Running host-agent fails after fresh brew install

[jdknives]

I tried to setup a Mac Mini as an AppVeyor host-agent. Following the setup instructions I received from the AppVeyor server UI under >System > Build Enviroment > Add Cloud > Own Computer > Mac, I ran

Connect-AppVeyorToComputer -AppVeyorUrl http://myactualserverdomain:8050 -ApiToken sometoken. This resulted in the following logs:

PS /Users/workuser> Connect-AppVeyorToComputer -AppVeyorUrl http://actualserverdomain:8050 -ApiToken sometoken

Checking AppVeyor API access...
Configuring 'Process' build cloud in AppVeyor                                                                           
A new AppVeyor build cloud 'Skycoins-Mini.fritz.box' has been added.

Ensure build worker image is available for AppVeyor projects
AppVeyor build worker image 'macOS' already exists.

Installing AppVeyor Host Agent
OS: macOS
Error: No available formula with the name "appveyor-host-agent".
Installing Host Agent...
==> Tapping appveyor/brew
Cloning into '/opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/appveyor/homebrew-brew'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 206, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (50/50), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
remote: Total 206 (delta 22), reused 46 (delta 18), pack-reused 156
Receiving objects: 100% (206/206), 36.00 KiB | 1.06 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (74/74), done.
Tapped 3 formulae (15 files, 56KB).
==> Downloading https://appveyordownloads.blob.core.windows.net/appveyor/7.0.3212/appveyor-host-agent-7.0.3212-macos-x64.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Installing appveyor-host-agent from appveyor/brew
==> Caveats
To start appveyor/brew/appveyor-host-agent now and restart at login:
  brew services start appveyor/brew/appveyor-host-agent
==> Summary
🍺  /opt/homebrew/Cellar/appveyor-host-agent/7.0.3212: 595 files, 148.5MB, built in 3 seconds
==> Running `brew cleanup appveyor-host-agent`...
Disable this behaviour by setting HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP.
Hide these hints with HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS (see `man brew`).
Starting up Host Agent service...
==> Tapping homebrew/services
Cloning into '/opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-services'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 2025, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (534/534), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (191/191), done.
remote: Total 2025 (delta 362), reused 456 (delta 334), pack-reused 1491
Receiving objects: 100% (2025/2025), 554.79 KiB | 1.79 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (917/917), done.
Tapped 1 command (45 files, 707.4KB).
Could not enable service: 125: Domain does not support specified action
Error: Failure while executing; `/bin/launchctl enable gui/501/homebrew.mxcl.appveyor-host-agent` exited with 125.
Something went wrong and Host Agent was not installed
Exception: Error installing Host Agent

The same error can be reproduced when installing and starting the host agent standalone.

I cannot find any error logs in /opt/homebrew/var/appveyor/host-agent .

I am running this on a Mac Mini with M1 chip. Rosetta is installed if that is relevant.

[FeodorFitsner]

This might be your case: https://www.boesen.me/posts/fixing-domain-does-not-support-specified-action-when-running-redis-on-macos-12-1-2022/

[jdknives]

@FeodorFitsner Thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned this before. I read this blog post before. I am not on a multi-user brew setup. For good measure I applied the instructions specified there to no avail. The same problem remains.

[FeodorFitsner]

Well, it's hard to tell why the service could not be registered. Are you able to install other services with brew?

Try downloading the package directly, unpack and run "appveyor-host-agent" executable: https://github.com/appveyor/homebrew-brew/blob/master/Formula/appveyor-host-agent.rb#L4