How to deploy TALK via GPO

prescott · November 19, 2025, 6:24pm

Hello
I have Nextcloud AIO installed on my own domain and on my own server infrastructure. Nextcloud is integrated with LDAP (Microsoft Active Directory).

I need to install the TALK app on 40 devices via Group Policy, and also be able to update the app to a newer version using GPO.
I also need to configure these devices so that the TALK app automatically connects to the server hostname talk.mydomain22.com when launched.

Can you help me ?

scubamuc · November 20, 2025, 8:10am

Hey @prescott welcome to the Nextcloud community

bar using GPO or windows for that matter when asked by our admins we recommended using the Chrome desktop webapp to auto-connect for Talk, as the official Talk desktop app MSI installer does not offer group policy settings yet.

oh and by the way, this also works fine for Linux desktops. simply install the Chromium-Browser package which includes the Chromium desktop webapp functionality for your favourite Linux desktop UI without requiring Flatpak.

this is by no means an official Nextcloud recommendation, but it works fine.

the Nextcloud Talk Desktop app developers could certainly give you better advice:

github.com/nextcloud/talk-desktop

Add MSI / command line option to preconfigure Nextcloud server URL for Talk Desktop

opened 02:16PM - 18 Aug 25 UTC

Neph988

enhancement 1. to develop

### How to use GitHub * Please use the 👍 [reaction](https://blog.github.com/201…6-03-10-add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments/) to show that you are interested into the same feature. * Please don't comment if you have no relevant information to add. It's just extra noise for everyone subscribed to this issue. * Subscribe to receive notifications on status change and new comments. --- ### Problem When deploying Nextcloud Talk Desktop in enterprise environments (e.g. via GPO, Intune or SCCM), administrators can silently install the MSI, but there is currently no way to preconfigure the Nextcloud server URL. This means every end user has to enter the server address manually on first launch, which is error-prone and creates additional support effort. ### Proposed solution Provide a way to preconfigure the server URL during deployment, for example: - MSI property: `TALK_SERVER=https://cloud.example.org` - or environment variable / registry key - or reading from a predefined `config.json` file in `%ProgramData%` or `%APPDATA%` ### Benefits - Simplifies enterprise rollouts - Avoids user errors when typing server URLs - Brings Talk Desktop in line with other enterprise-ready applications that support provisioning ### Alternatives considered - Copying prebuilt Electron profiles (fragile, unsupported) - Using automation tools like AutoIt to "type" the URL (unreliable) - Providing manual user instructions (less professional) ### References Other Nextcloud clients (e.g. Files client) support branding or preconfiguration in enterprise editions. It would be very helpful if Talk Desktop offered a minimal provisioning option as well.