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timsutton/osx-vm-templates resource

macOS templates for Packer and VeeWee. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/timsutton/osx-vm-templates · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4794
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 827
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1129 stars · 242 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A collection of Packer templates and support scripts that build unattended macOS installer media and produce Vagrant-compatible virtual machine boxes. It supports VMware Fusion, VirtualBox, and Parallels providers and can be customized for CI or other non-Vagrant uses.

Use cases

  • build macOS Vagrant boxes automatically with Packer
  • create unattended macOS VM installs for testing
  • generate macOS VM images for CI pipelines
  • automate macOS VM provisioning on VMware, VirtualBox, or Parallels
  • prepare customized macOS base boxes with Chef or Puppet installed

When to choose

  • you need reproducible macOS Vagrant boxes built from official installers
  • you want unattended macOS installs for CI or development environments
  • you use Packer with VMware, VirtualBox, or Parallels on a Mac host

When to avoid

  • you need modern macOS versions beyond Sierra (10.12)
  • you want to virtualize macOS on non-Apple hardware (licensing and support limitations)
  • you use VeeWee, whose support is unmaintained here

Facets

infra-config · maturity maintenance

infrastructure-as-code configuration-management deployment developer-tools self-hosted cli packer vagrant vmware virtualbox parallels macos-vms box-building shell-scripts devops virtualization automation macos docker

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
timsutton/osx-vm-templatesmain32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="timsutton/osx-vm-templates")

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