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How is everyone handling making sure certain apps are always installed on macOS? For example, we have an emergency notification/management app that every computer has to always have installed. We have done this two different ways and I'm wondering if there's something better.


 


Option 1: Policy to install the app and then do inventory update. Trigger is recurring check-in and frequency is ongoing. Scoped to required groups and an exclusion set to a smart group with criteria that the app is installed.


 


 


Option 2: Policy to install the app. Trigger is recurring check-in and frequency is ongoing. Scoped to a smart group with criteria the app is not installed. 


 


I feel like both ways create a lot of extra overhead on the server and the device with all of the inventory updates and if the app reinstalls itself multiple times before JAMF catches the inventory update, especially with multiple apps that are required on the device. I think option 2 with a frequency change to daily would be better performance. I'm wondering if there's a way to have JAMF detect the app more frequently than a daily inventory update. I'm more used to Intune with Windows and iOS where apps can be assigned as required and detection happens fairly quickly when an app is uninstalled.

Ignore me, I already asked this question a few weeks ago and completely forgot about it already. (1) Solved: Reinstall applications after removal - Jamf Nation Community - 356837


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