Journalism nonprofit manages Mac and Linux devices with GitOps

An independent journalism nonprofit that builds infrastructure for independent journalism and manages a remote-first fleet of macOS and Linux devices required a developer-centric tool that aligned with their open-source values.

At a glance

• Endpoints: ~39 (Mac and Linux).
• Primary requirement: open-source core and GitOps capabilities.
• Key integrations: osquery, internal team dashboards.
• Previous solution: traditional "black-box" MDMs.

The challenge

Traditional MDMs felt like "black boxes" that were misaligned with their mission. They specifically struggled with maintaining consistent visibility into Linux workstations.

The solution

They chose Fleet for its ability to treat Linux and macOS with equal visibility via osquery. They manage their device state via version-controlled repositories (GitOps), which allows them to stay lean.

The results

• Invisible transition: the migration was nearly invisible to users, leveraging declarative configurations to manage states without disruption.
• Transparent metrics: device compliance status is synced directly to internal team dashboards via the API.
• Live Posture checks: the team can run live queries across the entire foundation to confirm security status in seconds.

About Fleet

Fleet is the open-source endpoint management platform that gives you total control, unlike the proprietary 'black boxes' of legacy vendors. Our open device management provides full visibility into our code and roadmap, plus a true choice of deployment—on-prem or cloud—with 100% feature parity. Our API-first approach empowers technical teams to automate with GitOps, scale confidently, and get the real-time data needed to secure their entire macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux fleets.