**Related issues:** Resolves #50068, Resolves #50106, Resolves #50107, Resolves #50108, Resolves #50110, Resolves #50114 Follow-on fixes from QA of #41470 (Python script-only packages): - Software-installer validation errors are action-neutral, so the Add and Edit flows each show the correct single verb, and the unsupported-file error names a content/format mismatch instead of blaming the extension (#50068, #50107). - `.py` packages accept `setup_experience_platform` (`darwin`/`linux`), matching `.sh` (#50106). - A failed-to-run install script (exit code `-1`) now renders a diagnostic instead of empty output, and orbit surfaces the underlying execve error (#50108). - The install-rejection message for `.sh`/`.py` packages says "macOS and Linux hosts" instead of "linux" (#50110). - Orbit writes each script's temp file with an extension matching its shebang (`.py`/`.sh`/`.ps1`), so tracebacks reference the right file type (#50114). # Checklist for submitter - [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`. ## Testing - [x] Added/updated automated tests - [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually ## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop - [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that `runtime.GOOS` is used as needed to isolate changes. - [x] Verified compatibility with the latest released version of Fleet (orbit-only change; the server↔agent `SoftwareInstallDetails` contract is unchanged). <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **Bug Fixes** * Improved installer validation and rejection messaging for unsupported/invalid package contents (including correcting “add” vs “edit” wording and avoiding duplicated phrasing). * Added clearer diagnostics when install scripts fail to start (including empty output cases). * Corrected handling of script-only packages so Python scripts use the proper script type/extension, reducing misleading tracebacks. * Updated platform availability messaging so `.sh`/`.py` packages display macOS+Linux support. * **New Features** * Python script-only packages can now specify macOS and Linux setup experience platforms. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
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Open-source platform for IT and security teams with thousands of computers. Designed for APIs, GitOps, webhooks, YAML, and humans.
What's it for?
Fleet gives you a single system to secure and maintain all your computing devices over the air. You can do MDM, patch stuff, deploy software, and verify anything, all from one place, across every OS your organization uses.
Fleet works directly with data and events from the native operating system, down to the bare metal. Strong diagnostics let you investigate errors on end-user devices and collect accurate audit evidence in minutes.
Get started
You can try Fleet out for yourself, or grab time with one of the maintainers to chat.
Is it any good?
Fleet is used in production by IT and security teams managing thousands of devices. Many deployments support tens of thousands of hosts, and a few large organizations manage 400,000 or more.
Supported platforms
- Linux (all distros)
- macOS
- Windows
- Chromebooks
- iOS and Android (BYOD or corporate-owned)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud (GCP)
- Azure (Microsoft cloud)
- Data centers
- Containers (kube, etc)
- Linux-based IoT devices
Infrastructure as code
Manage your fleet with GitOps, or use the GUI, REST API, webhook events, and the fleetctl command-line tool.
Linux support
First-class support for all major distros. Linux gets the same attention and visibility as macOS and Windows.
Visibility and compliance
Fleet can report on hundreds of attributes across your devices and ships with CIS benchmarks for macOS and Windows and comprehensive operating system, hardware, and software data. Check out the table reference documentation to see what's available.
Open by design
Fleet is open source and transparent about what it can and can't see. End users can verify exactly how the agent works and what data their company collects. Fleet collects only the data needed to manage and secure devices, not private activity like keystrokes, emails, or webcams.
Good neighbors
Ready-to-use, enterprise-friendly integrations exist for Snowflake, Splunk, GitHub Actions, Vanta, Elastic Jira, Zendesk, and more. Fleet also works with tools such as Munki, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, CrowdStrike, and SentinelOne.
Lighter than air
Fleet is lightweight and modular. You can use it for MDM without using it for security, and vice versa. You can turn off features you are not using.
Free as in free
The free version of Fleet will always be free. Fleet is independently backed and actively maintained with the help of many amazing contributors.
Longevity
The company behind Fleet is founded (and majority-owned) by true believers in open source. The company's business model is influenced by GitLab (NYSE: GTLB), with great investors, happy customers, and the capacity to become profitable at any time.
Fleet Device Management's company handbook is public and open source. You can read about the history of Fleet and our commitment to improving the product.
Chat
The Fleet community is full of kind and helpful people. Whether or not you are a paying customer, if you need help, just reach out.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome, whether you answer questions on Slack / GitHub / LinkedIn, improve the documentation or website, write a tutorial, give a talk at a conference or local meetup, give an interview on a podcast, troubleshoot reported issues, or submit a patch. The Fleet code of conduct is on GitHub.
License
The free version of Fleet is available under the MIT license. The commercial license is also designed to allow contributions to paid features for users whose employment agreements allow them to contribute to open source projects. (See LICENSE.md for details.)
Fleet is built on osquery, nanoMDM, Nudge, and swiftDialog.