About
Orka CLI (orka) is the primary command-line interface for working with Orka, MacStadium's enterprise platform for virtualizing and orchestrating macOS workloads. It is designed for use when the control plane is a Kubernetes environment, and the source text says it is suitable for both manual use and automation.
Orka is optimized for Apple silicon and provides virtualization natively for that hardware, with limited support for Intel-based Macs. It can be deployed on MacStadium Cloud, AWS, or on-premises, and scales from as few as two nodes to hundreds. Access is available through the CLI, an API, or integrations with CI systems such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab.
The source text lists common use cases including private CI clusters for iOS and macOS builds, testing environments for macOS and iOS apps, virtual desktops, and custom application logic running on macOS. The site text also notes that Orka 3.6 is the last release supporting Intel, and that Orka 4.0 and later run on Apple silicon only.
What's new
All release notesHomebrew cask orka 4.0.0 (sha256 34dcf21b9e98a5d4b15462ead3a69b7f6ccffd3a9b4a64af854129b459c05262).