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I don't think DO has a custom ISO installation feature.
Sorry you are correct.
Even if they did, it would be extremely hard to setup Mac OS on a machine because it uses proprietary hardware. The OS installation will literally verify the hardware on the machine against Apple's list of hardware used in their machines. If certain things (motherboard, processor) don't match against Apple's list, then the OS will not install.
Hackintosh
DO sucks balls. The custom ISO feature or running your own kernel had been promised 3 years but still no visible progres.
On OS X, it would be against apple's terms, but there are vmware and virtualbox images floating around in torrent sites. You can also check out tonyx86 mac and iatakos.
A Hackintosh is a PC built to Apple's specs. Not a virtual machine.
Two places I know that do these:
https://macstadium.com/
http://macminicolo.net/
As @Pwner said, even if you get an ISO, it's going to be a right mess. Hackintosh I've never tried.
these guys have it, or at least it looks like they have something... http://virtualmacosx.com
i remember reading about someone who got os x working as a vps some months ago, cant find the article sadly
Vmware ESXi is the easiest I've come across to virtualize OSX on a server.
http://code23.keole.net/2013/05/install-macos-virtual-machines-on-linux-or-windows-or-esxi-hosts/
There is also this for a patched QEMU/KVM:
http://blog.ostanin.org/2014/02/11/playing-with-mac-os-x-on-kvm/
Not that any VPS hosts would entertain either of these scenarios, but useful if you have your own dedicated host to play around with.
Nice find @Tripleflix, that looks useful.
I tried some stuff on Vultr but couldn't get it working
i don't see why it wont work.
Usually, it works just fine on most virt solutions.
Nah, there's images around that have custom built kernels that work on AMD even. Never tried one in KVM but VMWare is popular for it. They actually tend to work really well you just don't get to update the OS like normal.
That's the difference between you and I. I have experience with Apple's proprietary hardware requirements, you don't.
So do I. I've installed it on VMs and AMDs. The "hackintosh" community is about more than installing it on non-Apple machines built to be like Apple machines. I primarily buy Apple machines but I still tinker with the others I've got laying around.
I'd much prefer using the legitimate Apple OS instead of some bootlegged one made by someone so they could be able to run AMD hardware on OS X. I don't know what else comes with the bootleg copy or how reliable it is, at least with Apple's legitimate copy I know what I'm getting into.
Well I'll put it this way... I once used an AMD machine running OS 10 and Final Cut 7 to do daily event videos for 3 weeks without any crashes, encoding issues, or performance problems. Sure it's not something you'd ideally use for production but it's fun and if done right is totally production capable.
hm? The tools to create this type of installs (MyHack and alike) work with the Original DMG Image - Not with some hacked, bootlegged, modified or similar.
lots of YES and NO
maybe someone could install MacOSX on vultr or similiar VPS that allows custom ISO installations
In my opinion the first question that should be asked: Why the hell do you want to run OSX on a VPS?
Could be useful for enterprise management of iOS/Mac devices or push services for iOS apps.
Run xcode and build iPhone/iCrap apps not on your hipsterbook?
come on! stop spamming!
This isn't spamming? :-)
Dude, I swear I thought that it was only me who was noticing this.
Check Cest Pit!
No way, Cest Pit is No Man's Land.
I'm surprised no one mentioned that it's against ToS to run OS X on anything other than apple hardware
Let's be honest, how many people actually read the ToS to anything? At most they'll read it for their VPS provider so they'll at least know not to run a Minecraft server.
That's not entirely true, it's within Apple's EULA to run OSX as a guest in a VM if the host is also an Apple machine.
Edit.
Never mind, misread the comment, IceCream says that too.