Pair once
Use a one-use, time-limited enrollment code generated for the provider organization.
For Mac hosts
Turn an available Mac into a controlled render host.
RenderMac's host model is built around explicit enrollment, least-privilege job claims, heartbeats, leases, thermal pause signals, and a provider dashboard - not an exposed remote desktop.
Availability note: public provider capacity and earnings are not live guarantees in the current dogfood release. Use the organization-private enrollment path.
What the host agent must do
Claim safely
Accept only service IDs and input contracts that the control plane authorizes.
Heartbeat
Report liveness, capacity, slots, software version, and thermal state.
Pause or drain
Stop claiming new work when a Mac is hot, offline, manually paused, or being maintained.
Why a Mac mini?
Apple Silicon can fit media pipelines that benefit from Mac-native codec paths and a compact, power-efficient host. The right workload depends on codec, resolution, concurrency, storage, network, and thermal conditions; quotes are more authoritative than a generic jobs-per-hour promise.
Related reading
Hosts: Public live earnings are gated. Join the host waitlist. See host hub, commercial hosts, earnings expectations.