MicroMDM
Infrastructure
device management server
SHOW HN2018
146points
47comments
#275of 2,155 in 2018
Top 13%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful reference MDM implementation and learning resource
From 2 comments
One of the few remaining services in macOS Server (discussed elsewhere on HN today) is Profile Manager, an Apple-developed MDM server. Given that it requires a static public IP…
mrpippy on HNReading through Apple's MDM protocol documentation and coding up one yourself is a great learning exercise. I had an idea for a niche MDM product and coded up a proof of concept.…
pharaohgeek on HN
Objections
Server is only meant for enterprise deployments, hard for individuals to use
From 2 comments
The server is only meant for enterprise deployments. It would be pretty hard to do this on a personal level because you need to apply for an enterprise account with Apple, and…
zalmoxes on HNMDM push notifications require to be signed by a special certificate, which is only available upon request.
zalmoxes on HN
Apple is unlikely to enter MDM so the niche is crowded
From 2 comments
This seems like the kind of thing Apple should be offering on their own already. But ultimately you're not going to see many enterprises adopt an Apple-only MDM unless they just…
tootie on HNApple has absolutely no desire to go into the device management business. They make the devices, they don't provide IT departments with any in house tools, the entire macOS…
hsk0823 on HN
Requests
Support for per-app VPN configuration
From 2 comments
Do you know if a small business can use DEP features? Could per-app VPNs be used without DEP? If so, could they be used with MicroMDM, native iOS IPSEC client and an open-source…
walterbell on HNFunnily enough I have been trying to do that today - I don't think you can. You create the per app VPN with a UUID, but the only way to associate an app to a Per-App-VPN…
madjam002 on HN
Questions
Can small businesses use DEP features?
From 2 comments
Do you know if a small business can use DEP features? Could per-app VPNs be used without DEP? If so, could they be used with MicroMDM, native iOS IPSEC client and an open-source…
walterbell on HNAnyone can use DEP, just need a DUNS number to enroll into the program, and then to purchase devices from apple direct, or from an approved reseller. Unfortunately you cannot…
zalmoxes on HN
Is DEP required for per-app VPN?
From 2 comments
Anyone can use DEP, just need a DUNS number to enroll into the program, and then to purchase devices from apple direct, or from an approved reseller. Unfortunately you cannot…
zalmoxes on HNAre those the same profiles generated by Apple Configurator 2? I was able to get per-site Safari VPNs added by manually editing XML in the profile, but no success with…
walterbell on HN
Alternatives named
Jamf
From 2 comments
Hm, guess I missed that...and their offering has a long way to go before I'd consider it worth paying for. An alternative then might be Jamf, they recently started offering a…
ghostly_s on HNIsn’t that their pro-services offering where they monkeyed together a bunch of enterprise scripts for bugs/shortfalls Apple will never fix/implement? Last I checked, I think the…
brazzledazzle on HN
AirWatch and Soti
From 1 comment
I think you largely get what you pay for. Industry standard is either AirWatch or Soti.
tootie on HN
Apple Profile Manager in macOS Server
From 1 comment
One of the few remaining services in macOS Server (discussed elsewhere on HN today) is Profile Manager, an Apple-developed MDM server. Given that it requires a static public IP…
mrpippy on HN
Meraki MDM
From 1 comment
Setting up Mobile Device Management itself is not particularly onerous, it's definitely best practice to create a new Apple ID for that purpose, however. A technical individual…
ghostly_s on HN