Guides
Your Mac
Xcode and CI
GitHub Actions
Self-hosted GitHub Actions runner on a Mac mini
Set up a self-hosted GitHub Actions runner on a dedicated Mac mini. Install Xcode, register the runner, run it as a service and keep builds fast and private.
30 minutes, updated 2026-09-15
I need more than one Mac for CI and want to lay it out right
Running a Mac CI farm on dedicated Mac minis
How teams run 5 to 20 dedicated Mac minis as a CI farm: runners per project, one account, one invoice, engineers who answer.
Updated 2026-09-20
Benchmarks
Mac mini M1 to M6 for Xcode builds
Xcode build times for every Apple silicon Mac mini, from M1 to M5 Pro, from public XcodeBenchmark results, plus the first numbers for the M6.
Updated 2026-09-15
Cirrus Runners
Migrating from Cirrus Runners to a dedicated Mac mini
Cirrus Runners takes no new customers and existing contracts are running out. Move your macOS GitHub Actions jobs to a dedicated Mac mini, natively or with the same Tart images.
60 minutes, updated 2026-09-15
AI agents
I need more memory than one Mac has, for a model or a farm
Mac mini clusters over Thunderbolt 4
2 to 8 Mac mini M4 or M6 in one rack, linked over Thunderbolt 4, with pooled unified memory for distributed inference, build farms and render work.
Updated 2026-10-08
OpenClaw
OpenClaw on a dedicated Mac mini: a secure setup
Run OpenClaw on its own Mac mini, away from your personal data. Install from the right source, lock down the Gateway, reach it remotely without exposing it, and vet every skill.
45 minutes, updated 2026-09-15
Subscriptions
Which AI subscription works with which agent in 2026
Can you run OpenClaw or your own agent on a Claude or ChatGPT subscription? What each provider allows today, what changed in 2026, and when an API key is the only sensible choice.
Updated 2026-09-15
Agent security
Why your AI agent should not run on your personal laptop
An AI agent that can run commands, read files and browse the web should not share a machine with your passwords, photos and work. What can go wrong, what 2026 showed, and where to run it instead.
Updated 2026-09-15
Local models
Local AI models on a Mac mini: what runs on each memory size
Which open models fit on each Mac mini memory size, how fast they run, and how to use a local model next to a cloud model in an AI agent. Updated for September 2026.
Updated 2026-09-15
GDPR and the AI Act
AI agents in your company under the GDPR and the EU AI Act
What the GDPR and the EU AI Act ask of a company that runs AI agents, what applies now and what comes in 2027, where your data goes, and how to design an agent that is easier to keep compliant.
Updated 2026-09-15