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How to make a Script for App Deployment on Mac OS (using 8x8 work)

📦 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!

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