When distributing in-house content, consider where the content will be hosted. There are three hosting locations that you can use:
- Distribution points —
This hosting location is only available if your principal distribution point is the cloud distribution point. To use this hosting location, you upload the content to the principal distribution point when configuring settings for the content in Jamf Pro.
- Web server —
This hosting location is always available, regardless of what type of distribution point the principal is. To use this hosting location, the content must be hosted on a web server before you distribute it. Then, when you distribute the content, you specify the URL where it is hosted. If your principal distribution point is a file share distribution point, it is recommended that you host large apps or books on a web server.
Jamf Pro also allows you to configure a JSON Web Token (JWT) to control the distribution of iOS and tvOS in-house apps from a web server. In-house apps downloaded from the Jamf Pro database are automatically secured with JWT. For more information see JSON Web Token for Securing In-House Content.
- jamfsoftware database (in-house apps only) —
If your principal distribution point is a file share distribution point, you can use Jamf Pro to upload the app and host it in the jamfsoftware database.