Melbourne allocation openOnboarding typically takes 10–15 days

Melbourne, Australia · Hosted Mac mini

Your Mac mini,
Claude included.

A dedicated Mac mini in Melbourne, kept online and ready for Claude. Skip the desk hardware, the home upload link and the machine you have to restart from another country.

From $299 / month · Claude Max seats optional · No free tier

  • Physical Mac mini
  • Hardware capture
  • Australia network
  • USD billing via Stripe
A dedicated silver Mac mini with a hardware capture appliance connected in a warm studio
37.8136° S / 144.9631° E Rack 03 · Online

Hosted Mac mini plans

Choose the machine behind your work.

Every plan includes a dedicated Mac mini, power, network and remote access. Add a Claude Max seat when you want one invoice and one workspace. There is no free tier.

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Mac mini Base

A dedicated Mac mini in Melbourne for your own Claude account and workflow.

$299/mo

Billed monthly through Stripe.

Inside the Base plan

  • Dedicated physical Mac mini
  • Power, network and rack space
  • Hardware capture appliance
  • Isolated tenant network
  • Guided first connection
  • Bring your own Claude account
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Claude Max 10x

More Claude headroom for heavier agent runs, long sessions and larger daily throughput.

$799/mo

Billed monthly through Stripe.

Everything in Max 5x, plus

  • Claude Max 10x seat included
  • Higher daily usage headroom
  • Priority onboarding window
  • Extended agent workflows
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Disconnect and recovery support

Checkout opens directly on Stripe. Prices are in USD, renew automatically until cancelled and exclude local taxes. Claude plan availability is confirmed before onboarding.

What sits inside the monthly price

A machine that is already cared for.

Hosting should feel like a utility, not a pile of adapters. Every plan includes the physical machine, power, network and a human path back in when something breaks.

Power, network and rack space

One monthly price covers electricity, connectivity and the machine staying online in Melbourne.

Hardware capture control

HDMI video and USB keyboard/mouse control operate outside macOS, so access does not depend on a background agent.

Australia-based networking

The machine sits on an Australian network with a route chosen for stable remote work from Asia-Pacific.

Disconnect support

If the remote path drops, we help diagnose the capture, power and network layers before touching your files.

Infrastructure notes

Built for distance, not demos.

The useful part of remote hardware is not a screenshot of a Mac. It is reliable access, clear tenant boundaries and a recovery path that still works when the operating system does not.

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Hardware capture, not screen sharing

Each Mac mini has a dedicated capture appliance connected to HDMI and USB. Control is available from outside the operating system.

02

Private VLAN per tenant

Tenants are separated at the network layer. Direct east-west access between customer machines is blocked by default.

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Business and management planes

Your working network and the capture appliance management path are separated, preserving an independent recovery route.

04

Clean, cool machine room

Machines live in a dust-controlled, temperature-managed rack instead of a shelf beside someone’s router.

05

Bastion-style operations

Administrative access is limited, logged and allocated per device. Customers do not share a root management path.

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Asia-Pacific routing

Melbourne hosting with routing tuned for mainland China, Hong Kong and wider APAC access. Carrier conditions still apply.

Close-up of a hardware capture appliance connected to a Mac mini

Reachable even when macOS is not.

The capture appliance is a separate physical layer. If the operating system freezes, video, keyboard and mouse control can remain available through the management network.

HDMI capture / USB HIDSeparate management VLANPer-device access policy

From subscription to first connection

Four steps. One working Mac.

We confirm the workload and access path before provisioning. The first session is a handover, not a login screen and a guess.

01

Tell us how you work

Choose a Mac mini plan or add Claude Max. We confirm the intended workload before accepting the allocation.

02

Confirm access and billing

Sign in with Google, complete the Stripe subscription and confirm the remote-access method for your network.

03

We provision the machine

The Mac mini is imaged, assigned to your account, connected to capture hardware and placed on its isolated VLAN.

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Accept and start working

Complete a guided first connection, verify video and keyboard control, then keep the workspace online from anywhere.

Before you commit

The practical questions.

Still unsure about a network path, data boundary or Claude seat? Ask before subscribing. We prefer a clear fit over a rushed allocation.

hello@claude-mac-mini.homes
Is this a virtual machine or a physical Mac mini?
Each hosting plan is provisioned for a dedicated physical Mac mini. It is not a shared macOS virtual machine.
Do I need to install remote-control software on the Mac?
No always-on agent is required for base access. A hardware capture appliance provides HDMI video and USB keyboard/mouse control from outside macOS. You may still choose your own remote client after handover.
Can I use my own Claude account?
Yes. The Mac mini Base plan works with your own Claude account. Claude Max 5x and Max 10x plans bundle a seat into the monthly price, subject to availability and the provider’s terms.
Can I access the machine from mainland China or Hong Kong?
The network design supports several remote-access paths, but performance depends on your local carrier, the route to Melbourne and peak-hour conditions. We confirm the recommended method during onboarding.
What happens if macOS stops responding?
The capture appliance is separate from macOS. If power, capture hardware and the management network remain healthy, the machine can usually be diagnosed and recovered through the hardware control path.
How does billing and cancellation work?
Google sign-in is required. Plans are paid in USD through Stripe Checkout, renew automatically and can be cancelled from the billing page. The site has no free tier.

Included from day one

Less setup. More continuity.

Use the same machine from a laptop in Shanghai, a studio in Singapore or a desk in Sydney. Your environment stays put.

Private account boundary

Your account receives the device assignment. Administrative access is not shared between tenants.

One recurring workspace

Keep local projects, browser sessions and Claude context on the same always-on machine.

Provisioned for daily work

Choose the base machine or add a higher Claude usage tier when your workflow needs it.

Built for remote access

Hardware control and network isolation are part of the design, not an afterthought.

Claude Mac Mini — Managed Mac mini hosting in Melbourne