Scripted Installs with Maxon App

For Maxon App 2024.1.0 or later (InstaBuilder-based installers):

Windows

  1. Download Maxon App installer for Windows from https://www.maxon.net/try.

  2. Open a command prompt, running as Administrator. Note: Running command prompt without administrator privileges will cause the install to fail.

  3. In the command prompt, go to the directory containing the Maxon App installer executable.

  4. Run the executable with the following parameters:

      • <Full Installer Name>.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none

        Note: The installer will skip Maxon App launch if unattended mode UI is set to none.

      • Add "--skipMaxonAppGui 1" to skip installation of Maxon App GUI if desired:

      • <Full Installer Name>.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none --skipMaxonAppGui 1

Mac

  1. Download Maxon App installer for macOS from https://www.maxon.net/try.
  2. Run the downloaded dmg file.
  3. Right click on the Maxon App Installer.app in the Maxon App Installer GUI and select Show Package Contents.
  4. Open the /Contents/MacOS/ folder in the Finder window that opens up to see the installbuilder.sh.
  5. Open a terminal window and drag the installbuilder.sh into the terminal window.

  6. Use the following parameters when executing the script:

    • sudo installbuilder.sh --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none

    Notes:

    • Running as ‘sudo’ is required since the installer needs elevated permissions to run. Using this requires the user to have administrator privileges.

    • The installer will skip Maxon App launch if unattended mode UI is set to none.

    • Add "--skipMaxonAppGui 1" to skip installation of Maxon App GUI if desired.

    • sudo <Full Installer Name>. app/Contents/MacOS/installbuilder.sh --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none --skipMaxonAppGui 1