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Last updated on
Aug 3, 2026
Deploy client configuration files to redirect updates to your AUSST server.
After setting up an internal update server with AUSST to download Adobe apps and updates from the Adobe Update server, you need to configure end-user systems to ensure they pull their apps and updates from the internal server.
To configure client computers, generate client configuration (.override) files, and deploy them to client computers.
Note
When you migrate from one version of AUSST to another, run the following commands to re-generate the client configuration files and update these on the client computers.
Generate client configuration files
Client configuration files (.override files) are required to create product groups. To generate the configuration files, enter the following command in a command shell or terminal (using your own server information):
Note
You can generate client configuration files after you have set up your internal update server and synchronized it with the Adobe update server
Enter the following command in a command shell or terminal (using your own server information):
- AdobeUpdateServerSetupTool --genclientconf="/serverroot/AdobeUpdaterClient" --root="/serverroot/updates/Adobe/CC" --url="http://<server name>"
For example:
- AdobeUpdateServerSetupTool.exe --genclientconf="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\updates\config" --root="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\updates" --url="http://ausstserver.example.com/updates"
Note
- server root is the path to the root folder.
- config is the folder where the AUSST tool generates the AdobeUpdaterClient configuration files.
- url is the valid HTTP path of the root folder.
Verify that two client configuration files are created in the platform-specific folders (Windows and macOS) specified by the --genclientconf option.
Note
The URLs for the server should include the protocol (such as http://). If the port number isn't the default value of 80, it should also be specified.
The following example displays the AdobeUpdater.Overrides file location and file name for Windows and macOS:
- Windows: \serverroot\config\AdobeUpdaterClient\win\AdobeUpdater.Overrides
- macOS: /serverroot/config/AdobeUpdaterClient/mac/AdobeUpdater.Overrides
Inside the AdobeUpdater.Overrides file referenced earlier, define the Overrides XML as follows:
- Windows:
<Overrides>
<Application appID="webfeed">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/webfeed/oobe/aam10/win/</URL>
</Application>
<Application appID="updates">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/updates/oobe/aam10/win/</URL>
</Application>
<Application appID="webfeed20">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/webfeed/oobe/aam20/win/</URL>
</Application>
...
</Overrides>
- macOS:
<Overrides>
<Application appID="webfeed">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/webfeed/oobe/aam10/mac/</URL>
</Application>
<Application appID="updates">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/updates/oobe/aam10/mac/</URL>
</Application>
<Application appID="webfeed20">
<Domain>http://ausstserver.example.com</Domain>
<URL>/updates/webfeed/oobe/aam20/mac/</URL>
</Application>
...
</Overrides>
Deploy override files via packages
There are two ways to deploy the client configuration files (.overrides).
Include the .overrides files in the package
Log in to the Adobe Admin Console and navigate to Packages > Preferences.
Open the AdobeUpdater.Overrides file for your target platform in a text editor.
Copy the entire contents of the file and paste it into the Internal update server field for Windows and macOS.
Select Save.
A confirmation message is displayed.
To deploy these configuration files with the package, go to Packages > Packages. AUSST allows redirection of all kinds of packages.
Select Create a package.
The Create a package dialog box displays the type of package you want to create.
Select the preferred package and, when adding the package details, select the Redirect to internal Adobe update server checkbox to include overrides in your package.
Packages created with this setting include the client configuration files automatically. When deployed, client computers redirect to your internal update server.
Deploy override files manually
The alternative to installing the AUSST client configuration via an installation package is to copy the file to each client computer and use your AUSST server to download updates instead of obtaining them from Adobe servers.
Copy the platform-specific AdobeUpdater.Overrides file to client computers.
Place the file in the following location based on the operating system:
- Windows 7 or 10:
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData\Adobe\AAMUpdater\1.0\
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\UpdaterResources
- macOS:
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/AAMUpdater/1.0/
Note
Create any missing subdirectories if they don't already exist.
Restart the Creative Cloud desktop app by pressing Ctrl + Alt + R (Windows) or Option + Command + R (macOS) or reboot the client computer to apply the AUSST configuration.
Set up the internal update server on Windows.
Set up the internal update server on macOS.
