Install and use the Anka Virtualization CLI to create, run, and manage macOS VMs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Using Anka

Anka Virtualization CLI

There are many ways in which our customers utilize the Anka Virtualization CLI to automate the VM creation and preparation process:

  • Through the anka create command on the host machine:
    ❯ anka create my-ci-vm 26.6.2
    
  • By executing your project installation commands and scripts inside of VMs from the host terminal with anka run and also directly inside the VM with anka cp & anka run.
  • Any manual steps you need to perform in the GUI can be done through VNC or automated with Anka Click Scripts.
  • Create Packer Templates and run them to perform the steps for VM creation and preparation with our Packer plugin.


Check out the Getting Started installing and using Anka CLI Guide.

Anka list start and run

  1. Review the Glossary.
  2. Install Anka Virtualization Package.
  3. Create a VM — quick start plus compatibility, clones, export/import, and related topics in the Creating VMs section.
  4. Access and modify your VM.
  5. Optional: Build Cloud registry for team-wide template storage.