Deploy software with custom script?

[rpaal10]

Hello! Thank you very much for this excellent product, we really appreciate it.

I wanted to ask if it would be possible to add the functionality to create customized packages using a custom PowerShell script?

[doncicuto]

Hi @rpaal10, first of all thanks for your interest on the project.

I understand that you'd like OpenUEM (in a Windows environment) to create an MSI package that would include a powershell script that configs that package, is that right? If not, if you can explain a little further what you may need I'd be glad to study it and see how I can include it in OpenUEM.

What you can do now, is to create a task to install a Windows package using WinGet's public catalog and then use a task that run a powershell script that would perform some configuration tasks. Not sure if that would suffice for this case

Cheers!

[rpaal10]

Hi

Thank you for your response.

Yes, I’d like to create an MSI package or directly use a PowerShell script on a Windows machine.

[doncicuto]

Hi!,
in the latest OpenUEM release (0.9.0) I've added the chance to create a task that installs an MSI package (it can be located on the remote machine, a shared drive using UNC path or using an http url). Then you can use a task to execute a powershell script.

You can find more info here: https://openuem.eu/docs/Console/profiles#notes-about-tasks

Cheers!

[doncicuto]

And here's a screenshot of a sample task that installs an MSI package:

[rpaal10]

@doncicuto

Can openuem manage, report and deploy patchs (updates) for windows and linux?
is a feature or possibility?

[doncicuto]

Hi!
I'll comment what is planned and then you can declare what you'd need to fulfill that requirement

In future releases (hopefully for 0.10.0), you'll be able to create tasks that use apt and dnf commands to install packages from repositories using Ansible for Linux. Also you'll be able to create tasks that add Debian or RedHat repositories (that would be for 0.11.0)

For Windows machines (release 0.11.0) my intention is that you can create a task to install Windows Updates as now the agent only report if Windows Update is complaining about pending updates. In the beginning you'll be able to send a request to install all available updates in the future if I find a way you'd select an specific update.

So now, you can describe what are you thinking about, for example I'd create a task that do this or that so I can understand how I could add it to the console and the agent, which open resources I could use for patching

Thanks for all these ideas

[rpaal10]

I have quite a few ideas that I think could be interesting, especially since I have a lot of experience with SCCM and Intune.

Once again, thank you for your project and for your kindness.

By the way, I saw in your bio that you’re from Valladolid. I mention it because I’m from Valencia, so we can skip speaking in English and maybe communicate more directly through another channel.

Thanks again!

[doncicuto]

Hola entonces :-)
si te parece y puedes visitar el canal de Discord (https://discord.com/invite/UQNBuNej5u) podemos abrir un hilo o conectar directamente conmigo para discutir tus ideas de una forma más ágil o incluso tener una sesión de audio.

En mi caso no he usado Intune o SCCM he trabajado con otras herramientas menos potentes (pero muy caras :-) o bien de software libre) así que agradezco cualquier propuesta basada en esa experiencia en el canal hay más usuarios interesados con experiencias similares. Si es posible explicarlo yo haré todo lo posible para implementarla.

Gracias por tus comentarios y estoy a tu disposición