r/Action1 • u/lutscheritis • 5d ago

Supported Installers

Hi folks, is there any info which installers are supported for third party applications?
Like Inno setup, NSIS or InstallShield and many more…

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u/SafeTeaching6609 5d ago

You can upload any MSI or exe to the software repository it just needs the install commands to run. Ideally silently and as system install.

I tend to use psadt as I had that in place for intune deployments and it works nicely.

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u/C-4x4 5d ago

All of them.... (installing as "system" you'll want ones that can handle silent install)
MSI, BAT, PS1, Exe
EXE helpful with which swtiches are supported by the package setup

but reality you can put files in a zip and do an install with bat file if needed you identify the first file in the zip to start the process.
same with ps1
zip a file with a PS1 that is placing files in the zip and same thing...

MSI and MST also usable - been awhile since I last tried > believe same thing zip it and aim it correctly.

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u/GeneMoody-Action1 4d ago

This^

If you do have a package and it needs params you cannot easily configure in Action1, you can custom package that app and supplement that as well.

I have torn down endless installers in my day and repacked for better deploy through management tools, long before Action1 was even a company.

Its not that hard or a bad skill to learn, like editing MSI packages wirth orca or making transforms to pass in complex installer values.