Xamarin requires a Mac to compile, but are there remote Mac services out there so I don't need one?

Question

I've been wanting to try out Xamarin for a long time but, from what I understand, you need a Mac to compile on. So, in layman's terms, it's kind of like CoffeeScript or TypeScript, in that it compiles to actual intended target language's output and to do this it still needs the Mac. If that's how it is then I completely understand.

My question is, are there services that would basically act like my own Mac, but over the internet? Can I just pay somebody for their Mac build server, per month, and connect Xamarin to it?

Answer 1

This

http://www.macincloud.com/

might be solution for you, but I did not test it and there are few references about feasibility of this approach and alternatives. MacInCloud has Xamarin Studio on their list and support for public static IP addresses.

Some Xamarin forums discussion about this idea (Mac environment and requirements):

http://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/8345/is-there-a-way-to-build-in-the-cloud

There is more info in the forums, but not much more...