Install the Backblaze Client Silently with Kandji (Mac)

You can silently deploy Backblaze Computer Backup using the cloud-based Kandji Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. This ensures effortless device and data protection against loss or theft, streamlining backup management across your organization.

Before you begin: Backblaze recommends that you create an API token specifically for Backblaze deployments that can securely access necessary device details.

Create a Custom Script Policy

1. Sign in to the Kandji admin portal.
2. In the left navigation menu, select LIBRARY.
3. Click Add New, and select Custom Script.
4. Click Add & Configure.
5. Enter a name for your custom script library.
6. Copy the official Backblaze Kandji script, and paste the script into the Audit Script field.
   1. Enter your Group Id and Group Authentication Token values between the double quotes in the group_id and group_token variables.
   2. Enter your API token value between the double quotes in the api_token variable.
   3. Enter your company's Kandji domain, for example mycompanyname.api.kandji.io between the double quotes in the kandji_domain variable.
7. Click Save.

You can now deploy Computer Backup through this policy for any relevant Kandji Blueprint. Click here for more information about Kandji Custom Scripts.

Create an API Token

1. In the left navigation menu, select SETTINGS.
2. In the Access tab, click Add API Token.
3. Enter a name for your token.
4. In the Permissions tab, select Device details to allow the token to read only the details that are on the relevant machine.
   The script automatically detects the user's email address that will be used for Backblaze account creation.
5. Click Save.
6. Click Copy Token.