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# ContentCachingService

The payload that configures the Content Caching service.

```
object ContentCachingService
```

## Discussion

Specify `com.apple.AssetCache.managed` as the payload type.

### Profile availability

|||
|--------------------------|-----|
|Device channel            |macOS|
|User channel              |N/A  |
|Allow manual install      |macOS|
|Requires supervision      |N/A  |
|Requires user-approved MDM|N/A  |
|Allowed in user enrollment|N/A  |
|Allow multiple payloads   |N/A  |

### Profile example

```plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>PayloadContent</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>AllowPersonalCaching</key>
            <false/>
            <key>AllowSharedCaching</key>
            <true/>
            <key>AutoActivation</key>
            <true/>
            <key>CacheLimit</key>
            <integer>180000000000</integer>
            <key>DenyTetheredCaching</key>
            <false/>
            <key>ListenRangesOnly</key>
            <false/>
            <key>LocalSubnetsOnly</key>
            <true/>
            <key>LogClientIdentity</key>
            <false/>
            <key>ParentSelectionPolicy</key>
            <string>round-robin</string>
            <key>PeerLocalSubnetsOnly</key>
            <true/>
            <key>Port</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
            <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
            <string>com.example.mycontentcachingpayload</string>
            <key>PayloadType</key>
            <string>com.apple.AssetCache.managed</string>
            <key>PayloadUUID</key>
            <string>c7d8c850-e4ef-0135-0bd6-0c4de9ce4c04</string>
            <key>PayloadVersion</key>
            <integer>1</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>Content Caching</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.example.myprofile</string>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>a430c370-b5d5-4e5b-b46b-137931e8b230</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
```

## Topics

### Objects

[`ContentCachingService.Ranges`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/ContentCachingService/Ranges)

A range of IP addresses to cache.



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