Customize dock: app order, size, and positionSolved

Hey @clauss! You can actually use Hexnode’s Dock configuration policy to configure the dock as you want.  

Yeah, I tried that, but I couldn’t get it to add the apps I wanted to the dock or position them how I wanted. I also tried some scripts, but the results weren’t what I was expecting.

Hi @clauss! We’re here to help you with the issues you’ve encountered. You can customize your dock using Terminal commands, and these commands can be executed remotely on your devices through Hexnode’s Live Terminal feature.

1. First, check if Homebrew is installed by running:
   check brew version

   brew --version

   1	brew --version

2. If it returns a version number, you’re good! If not, you can install it with:
   Install Homebrew

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

   1	/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

3. Once you’ve installed it, you might need to add Homebrew to your path manually. You can do that by running:
   Add to path

   echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc source ~/.zshrc

   1 2	echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc source ~/.zshrc

4. Then, check Homebrew again with the following command. It will return the installed Homebrew version:
   check brew version

   brew --version

   1	brew --version

5. Next, you’ll need to install dockutil:
   Install dockutil

   brew install dockutil

   1	brew install dockutil

6. To confirm the installation, run the following command:
   check dockutil version

   dockutil --version

   1	dockutil --version

7. Once you’ve got Homebrew and dockutil installed, run this script to set up your dock. If you’ve got a lot of devices, you can push the script through Hexnode’s Execute Custom Script action. For just one or a few devices, you can run it directly in the Live Terminal.
   Dock customization script

   # Clear all existing dock items (optional) dockutil --remove all # Add default applications to the dock dockutil --add "/System/Applications/Launchpad.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Safari.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Messages.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Mail.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Calendar.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/YourCustomApp.app" # Add custom app as needed echo "Dock setup completed."

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   # Clear all existing dock items (optional) dockutil --remove all # Add default applications to the dock dockutil --add "/System/Applications/Launchpad.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Safari.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Messages.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Mail.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/Calendar.app" dockutil --add "/Applications/YourCustomApp.app" # Add custom app as needed echo "Dock setup completed."

Just adjust the app paths and order in the script to suit your needs. This will set up the dock, and users will still be able to move or rearrange the apps afterward.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers
Ben Clarke
Hexnode UEM