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  "checked": "2026-09-30",
  "company": "MacinCloud (a Moboware Inc. company)",
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   "parent": "Moboware Inc.",
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/privacy.html",
   "quote": "We, MacinCloud.com, a Moboware Inc. company (hereafter referred to as \"MacinCloud\"), are committed to protecting any data that we collect concerning you."
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   "quote": "",
   "confidence": "low",
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   "status": "unknown"
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  "Dedicated prices from the live Dedicated page ($59 Intel / $89 M1 / $114 M2 / $164 M4 per month). The checkout plan picker says \"Dedicated Server starting at US$49/month\" (config/cycle not shown). providers/macincloud.json had M4 $124.99 and M2 $99 from third-party comparison pages; superseded.",
  "\"Dedicated\" is a dedicated macOS instance (\"Instance on Physical Mac Server\"), i.e. a VM with 4 cores by default, not a whole Mac.",
  "PAYG and Managed plans are non-admin user accounts on shared Macs (flagged alt): no root, no provisioning API; suited to humans, not agents. PAYG page text says both \"prepay 30 hours\" and \"prepaid 25-Hour\" credit.",
  "PAYG hourly/daily spec (vCPU/RAM) depends on the chosen Mac; vcpu/ram left null so the engine will not size-match them.",
  "Bandwidth: \"100/1000 Mbps Port Speed\"; no egress price published (null). Static IP included.",
  "No macOS VM-per-Mac cap disclosure; Apple macOS SLA: leasing a Mac requires a minimum lease of 24 consecutive hours with sole use by the lessee, and allows at most 2 additional macOS VMs per Mac.",
  "Shared Mac, no admin: Pay-as-You-Go and Managed plans are non-admin user accounts on a shared physical Mac (checkout.macincloud.com: \"No Admin/Root Access\").",
  "Managed Server starting prices are hour-limited variants. Live checkout shows 3-hour and 8-hour daily-limit variants; support confirms usage above an Hour Daily Limit is $1 per extra hour and can trigger automatic adjustment to a larger daily limit. Exact total varies by platform/RAM/term and is not modelled.",
  "Intel Dedicated ($59/mo, macOS Sonoma only) is still on sale but encoded as legacy so the Apple-silicon M1 ($89/mo) is the priced option.",
  "Checkout contains but hides a $29/month Runner/Agent plan (Azure Pipelines, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab and TeamCity; no remote desktop; 48-hour trial). It is announced in checkout data but not currently selectable, so it is not an estimator mode.",
  "Dedicated checkout contains a Docker Dev preset and Jenkins flavor but both are disabled. Do not infer Docker-inside or an available Linux/Docker plan from these announced controls.",
  "Checkout exposes 10 routing/location choices: LA, Dallas, New York, South America from US East, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Singapore, Perth and Sydney. Coarse card regions remain correctly US/EU/Asia/other; the South America choice is routed from US East."
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  "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
  "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/managed.html",
  "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/payg.html",
  "https://checkout.macincloud.com/select/payg?payg_period=h",
  "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000007778-how-is-server-usage-tracked-and-calculated-",
  "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044698-what-is-macincloud-s-pay-as-you-go-server-plan-"
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  "applied": 9,
  "source": "checked against the provider's live pricing and docs pages",
  "reviewed": 2
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  {
   "item": "Dedicated CPU upgrade",
   "price": "+$5/month for 6 cores; +$10/month for 8 cores"
  },
  {
   "item": "Dedicated 1 Gbps port",
   "price": "+$15/month (100 Mbps base)"
  },
  {
   "item": "Dedicated external storage",
   "price": "$10/month per 50 GB, up to 500 GB/$100"
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  {
   "item": "Managed 1 Gbps / 4K / SSH add-ons",
   "price": "+$5/month each on the base managed configuration"
  }
 ],
 "feature_evidence": {
  "snapshot_auto": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000073800-dedicated-server-not-available-after-os-upgrade-or-update",
   "quote": "We highly recommend that you backup your critical files before attempting to upgrade your Dedicated server's OS.",
   "note": "Servers are monthly/weekly subscriptions that run continuously (no stop/sleep/idle lifecycle to snapshot); the portal only offers Reboot. No snapshot or automatic backup feature anywhere in plan pages, checkout options or KB (KB search for 'snapshot' returns nothing); users are told to back up their own files.",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "snapshot_on_demand": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000061582-how-do-i-change-the-macos-for-my-macincloud-server-",
   "quote": "2. Backup your data",
   "note": "No snapshot/image/clone action in the web portal or checkout configurator (options: OS, platform, CPU, RAM, internal/external disk, RDP, bandwidth, SSH; disabled Firewall/VPN/GPU). Changing macOS on Managed plans means buying a new subscription. No API.",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "harness_api": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer (such as with TeamViewer, NoMachine, or other software).",
   "note": "Human remote-desktop product with no provisioning or control API at all, let alone an agent-harness API. Only non-interactive product is the Azure/VSTS build-agent plan.",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "guest_firewall": {
   "value": true,
   "source": null,
   "quote": null,
   "note": "Dedicated plan = macOS instance (VM on a physical Mac) with 'Full macOS administrator/root/sudo access', so the macOS pf packet filter (not nftables/iptables) can be configured. Not possible on Managed/Pay-As-You-Go (non-admin user accounts on a shared physical Mac).",
   "checked": "2026-09-29",
   "derived": true
  },
  "secret_proxy": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000079227-how-can-i-upload-download-sync-my-files-onto-my-macincloud-server-",
   "quote": "Files must be sent to and from the Mac server using cloud storage services or email attachments.",
   "note": "No secrets or credential feature of any kind; credentials live on the Mac itself (keychain/files).",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "volume_attach": {
   "value": true,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000055090-how-to-upgrade-the-hardware-configuration-hd-ram-cpu-etc-for-a-dedicated-server",
   "quote": "If you upgraded your Dedicated server with an external hard drive you will need to format it before use with the following steps:",
   "note": "Dedicated only: 'External Hard Drive' add-on, 50-500 GB at $10 per 50 GB per month, upgradable later (not downgradable). The live checkout config disables it for Apple-silicon platforms (M1/M2/M4) and for Sequoia/Ventura/Monterey/Big Sur, so in practice it is the legacy Intel option; Apple-silicon plans get bigger internal disks instead (250 GB included, +$10 per 50 GB).",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "volume_shared": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000079227-how-can-i-upload-download-sync-my-files-onto-my-macincloud-server-",
   "quote": "We highly recommend using a cloud storage service such as Google Drive or DropBox.",
   "note": "The external drive is attached to one server; no shared/network filesystem product. File sharing between servers is via third-party sync (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box).",
   "checked": "2026-09-29"
  },
  "isolation": {
   "value": "apple-vm",
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "access to a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access",
   "note": "derived: the card's product is a macOS \"instance\" (not a whole physical Mac) with root; running macOS as a guest legally/technically requires Apple's own Virtualization framework, so isolation is a per-customer Apple-silicon macOS VM (apple-vm), not a shared-kernel container. Not explicitly named by MacinCloud.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "image_oci": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "Software: Bring and Use Your Own Software Licenses",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. Dedicated is a pre-imaged macOS instance you customize by installing your own software after boot; there is no Docker/OCI image start mechanism (card also sets custom_image: false).",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "anti_bot": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "These plans are suited for advanced users who wish to obtain full access to Mac configuration and administration features without technical assistance.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. MacinCloud rents remote macOS/Mac desktops for development, testing and build use; it has no browser-automation or scraping stealth/fingerprinting product.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "captcha_solving": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A Dedicated Plan enables full administrator access",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. It is a remote Mac rental for iOS/macOS development and general use, not a CAPTCHA-solving or bot-automation service.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "egress_ip_type": {
   "value": "static-datacenter",
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "IP: Static IP Address",
   "note": "Instances are hosted on MacinCloud's own physical Mac servers/datacenters (US/EU/Asia/other routing choices), each given a static datacenter IP; not residential or mobile.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "live_resize": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000055090-how-to-upgrade-the-hardware-configuration-hd-ram-cpu-etc-for-a-dedicated-server",
   "quote": "Upgrades are automatically applied and are ready approximately 5 minutes after purchase.",
   "note": "CPU/RAM upgrades are bought through the portal and take ~5 minutes to become ready (implying a reboot/reprovision cycle), not an instantaneous resize of a machine that keeps running throughout.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "own_agent_api": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. This is a human-operated remote-desktop Mac rental (VNC/RDP) with no first-party browser/computer-use/research agent API of any kind.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "lang_python": {
   "value": true,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "Full macOS administrator/root/sudo access",
   "note": "Not explicitly named on official pages, but instances are full macOS installs with root access and Xcode/dev tools preinstalled; macOS's Xcode Command Line Tools ship python3 (/usr/bin/python3), and users with root can install any Python runtime themselves.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "ingress_rules": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "IP: Static IP Address",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. MacinCloud gives a bare static IP to a full-root macOS instance; there is no provider-side access-control layer (auth URLs, IP allowlists, security groups) for exposed ports -- only the OS-level pf firewall the customer can configure themselves (see guest_firewall).",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "egress_allowlist": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "Bandwidth: \"100/1000 Mbps Port Speed\"",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. No provider-side outbound allow/deny-list or no-internet mode is documented; network is a plain static-IP link with a port-speed cap.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "egress_http_rules": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "Bandwidth: \"100/1000 Mbps Port Speed\"",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. No HTTP method/path-level egress control product exists; MacinCloud provides raw network connectivity to a full-admin macOS machine.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "soc2": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "These plans are suited for advanced users who wish to obtain full access to Mac configuration and administration features without technical assistance.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. No security/compliance/trust page or SOC 2 mention exists anywhere on macincloud.com or its support KB; this is a consumer/developer Mac-rental service, not an enterprise compliance-attested platform.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "hipaa": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "You must bring your own software licenses.",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. No HIPAA/BAA language found anywhere in MacinCloud's marketing or support pages.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "sso": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "LOGIN & SIGNUP",
   "note": "not offered: outside the product's scope. Account access is a plain email/password portal login; no SAML/OIDC single sign-on is advertised on any official page found.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "max_session_h": {
   "value": "none",
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A subscription to our Dedicated Server Plan will allow you to access a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access.",
   "note": "Dedicated is an always-on monthly/weekly/quarterly/yearly subscription machine (card: requires_always_on: true) that runs continuously until the customer stops/cancels it -- no forced session time limit is documented.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "volumes": {
   "value": true,
   "corrected_from": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000055090-how-to-upgrade-the-hardware-configuration-hd-ram-cpu-etc-for-a-dedicated-server",
   "quote": "If you upgraded your Dedicated server with an external hard drive you will need to format it before use with the following steps:",
   "note": "Contradiction: card sets features.volumes=false while features.volume_attach=true (with its own quote/evidence) for the same 'External Hard Drive' add-on ($10/50GB/month) on Dedicated plans. The add-on is real and documented, so volume_attach is right and volumes must be corrected to true to match it.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "snapshot": {
   "value": "none",
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000073800-dedicated-server-not-available-after-os-upgrade-or-update",
   "quote": "We highly recommend that you backup your critical files before attempting to upgrade your Dedicated server's OS.",
   "note": "No snapshot/image/clone feature anywhere in plan pages or checkout; support KB tells users to back up their own files manually before any OS change, confirming there is no first-party snapshot mechanism.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "pause_resume": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/payg.html",
   "quote": "Pay-as-You-Go Plans provide you a Managed Mac Server user account but you prepay 30 hours of usage.",
   "note": "Dedicated/Managed servers are always-on monthly subscriptions (requires_always_on); PAYG only meters login time for billing (no login = no charge) but there is no user-invoked pause/resume action or API anywhere in the plan pages, checkout, or support KB.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "fork": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer (such as with TeamViewer, NoMachine, or other software).",
   "note": "The product is a single rented physical/virtual Mac reached via VNC/RDP with no provisioning API of any kind, so there is no way to clone/fork a machine into new ones.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "fork_running": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer (such as with TeamViewer, NoMachine, or other software).",
   "note": "Same absence of any API/provisioning surface as fork; no mechanism to clone a running machine.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "memory_snapshot_fork": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000073800-dedicated-server-not-available-after-os-upgrade-or-update",
   "quote": "We highly recommend that you backup your critical files before attempting to upgrade your Dedicated server's OS.",
   "note": "No snapshot feature at all (see snapshot claim), so a memory-including snapshot/fork is a fortiori unavailable.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer (such as with TeamViewer, NoMachine, or other software).",
   "note": "Only human-facing remote-desktop protocols (VNC/RDP/TeamViewer/NoMachine) are offered; no first-party screenshot+click driving API for agents.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "custom_image": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000061582-how-do-i-change-the-macos-for-my-macincloud-server-",
   "quote": "2. Backup your data",
   "note": "The article on changing macOS describes wiping/reinstalling a stock macOS version chosen from a fixed list (or buying a new Managed subscription), not booting from a user-supplied custom image/OCI image.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "wake_on_request": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A subscription to our Dedicated Server Plan will allow you to access a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access.",
   "note": "Dedicated/Managed servers are always-on monthly subscriptions (requires_always_on=true in the card) with no serverless/idle-wake lifecycle; PAYG/Managed billing simply meters login time, it does not auto-wake a stopped machine on an inbound request.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "auto_stop_idle": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A subscription to our Dedicated Server Plan will allow you to access a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access.",
   "note": "No idle-timeout stop/sleep behaviour is documented anywhere; Dedicated/Managed run continuously for the whole billing cycle and PAYG/Managed just track login-time for billing without stopping the machine.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "inbound_https": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "IP: Static IP Address",
   "note": "The product only advertises a static IP plus remote-desktop protocols (VNC/RDP) for reaching the Mac; there is no provider-managed HTTPS URL/ingress feature for exposing ports, matching custom_domain=false already on the card.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "agent_harnesses": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/managed.html",
   "quote": "Mac Tools and Applications pre-installed and configured",
   "note": "The pre-installed tools list is Xcode/iOS SDKs, Visual Studio Code & .NET Workloads, Android Studio, etc. — developer IDEs, not coding-agent harnesses like Claude Code/Codex/OpenCode.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "mcp_server": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000044700-macincloud-s-dedicated-server-plan",
   "quote": "You will receive a static IP address and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access for connecting to the server, after which you will have full control over the server to set up other connection methods if you prefer (such as with TeamViewer, NoMachine, or other software).",
   "note": "No API surface of any kind is offered (human remote-desktop only), so there is no first-party MCP server.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "windows": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "10 Operating Systems to choose from: Tahoe (26.x) Sequoia (15.x) Sonoma (14.x) Ventura (13.x) Monterey (12.x) Big Sur (11.x) Catalina (10.15) Mojave (10.14) High Sierra (10.13) Sierra (macOS 10.12) El Capitan (OS X 10.11)",
   "note": "Every OS option on Dedicated/Managed/PAYG is a macOS version; the 'RDP addon' and payg.html's 'Using Remote Desktop Protocol — From Mac / From Windows / From Mobile' only describe connecting FROM a Windows client to the macOS machine, not a Windows guest OS.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "self_host": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A subscription to our Dedicated Server Plan will allow you to access a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access.",
   "note": "MacinCloud is a hosted-only rental of MacinCloud-owned Mac hardware/instances reached remotely; there is no distributable software product to self-host on your own infrastructure.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "byoc": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "A subscription to our Dedicated Server Plan will allow you to access a dedicated macOS instance with full administrator/root access.",
   "note": "Only MacinCloud's own physical Mac fleet is offered as a subscription; there is no option to deploy the managed service into a customer-owned cloud account.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "open_source": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "Copyright © 2011-2025 Moboware Inc. All rights reserved.",
   "note": "Proprietary commercial hosting service (Moboware Inc.) with no OSI-licensed core product; no GitHub/source repo is referenced anywhere on the site.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "private_network": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://www.macincloud.com/pages/dedicated.html",
   "quote": "IP: Static IP Address",
   "note": "The only networking feature advertised is a per-machine static public IP; no VPC/private-network-between-machines feature is documented on any plan or add-on page.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "docker_inside": {
   "value": true,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000116161-how-to-use-docker-desktop-app-with-macincloud-managed-server-plans",
   "quote": "MacinCloud Managed Server Plans supports Docker Desktop App in non-admin mode.",
   "note": "Official support KB confirms Docker Desktop runs on the more-restricted non-admin Managed Server Plans; the card's primary Dedicated Server tier grants full administrator/root access (\"full macOS administrator/root/sudo access\"), so it has at least the same capability. Applies to the Apple-silicon and Intel Dedicated instances alike (installer choice depends on chip).",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "nested_virt": {
   "value": true,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000116161-how-to-use-docker-desktop-app-with-macincloud-managed-server-plans",
   "quote": "MacinCloud Managed Server Plans supports Docker Desktop App in non-admin mode.",
   "note": "derived: MacinCloud's macOS instances are themselves virtualized (\"dedicated macOS instance\"). Docker Desktop for Apple silicon Macs works by spinning up an internal lightweight Linux VM via Apple's Virtualization/Hypervisor framework, which requires nested virtualization to be exposed to the guest. Since Docker Desktop is confirmed working inside MacinCloud's own VM instances, nested virtualization (KVM-equivalent) must be available inside; not explicitly named as \"nested virtualization\" on any official page.",
   "checked": "2026-09-30"
  },
  "usage_api": {
   "value": false,
   "source": "https://support.macincloud.com/support/solutions/articles/8000007778-how-is-server-usage-tracked-and-calculated-",
   "quote": "Total login time is calculated by summing the total amount of time a user has been logged into the server per day. The daily sum is then rounded up to the next whole hour.",
   "note": "granularity: account-only; cost: no; MacinCloud provides usage tracking and billing through web portal and monthly invoices only. No REST API, SDK, or CLI commands documented for programmatic access to usage data or costs.",
   "confidence": "high",
   "checked": "2026-01-31"
  }
 },
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  {
   "country": "US",
   "state": "CA",
   "city": "Los Angeles",
   "provider_region": "LA",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "US",
   "state": "TX",
   "city": "Dallas",
   "provider_region": "Dallas",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "US",
   "state": "NY",
   "city": "New York",
   "provider_region": "New York",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "GB",
   "state": null,
   "city": "London",
   "provider_region": "London",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "DE",
   "state": null,
   "city": "Frankfurt",
   "provider_region": "Frankfurt",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "IN",
   "state": null,
   "city": "Mumbai",
   "provider_region": "Mumbai",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "SG",
   "state": null,
   "city": "Singapore",
   "provider_region": "Singapore",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "AU",
   "state": null,
   "city": "Perth",
   "provider_region": "Perth",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  },
  {
   "country": "AU",
   "state": null,
   "city": "Sydney",
   "provider_region": "Sydney",
   "self_serve": true,
   "choosable": true
  }
 ],
 "locations_source": "https://checkout.macincloud.com/ (checkout plan selector exposes routing location choices)",
 "locations_quote": "Checkout exposes 10 routing/location choices: LA, Dallas, New York, South America from US East, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Singapore, Perth and Sydney.",
 "locations_checked": "2026-10-01"
}