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| munki | Fabric | |
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| 44 | 3 | |
| 3,002 | 14,582 | |
| 0.9% | 0.7% | |
| 8.0 | 6.7 | |
| 6 days ago | 22 days ago | |
| Python | Python | |
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munki
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Starting role as MAC admin
In the non-MDM tool space, look into Munki https://www.munki.org/munki/
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Sonoma's log gets briefer and more secretive
this experience is an indication that the opco didn't hire the right expertise. If the numbers you quoted ie 30k desktops, 50k total were not macs, it's clear that the org didn't have the kind of mac experience needed to manage a a new org with all macs.
It's entirely possible for administration of macs.
Start networking/asking around with places like Disney or Pixar, etc which have a large amount of graphic artists using macs. For example, from Disney https://github.com/munki/munki gets you to a certain point.
Other tools like Kandji (lightweight) and the 900 lb gorilla in the industry Jamf gets you the other management / administration bits needed
If this opco that you referred to never got a Jamf rep to work with them and to try out their (yes, very expensive) products, then this is mostly inexperience with the mac ecosystem.
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Show HN: Applite – Clean Homebrew front end app for macOS built with SwiftUI
There's a decent open source option: https://github.com/munki/munki
I got to use it at work at Meta (as end user), and it seemed to work quite well. They delivered Android SDKs/IDEs and a bunch of other things that I'd personally install through Brew with Munki.
- Employee monitoring softwares
- Simple App to help Mac Admins
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Boss refuses all MDMs. Any way to automate or script deployment?
Munki is not an MDM and I recently learned there's this project called Installomator that might help.
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Training recommendations?
Or Munki
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Cannot get Munki Managed Software Center to populate with my catalog?
This is a feature of munki called default manifest resolution. Though I prefer to avoid this and explicitly set the client identifier for all devices.
- I have this old G4 cube. It has an interesting decal on it.
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Giving non-admins privilege's for updating programs? Adding Printers?
another option is munki https://github.com/munki/munki, for the software update part,
Fabric
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Ansible clone how to
Otherwise, in addition to ansible-core, there's other config management projects written in python like salt or fabric that you could perhaps draw inspiration from.
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Good tool for automatic setup and deployment of Django projects
I've used Rake and Fabric for somewhat similar (but less ambitious) stuff in the past and I'm thinking that Fabric might be a pretty good fit for this task as well, but I'd still like your input. Are there other tools I should look into? I've heard goodthings about Puppet but just looking at their site (it contains the word Enterprise ) gives me the feeling that it might be overkill for a one man operation.
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Cronjob to run on multiple multiple mchines
Fabric, if you like Python.
What are some alternatives?
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
Ansible - Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
Installomator - Installation script to deploy standard software on Macs
pexpect - A Python module for controlling interactive programs in a pseudo-terminal
Vlad the Deployer
pyinfra - pyinfra automates infrastructure using Python. It’s fast and scales from one server to thousands. Great for ad-hoc command execution, service deployment, configuration management and more.
Capistrano - A deployment automation tool built on Ruby, Rake, and SSH.
Mina - Blazing fast deployer and server automation tool
psutil - Cross-platform lib for process and system monitoring in Python
Stack Up - Super simple deployment tool - think of it like 'make' for a network of servers
ShutIt - Automation framework for programmers