More Links And Tools

Links and tools of interest to Munki admins

Introduction

Here you'll find additional links and tools of interest to Munki admins.

Related tools

AutoPkg	Recipes for downloading and preparing updates for your Munki repo
AutoPkgr	AutoPkgr is a free Mac app that makes it easy to install and configure AutoPkg. (No longer under active development.)
macadmin-scripts	Includes installinstallmacos.py, a script for downloading macOS installers that can be easily imported into Munki.
MunkiAdmin	Cocoa GUI app for managing a Munki repo
munki-in-a-box	Script to quickly setup a Munki server, complete with AutoPkg and MunkiAdmin on OS X Server
munki-pkg	Simple, version control-friendly tool for building packages.

Reporting/Web consoles

MunkiReport-PHP	PHP-based reporting console for Munki clients
Sal	Python-based multi-organization reporting console for Munki clients
MunkiWebAdmin2	Web-based management interface for Munki. Written in Django (which itself is Python)
Zentral	Django-based endpoint management suite with reporting and dynamic manifests for Munki clients

Discussion Groups/Maillists/IRC/Slack

munki-discuss

munki-dev

MunkiWebAdmin

autopkg-discuss

MacEnterprise

MacEnterprise (read-only archives)

##osx-server

#munki on MacAdmins Slack

Other guides/write ups

Munki Guide for Schools

MacTech articles from 2011

Intro to Munki Part 1

Intro to Munki Part 2

Intro to Munki Part 3

Intro to Munki Part 4

Mac Admin Conferences

A few conferences are frequented by members of the Munki community

PSU MacAdmins	State College, PA
MacTech Conference	Los Angeles, CA
MacSysAdmin.se	Göteborg, Sweden
MacDevOps:YVR	Vancouver, Canada
Mac Admins and Developers UK	London, England

Video Resources

Most of the Mac Admin conferences publish their sessions online. These sessions can be a great resource for learning Munki and other tools. Below are a few relevant munki talks:

Getting Started with Munki	Greg Neagle, MacDevOps:YVR 2015
What's New with Munki	Greg Neagle, Penn State MacAdmins 2015
Introducing Munki 3	Greg Neagle, MacSysAdmin 2017
Going MAD: From closed-in-box to ready to rock, using Munki, AutoPkg and DeployStudio	Steve Yuroff, Penn State MacAdmins 2014
Thin OS X Deployment with Munki	Matt Willmore & Clarence Helm, Penn State MacAdmins 2013
Managing Munki: Intelligent Practices for Structuring, Maintaining, and Collaborating	Elliot Jordan & Shea Craig, Penn State MacAdmins 2016
Introducing Munki 7	Greg Neagle, MacSysAdmin 2025

Mac Admin Community Groups

Mac Meetups

Independent List of Macadmin Meetup Groups