How to get a free macOS machine for testing?

If you have an application that you want to test on different architectures and operating systems (including macOS) - then you can use the runners that GitHub provides for free for open source projects

First of all, remember these simple rules:

• Don't abuse virtual machines
• Do not use them for illegal purposes and for DDoS attacks

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1. First of all, you need to create a separate public repository for testing (recommended)
2. Create a workflow with the following content:

name: Test

# Controls when the workflow will run
on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  test:
    # The type of runner that the job will run on
    # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories
    runs-on: macos-13

    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
    steps:

      - name: Setup tmate session
        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3

3. Go to the "Actions" tab

4. Go to your workflow tab:

5. Then click on the "Run workflow" button:

6. Now after launch, in the logs you will be given a link and ways to connect via ssh

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Done!

Now you can debug your application in macOS or any other environment!