Projects
Projects are how MACE organizes your compliance work.
Each project contains your selected framework, customized rules, mSCP files, and everything MACE needs to build deployment-ready outputs.
Creating a Project
Once created, your project opens in the Compliance Hub where you can start building your baseline.
What's Inside a Project
When you create a project, MACE sets up a folder structure that keeps everything organized:
Stores your rule customizations, build settings, and project metadata. This is what MACE reads to load your project.
Where MACE outputs your built files: scripts, configuration profiles, DDM declarations, and documentation.
The original mSCP project structure. Use the command line tools directly if you prefer, or let MACE handle it.
Opening Projects
There are a few ways to open an existing project:
| 📄 | Double-click a .mace file in Finder |
| 📂 | Click Open Existing Project from the main menu |
| 🕐 | Select from Recent Projects on the main menu |
Project Features
| 💾 | Auto-Save — Every change is saved automatically. No manual saving required. |
| 🧠 | Remembers Your Settings — Pick up right where you left off on almost every screen. |
| 🔀 | mSCP Compatible — MACE keeps its files separate, so you can still use mSCP command line tools directly. |
| 📝 | Project Metadata — Your project name, description, author, and version are stored in the .mace file and used in documentation and builds. |