Patch Sources

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.16.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.16.0
A patch source allows you to view the software currently installed on the computers in your environment, to notify users when new software is available, and to distribute the new software to target computers using the Patch Management functionality in Jamf Pro. When software titles are configured and available, they are hosted on a patch source. This allows you to distribute the title to the computers in your environment. There are two types of patch sources:
  • Patch internal source —

    The patch internal source is configured for you by Jamf Pro and hosts the software title definitions that are provided by Jamf Pro. For the list of software titles provided by Jamf Pro, see the Patch Management Software Titles list.

  • Patch external source —

    Jamf Pro provides a framework for integrating with a patch external source. You can use a server application in your environment or connect to a source hosted by the community. Integrating with a patch external source involves adding the server information (hostname or IP address for the server application) to Jamf Pro. You can add as many patch external sources that fit your environment. One of these patch external sources is Title Editor, a Jamf-hosted service used to provide custom software titles, override existing patch definitions, and create custom patch definitions. For more information, see the Title Editor Documentation.

You can use both patch sources to customize a solution for your specific environment.