private build and AI cloud
Say no to underpowered VMs. Every machine is a genuine Mac mini purchased through official Apple channels, rack‑mounted in Tier‑3 data centers with remote VNC/SSH access and deployment in under 5 minutes.
Singapore / Japan / Korea / Hong Kong / US West running
APPLE SILICON NEST
Your dedicated remote Mac development environment, ready out of the box
💡 100% dedicated compute⚡ Thunderbolt 5 dedicated interconnect🌐 Dedicated fixed public IP
Dedicated 1Gbps bandwidth · Physical bare metal
Official hardware
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No virtualization overhead. Every machine is a genuine Mac mini purchased from official Apple channels and independently mounted in a Tier‑3 data center. Connect instantly over VNC/SSH and deploy in under 5 minutes.
Are you renting a real physical Mac mini or a virtual machine?
100% physical bare metal. Each device is an independently purchased Apple Mac mini with no virtualization hypervisor layer. You have full access to CPU, GPU, NPU, and unified memory—performance is identical to a local machine.
How do I remotely connect to my Mac mini?
After provisioning, you can get your SSH key and VNC remote desktop address in the console. For CLI development, we recommend SSH + tmux. For Xcode GUI debugging, use browser VNC or a local VNC client—everything is encrypted end-to-end.
Which payment methods are supported? Can I place an anonymous order?
Currently, we support USDT (TRC-20 / ERC-20) crypto payments. You can order directly without logging in; after payment succeeds, the system automatically creates an account and links the device for you—no credit card or identity verification required.
What’s the difference between daily, weekly, and monthly plans?
Daily plans are one-time payments and do not auto-renew, ideal for short-term testing. Weekly, monthly, and quarterly plans are subscriptions that auto-renew unless canceled before expiry. Unit price decreases with longer terms. Monthly is the best value and ideal for long-term CI/CD hosting.
What development tools are preinstalled?
macOS Sequoia comes preinstalled with Xcode Command Line Tools, Homebrew, Git, Python 3, and other essentials. You can freely install CocoaPods, Fastlane, Ollama, Docker, and any other tools—you have full root access.
Ready to deploy your dedicated Mac mini?
Provision in 5 minutes, 100% physical bare metal, dedicated 1Gbps bandwidth. Start your iOS build and AI inference journey now.
How do you fully unlock the bare-metal R&D potential of Apple Silicon? Hear what our technical experts have to say.
Best practices
Build an efficient multi‑Mac mini compile cluster with Thunderbolt 5’s ultra-high-bandwidth architecture
With Thunderbolt 5 networking up to 120Gbps, this blog shows how to fuse three 24GB-memory nodes on Apple bare metal into an efficient build pipeline—cutting Xcode delivery time by nearly 60%.
Deploy and fine-tune the DeepSeek LLM locally on a Mac mini physical machine with 24GB unified memory
Apple’s unified memory architecture is a big win for local AI inference. This article demonstrates a practical guide to loading quantized models with the MLX framework on a 24GB M4 physical machine, using dedicated SSH for zero-network-latency inference.
Virtualization vs. physical bare metal: why iOS CI/CD systems prefer bare-metal environments
Because VMs can’t achieve 100% low-level GPU instruction passthrough or accelerate Metal engine calls, real-hardware builds can suffer over 20% build stutters. Bare metal removes every hardware barrier for you.
Here you can quickly find operating guidelines and technical support details for the Mac mini M4 cloud host.
Q1: Is the device a dedicated physical machine?▼
Yes, all machines are genuine Apple Mac mini M4 physical devices. These are not VMs (such as KVM splits); you have exclusive access to all hardware resources, GPU compute, NPU cores, and physical flash storage.
Q2: Are bandwidth and IP dedicated?▼
Yes. Every Mac host is equipped with dedicated, unrestricted 1Gbps public bandwidth and a unique native fixed IPv4 address—avoiding shared‑IP issues such as certificate limits or network pollution for developers.
Q3: Which data center regions are supported?▼
We have successfully deployed high‑bandwidth racks in **Singapore (APAC‑1)**, **Japan (APAC‑2)**, **Korea (APAC‑3)**, **Hong Kong, China (APAC‑4)**, and **US West (North America)**. Your server IP will be assigned as a native local address based on the options chosen at purchase.
Q4: How do I use VNC to connect?▼
You have multiple ways to connect: (1) In the console, select a device and click “Launch Online VNC Console” to log into the system instantly via an HTML5 VNC session in your browser; (2) Use your own client (such as RealVNC Viewer) and connect to the device’s dedicated IP and port (default 5900).
Q5: How do I use SSH to connect?▼
On the delivered macOS physical system, we pre‑install and enable standard SSH. The port is the global standard 22. View or reset your private key in the console, then run a command like `ssh administrator@YOUR_SERVER_IP` locally to log in.
Q6: How do I power on/off/restart?▼
In the console, select the device whose state you want to change. The header includes controls for “Power on, Power off, Restart.” Because these are bare‑metal operations, we trigger IPMI‑level power‑on/off signals via dedicated hardware controllers, and the machine will be ready in about one minute.
Q7: What is the “multi‑Mac interconnect” service? (Thunderbolt 5)▼
Thanks to the new M4 series chip’s high‑throughput Thunderbolt 5 ports, if you enable this option on multiple machines in the same order, we will connect your Mac minis to a 120Gbps dedicated LAN card and high‑bandwidth switch in the rack, helping you run heavy CI/CD or build workloads across a merged cluster.
Q8: How long does it take to provision after purchase?▼
The provisioning process is fully automated. After payment is confirmed, the system immediately triggers rack‑level OS installation and network assignment. In most cases, everything is ready and the IP is delivered to you within 2–10 minutes.
Q9: How do I view my device configuration?▼
After logging in, open the management console dashboard and view “Your Physical Node Cluster” on the left. Clicking any machine tile shows its memory/cores, disk allocation, and physical location in real time on the right.
Q10: How do I check order status, expiry time, and renewal history?▼
After logging in, go to “Console,” then “Order Management” to see all orders and expiries. Click an order row for details. Click “Manage Subscription” to open the billing maintenance center, where you can review all billing history or cancel a subscription (it won’t renew and the machine will be decommissioned at expiry).
Q11: How do I contact customer support?▼
The platform integrates a 24×7 ticketing system. For any hardware issues or bandwidth questions, click the power on/off/restart buttons in the console to open a fast diagnostic path, or use the “Contact us” entry at the bottom or in popups to submit a ticket. Our on‑duty engineers are available around the clock.
ZekCloud Privacy Policy
Effective date: January 1, 2024 · Last updated: June 30, 2026 · Version v3.2
ZekCloud (zekcloud.com, hereinafter referred to as “we” or “ZekCloud”) operates an Apple Silicon bare-metal cloud compute platform. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect information related to you. By registering an account, visiting the website, or using any ZekCloud services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to all contents of this policy.
I. Scope of information collection
To provide, maintain, optimize, and operate our services in compliance, we may collect the following information (including but not limited to):
Account and identity:Email address, username, password hash, registration IP, login logs, two-factor verification records, and account status change history
Transactions and financial:Order details, payment channels, transaction reference numbers, invoice information, refund request records, overdue and collection records
Service usage:SSH/VNC connection logs, bandwidth and CPU usage statistics, node configuration changes, ticket contents, full customer-support conversation logs
Device and network:IP address, browser UA, operating system, cookies, device fingerprint, referrer, access paths, and duration
Compliance and security:Anti-fraud scores, abnormal behavior flags, content review records, and law-enforcement cooperation materials
You understand and agree that refusing to provide necessary information may result in being unable to register, complete payment, or use some/all services, and we bear no responsibility for this.
II. Purposes of information use
We may use the collected information for the following purposes without separately obtaining your consent:
Perform service contracts, process orders, billing, renewals, and collections
Identity verification, account security, anti-fraud, anti-abuse, and compliance reviews
Service monitoring, performance optimization, capacity planning, and troubleshooting
Send invoices, expiry reminders, marketing emails, product updates, and promotional information (you may unsubscribe from marketing emails in settings without affecting transactional notifications)
Data analysis, user profiling, business decisions, and product development
Disclose as required by laws/regulations, regulators, judicial authorities, or rights holders
Protect the legitimate rights and interests of ZekCloud, users, and the public
III. Data storage, retention, and deletion
Your data is stored in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, US West, and other data centers we select. After service expiry, account cancellation, or termination due to violations, we may retain your account and transaction records within a reasonable period (usually no more than 30 calendar days; in special cases up to 180 days) for compliance audits, dispute handling, and legal obligations. After that, we may permanently delete user data on servers, and do not guarantee data recoverability. Users should complete all data backups before service termination. ZekCloud bears no responsibility for data loss caused by failure to back up in time.
When reclaiming physical nodes, we perform standard disk erasure procedures; however, due to technical limitations, hardware failures, or user-side encryption, we do not guarantee that data has been completely and irreversibly erased。
IV. Information sharing and cross-border transfers
In the following circumstances, we may share your information with third parties without separately obtaining your consent:
Payment processors, cloud infrastructure providers, CDN providers, email and SMS providers, analytics and advertising partners
ZekCloud affiliates, acquirers, or business successors
As lawfully required by government, judicial, or regulatory authorities
Legal proceedings to protect ZekCloud’s legitimate rights and interests
Your information may be transferred to countries or regions outside your jurisdiction for processing and storage. Continuing to use the service indicates your consent to such cross-border transfers and your understanding that data-protection standards may differ across regions. We do not assume joint liability for third-party data-processing behaviors.
V. Cookies and tracking technologies
We and third-party partners use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and similar technologies for session management, preference memory, traffic analytics, ad delivery, and anti-fraud. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may cause some features to not work properly; any inconvenience or loss resulting from this is your responsibility.
VI. Information security
We take industry-standard security measures to protect data, including but not limited to encryption in transit, access controls, and audit logs. However, the internet environment carries inherent risks, and we do not guarantee absolute data security, nor do we accept liability for damages caused by data leakage, tampering, or loss due to hacking, internal negligence, force majeure, or third-party causes. Users should take appropriate measures to protect account credentials and business data.
VII. Your rights and limitations
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you may contact us to query, correct, or delete some personal information. Exceptions include: information related to unpaid bills, ongoing disputes, compliance retention obligations, or anti-fraud investigations; and data that has been anonymized or aggregated and cannot identify a specific individual. We will respond within a reasonable period (usually no more than 30 business days) and may charge reasonable fees or refuse clearly repetitive or out-of-scope requests. ZekCloud reserves the final right of interpretation regarding request handling results.
VIII. Protection of minors
ZekCloud services are intended for natural persons aged 18 and above, or legally established entities. We do not knowingly collect minors’ personal information. If we discover inadvertent collection, we will delete it as soon as possible and assume no liability arising from it.
IX. Policy changes
We reserve the right to revise this policy at any time. The revised policy takes effect from the date it is published on zekcloud.com, without separate notice. If you continue to use the service, you are deemed to accept the revised policy. If you do not agree, you should stop using the service immediately and apply to cancel your account; fees already paid will not be refunded.
Effective date: January 1, 2024 · Last updated: June 30, 2026 · Version v3.2
Welcome to ZekCloud (zekcloud.com) Apple Silicon bare-metal cloud compute services. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and ZekCloud. By clicking “Sign Up” or “Purchase” or by using the service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these terms. If you use the service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have obtained full authorization from that organization.
I. Service description
ZekCloud provides users with remote rental services for Apple Silicon physical servers such as Mac mini M4, including but not limited to SSH remote terminals, VNC remote desktops, dedicated public IPs, bandwidth quotas, and a management console. The final configuration, pricing, and available regions are subject to the order confirmation page and console display. We reserve the right to adjust product specifications, pricing, available inventory, and service scope at any time, without prior notice。
Services are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. ZekCloud makes no express or implied warranties regarding continuity, stability, latency, throughput, compatibility, or error‑free operation of the services.
II. Account registration and security
Users must register accounts with a real and valid email address and bear full legal responsibility for all actions under their accounts. Users are obligated to keep login credentials secure. ZekCloud is not liable for any loss caused by user negligence, account sharing, weak passwords, or compromised devices. If abnormal usage is detected, users should notify us immediately, but we are under no obligation to suspend services or restore data as a result.
Each natural person or legal entity may in principle register only one primary account. We reserve the right to refuse registration, freeze, or cancel any account without providing a reason.
III. Billing, payment, and refunds
Users shall pay service fees according to the price and term (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly, etc.) specified in the order. Prices exclude any applicable taxes, exchange-rate differences, and third‑party payment fees.
Except for one‑time “daily” rentals, weekly, monthly, and quarterly services are enabled for automatic renewal by default. If users do not actively cancel via the console before expiry, the system will automatically charge the next term’s fee from the account balance or the linked payment method.
Renewal reminder emails are provided solely for convenience and do not constitute a notification obligation of ZekCloud. Users remain liable for any renewal fees incurred due to failure to receive reminders, insufficient balance, or failure to cancel in time.
All fees paid are non‑refundable, regardless of whether the service is actually used or is interrupted due to user‑related reasons, except where otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable laws and regulations.
Coupons, promotional prices, trial credits, and similar benefits are governed solely by rules defined by ZekCloud. We reserve the right to modify, revoke, or invalidate them at any time.
IV. Service availability and SLA
ZekCloud is committed to providing stable and reliable infrastructure, but does not make any commitments regarding service-level agreements (SLA). ZekCloud is not liable for service interruptions, performance degradation, or data unavailability caused by scheduled maintenance, emergency fixes, hardware replacement, network congestion, DDoS attacks, power failures, natural disasters, third‑party outages, or any other cause (including factors within or outside ZekCloud’s control), and will not provide service‑time compensation or fee reductions.
We may perform system maintenance, upgrades, migrations, or resource reallocation without notifying users in advance; any brief interruptions arising therefrom are deemed normal operational behavior.
V. User obligations and prohibited conduct
Users may not use ZekCloud services to engage in any of the following, including but not limited to:
Violating any applicable laws, regulations, export controls, or sanctions
Cryptocurrency mining, reselling distributed compute resources, arbitrage on resources, or other high‑load unauthorized uses
Network attacks, port scanning, DDoS, brute‑force cracking, or unauthorized penetration testing
Distributing malware, spam, phishing content, or illegal information
Infringing third‑party intellectual property, privacy, or other legitimate rights
Bypassing ZekCloud technical controls, abusing APIs, or interfering with normal platform operations
If we discover or reasonably suspect any of the above behaviors, ZekCloud has the right to immediately suspend or terminate services, block IPs, permanently close accounts, and confiscate account balances without refund, and reserves the right to report to authorities and pursue legal responsibility. Users will bear all consequences arising therefrom.
VI. Data and content
Users are solely responsible for all data stored, processed, or transmitted on ZekCloud servers (“User Content”). ZekCloud does not review the legality, accuracy, or security of User Content (unless required by law) and assumes no responsibility for it. After service expiry or termination, user data may be deleted immediately, and ZekCloud has no obligation to retain data or provide export services. Users must complete their own backups during the service term.
VII. Intellectual property
All intellectual property rights in the ZekCloud platform, website, console, APIs, documentation, trademarks, logos, and related technologies are owned by ZekCloud or its licensors. Users are granted only a limited, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, non‑sublicensable right to use the services during the paid term in accordance with these terms. Without written authorization, users may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works from them.
VIII. Liability limitation and disclaimers
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
ZekCloud shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages
arising from the use or inability to use the services (including but not limited to lost profits, data loss, business interruption, or reputational harm). ZekCloud’s total liability for any single event shall not exceed the order amount corresponding to that event and in no event exceed USD 100 (or equivalent in RMB).
All risks associated with the use of the services are borne solely by the user.
IX. Service changes and termination
ZekCloud may modify, suspend, or terminate part or all of the services at any time without prior notice or user consent and without any liability for compensation. Users may request termination via the console, but fees already paid are non‑refundable, and unused time will not be converted to cash. Where services are terminated due to user violations, non‑payment, or business adjustments, users are not entitled to data restoration or compensation.
X. Dispute resolution
The interpretation, validity, and dispute resolution of these terms shall be governed by the laws of ZekCloud’s place of registration (Singapore law). Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms shall first be resolved through friendly negotiation. If negotiation fails, either party may submit the dispute to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) for arbitration in accordance with its then‑effective rules, with the seat of arbitration in Singapore and the arbitration language being English. The arbitral award shall be final and binding on both parties. Users waive the right to resolve disputes through class actions, representative actions, or jury trials.
XI. Amendments to the terms
ZekCloud reserves the right to revise these terms at any time. Revised terms take effect from the date of publication on zekcloud.com, and continued use of the services constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree to the revisions, you should stop using the services and cancel your account; fees already paid will not be refunded.
ZekCloud is a leading Apple Silicon bare‑metal cloud compute provider in the Asia‑Pacific region, focused on delivering zero virtualization overhead remote Mac compute infrastructure for iOS/macOS developers, AI inference teams, and CI/CD engineering organizations.
Company overview
Brand:ZekCloud · zekcloud.com
Founded: 2024 · Headquarters in Singapore
Operating regions: Singapore 🇸🇬 · Japan 🇯🇵 · Korea 🇰🇷 · Hong Kong, China 🇭🇰 · US West 🇺🇸
Customers: serving developers and teams in 40+ countries/regions, with over 12,000 customers
Core capabilities
ZekCloud operates its own physical IPMI out‑of‑band management gateways and bare‑metal orchestration system, enabling minute‑level provisioning of Mac mini M4 nodes, remote power control, VNC‑based visual operations, and dedicated 1Gbps public IP assignment. Each device is physically dedicated, rejecting VPS‑style overselling and ensuring deterministic compute for Xcode builds, Core ML inference, and large‑model fine‑tuning workloads.
Infrastructure
· Tier III+ data centers with dual utility power, UPS, and diesel generator redundancy
· 24×7 on‑site engineers with average incident response under 15 minutes
· Information‑security practices aligned with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001
· Stable operations across five global regions, continuously expanding to cover developers worldwide
Mission and vision
Mission: enable developers worldwide to access remote Apple Silicon compute at a reasonable cost, with an experience indistinguishable from a local Mac.
Vision: become the standard infrastructure layer for Apple‑ecosystem cloud compute, continuously setting the bar for bare‑metal Mac clouds and delivering exceptional compute experiences to developers globally.
