Help CenterOur integrations with Chocolatey for Windows and Homebrew for macOS make software installation simple and secure. You can install in just a few clicks without worrying about manual system requirements, hunting for the latest versions, or navigating through lengthy download and installation processes. Additionally, you can schedule automated software patching via Chocolatey or Homebrew
Install software via Chocolatey
You may need to whitelist the following servers: chocolatey.org and packages.chocolatey.org.
The Atera agent operates under the Local System account. As such, software installed on a per-user basis via Chocolatey will only be installed on the system user and will not be visible to other users.
If you receive the error 429 Too Many Requests, you have triggered the rate limit. Currently, the rate limit will be in place for one hour. If you trigger it again, it will then be set for another hour. Learn more
Single device
To install software on a single device:
1. From Devices, check the box next to the device.
2. Click Software installation.
The Software Installation on devices window appears.
3. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software on:
- Online devices only.
- Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).
4. Enter the full or partial name of the software (autocomplete will bring up all relevant matches).
Note: Once the software is selected, you can enter parameters for a customized installation. When available, a list of package parameters — along with descriptions — is displayed.
5. Click Install.
Installation request sent!
Multiple devices
To install software on multiple devices:
1. From Devices, check the boxes next to the devices.
2. Click Software installation.
The Software Installation on devices window appears.
3. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software on:
- Online devices only.
- Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).
4. Enter the full or partial name of the software (autocomplete will bring up all relevant matches).
Note: Once the software is selected, you can enter parameters for a customized installation. When available, a list of package parameters — along with descriptions — is displayed.
5. Click Install.
Installation request sent!
Install software via Homebrew
Some Homebrew software patches require password authentication or have other permission requirements, and therefore cannot be installed via Atera currently. If this is the case, a message will appear to inform you of this.
The Homebrew API integration via Atera makes use of Homebrew's Cask Tap (cask.json) only. This means that only software on Homebrew's 'Cask' list is available via Atera.
Single device
To install software on a single device:
1. From Devices, check the box next to the device.
2. Click Software installation.
The Software Installation on devices window appears.
3. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software on:
- Online devices only.
- Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).
4. Enter the full or partial name of the software (autocomplete will bring up all relevant matches).
Note: Once the software is selected, you can enter parameters for a customized installation. When available, a list of package parameters — along with descriptions — is displayed.
5. Click Install.
Installation request sent!
Multiple devices
To install software on multiple devices:
1. From Devices, check the box next to the device.
2. Click Software installation.
The Software Installation on devices window appears.
3. In the Software execution preferences field, choose to install the software on:
- Online devices only.
- Online and offline devices — keep the task in the queue for a set amount of time, until the device goes back online (1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 1 month).
4. Enter the full or partial name of the software (autocomplete will bring up all relevant matches).
Note: Once the software is selected, you can enter parameters for a customized installation. When available, a list of package parameters — along with descriptions — is displayed.
5. Click Install.
Installation request sent!
Julian Kudo