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Emixam23
Emixam23

Reputation: 3964

Xamarin windows to mac build host on different network

I'm trying to connect Xamarin(Visual Studio 2015) from my personal Windows 10 to the Mac of my company. Those 2 computers aren't on the same network.

So my question is: Can I use a Mac as build host to build my code from a different network?

Thank !

Upvotes: 1

Views: 762

Answers (4)

Emixam23
Emixam23

Reputation: 3964

I found an answer since I posted it ;)

Thank all for your help !

How to do? Let say that you have a friend who have a Mac machine and then you need it to compile your Xamarin Project from visual Studio

Download "Hamachi" where you want on the internet. You'll just need to create a account to use it, so do it :) It's free. Do it on both computer of course.

Create a network from Hamachi software from the machine 1
Join the network from Hamachi software from the machine 2

Now, follow the tutorial given by Xamarin and you'll see, the Mac appears !

Upvotes: 2

Kevin Mullins
Kevin Mullins

Reputation: 61

As long as you can SSH into the Mac from the Windows machine (there are several free apps such a Putty) you should be able to connect to that Mac from Xamarin in Visual Studio and use it as a Mac Build Host.

Upvotes: 0

Will Decker
Will Decker

Reputation: 3266

From the Xamarin documentation: The Windows computer must be able to reach the Mac via the network. When I'm away from work I use a VPN to achieve this. Check with your system administrator at work to see if you can use a VPN to get your Windows 10 machine connected to the business network (and thus, the Mac).

Upvotes: 0

Jason
Jason

Reputation: 89214

With the new Mac build system, I don't believe that the machines are required to be on the same network, as long as the Mac is reachable from the Windows machine over port 22.

The Windows computer must be able to reach the Mac via the network.

Upvotes: 1

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