📦 8x8 Work App Deployment via Script (macOS)

This guide walks you through how to deploy the 8x8 Work app on macOS using a custom bash script. This is ideal for environments managed via Meraki or other MDM tools. 
 
 🚀 Deployment Script Overview 
 The following script will: 
 
 Remove any existing version of 8x8 Work.app 
 Download the latest installer from 8x8's official server 
 Mount the DMG 
 Copy the app into /Applications 
 Unmount the DMG 
 Log each step into /tmp/8x8_install_status.log 
 
 #!/bin/bash

APP_PATH="/Applications/8x8 Work.app"
LOG_FILE="/tmp/8x8_install_status.log"

echo "Starting 8x8 installation status log" > "$LOG_FILE"
date >> "$LOG_FILE"

if [ -d "$APP_PATH" ]; then
 echo "Removing existing 8x8 Work.app" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 rm -rf "$APP_PATH"
fi

if curl -L -o /tmp/8x8Installer.dmg https://work-desktop-assets.8x8.com/prod-publish/ga/work-dmg-v8.21.3-1.dmg; then
 echo "Download complete" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Download failed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi

if hdiutil attach /tmp/8x8Installer.dmg; then
 echo "Disk image mounted" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to mount disk image" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi

if ditto "/Volumes/8x8 Work/8x8 Work.app" "$APP_PATH"; then
 echo "Application copied to /Applications" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to copy application" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi

if hdiutil detach "/Volumes/8x8 Work"; then
 echo "Disk image unmounted" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to unmount disk image" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi

if [ -d "$APP_PATH" ]; then
 echo "8x8 Work.app installed successfully in /Applications." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Installation failed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi
 
 
 📖 How to Check Installation Logs 
 The script logs its progress in a plain text file located at /tmp/8x8_install_status.log . 
 🔍 View Log Contents 
 cat /tmp/8x8_install_status.log 
 📜 View Log with Paging 
 less /tmp/8x8_install_status.log 
 👀 Follow the Log in Real Time 
 tail -f /tmp/8x8_install_status.log 
 ❗ Search for Errors 
 grep "Failed" /tmp/8x8_install_status.log 
 
 ✅ You’re now equipped to deploy and verify the 8x8 Work app installation on macOS systems using a scripted process. Happy deploying! 
 
 🧠 Line-by-Line Explanation of the Script 
 #!/bin/bash 
 Shebang — Tells the system to run this script using the Bash shell. 
 APP_PATH="/Applications/8x8 Work.app"
LOG_FILE="/tmp/8x8_install_status.log" 
 Variable definitions: APP_PATH stores the expected location of the app. LOG_FILE defines where the script logs its status messages. 
 echo "Starting 8x8 installation status log" > "$LOG_FILE"
date >> "$LOG_FILE" 
 Logging: Creates a new log file and adds the current date/time. 
 if [ -d "$APP_PATH" ]; then
 echo "Removing existing 8x8 Work.app" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 rm -rf "$APP_PATH"
fi 
 Remove old version: Deletes the existing app if present, and logs the action. 
 if curl -L -o /tmp/8x8Installer.dmg https://work-desktop-assets.8x8.com/prod-publish/ga/work-dmg-v8.21.3-1.dmg; then 
 Download the installer: curl fetches the installer and saves it locally. 
 echo "Download complete" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Download failed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi 
 Log download result: Logs success or exits if the download fails. 
 if hdiutil attach /tmp/8x8Installer.dmg; then 
 Mount the DMG: Makes the downloaded disk image accessible. 
 echo "Disk image mounted" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to mount disk image" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi 
 Log mount status and handle failure. 
 if ditto "/Volumes/8x8 Work/8x8 Work.app" "$APP_PATH"; then 
 Install the app: Uses ditto to copy the app from the DMG to /Applications . 
 echo "Application copied to /Applications" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to copy application" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi 
 Log copy status: Verifies whether the copy worked. 
 if hdiutil detach "/Volumes/8x8 Work"; then 
 Unmount the DMG: Clean-up step after installation. 
 echo "Disk image unmounted" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Failed to unmount disk image" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi 
 Log unmount result. 
 if [ -d "$APP_PATH" ]; then 
 Final verification: Confirms the app exists post-install. 
 echo "8x8 Work.app installed successfully in /Applications." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
else
 echo "Installation failed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 exit 1
fi 
 Log final result — Either success or failure.