Once uploaded, you will see your file listed in the container.Ī screenshot of the gimp.dmg example uploaded in an Azure storage account.Click Upload > Provide the file path to gimp.dmg and click upload again.

Go to > Storage Accounts > “your storage account” and select the container you wish to use for macOS app deployments.To upload gimp.dmg to Azure Blob storage, do the following: Note : It is not a requirement to use Azure storage – see the note on download URL later in this post. Setting up Azure Blob storage is outside the scope of this article, but you can learn more in Introduction to blob storage – Azure Storage. Now that we have our installation file, we can upload to Azure so it’s ready for us to use. Save the file as gimp.dmg in the Downloads directory.Ī screenshot of the gimp.dmg macOS app in the Downloads directory. To do that we’ll head to the Gimp website and download the latest stable version. The app makes a great example, too, to deploy through the scripting agent.įirst things first, we need to get a copy of Gimp.

Gimp can be completely deployed following the steps outlined in our blog post, Add a macOS DMG app to Microsoft Intune. We’re using Gimp here for a simple example.

Deploy the bash script using the Intune scripting agent.Īgain, please do see the caveat above regarding supportability and testing! I work with several customers who are highly familiar with scripting and deploying so I’m sharing best practices and a few things we’ve all learned along the way.Įxample Application Deployment: GNU Imagine Manipulation Program (GIMP).

Write a bash script to download the installer and install the app.

Identify a web location from which to download the app.

The steps we’re going to take are as follows: Always test!įor the remainder of this post, I’m going to walk you through an example for how to approach the scenario where you need to do a bit of scripting. You are responsible for anything that they may do within your environment. However, Microsoft does not support the scripts themselves, even if they are on our GitHub repository. Important: From a support perspective, Microsoft fully supports Intune and its ability to deploy shell scripts to macOS. However, there are occasions where an application you need is not made by Microsoft, is not in the Apple App Store.īefore we get into the details, it’s important that you understand the supportability of the process we are about to discuss: We also support the Apple App Store and line-of-business (LOB) apps. The recommended methods of deploying apps with Microsoft Intune are the built-in app deployment features for Edge, Office and Defender.

Updated 10/26/22: Refresh content in line with recent updates to Intune. By Neil Johnson – Principal Product Manager | Microsoft Intune

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