An external patch definition server for Jamf Pro
Kinobi has been superseded by Title Editor. The open source code will no longer be updated.
To assist with migration from Kinobi to Title Editor, visit the Kinobi Title Editor GitHub page to assist with downloading the definitions from Kinobi to import them into Title Editor.
Kinobi is an external patch server (or patch source) for Jamf Pro. It provides a simple interface for creating and editing patch definitions, as well as the appropriate endpoints for Jamf Pro to connect to.
The latest release of Kinobi is available as a .run package via the Releases page.
For full documentation and installation guide, please see the Kinobi Knowledge Base.
Kinobi 1.2 or later, can run as a stand-alone installation. Supported operating systems:
System requirements:
Optional:
Kinobi may also be installed on NetSUS 4.1.0 or later. Refer to NetSUS system requirements for details.
NetSUS 5 is recommended. If you are running NetSUS 5.0 or later, you need to install Kinobi 1.1 or later.
Kinobi stores the user accounts in its database, when the database is restored from an earlier version, no user's will exist Kinobi 1.2 and later has a new backup format and database schema, as such to migrate from NetSUS to a Standalone installation, a few additional steps are required. Migration steps:
Discussion regarding Kinobi can be found on the #kinobi-dev
channel on the MacAdmins Slack group.
Issues can be filed directly on GitHub, but please ensure the issue has not already been reported before doing so.