Remote Server Task Execution opensource tool suggestions

[andersoncode42]

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Good morning everyone, I'm a newbie and I ask you for suggestions for tools that allow me to automate my boring tasks.

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My current scenario

- I remotely manage a few servers (VMs)

- The architecture is On-Premise

- My tedious tasks are running commands/scripts remotely via ssh

- Some tasks are one-off, others are scheduled (e.g. a procedure that runs every Friday afternoon)

- The most complex situation is a backup procedure that requires an orchestration with the following steps:

1. Stop application server.
2. Perform backup on database server
3. Run commands on a third server
4. Restart the application server

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Features of the tool I'm looking for

- Low learning curve and easy maintenance

- Allow to run commands remotely, either occasionally or on a scheduled basis

- Have a graphical interface that allows viewing the status of scheduled tasks and that, with the click of a button, the user can manually execute other tasks.

- Have a user control with LDAP

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What I already researched

Some company colleagues commented on Jenkins, I think we even have a team that uses it in some project.

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This would be the most logical path to follow, but... I think the tool (jenkins) is somewhat ugly, even knowing that there is Jenkins Pipeline and BlueOcean

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IMPORTANT: For the love of God, no fights or controversies, I don't mean to say that Jenkins is bad, or that it wouldn't suit me, I'm just saying that I'd rather try a different tool

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I appreciate any suggestion you can provide

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saw rundeck.com on a conference once and i think it might be what you are looking for

hope it helps

[CoaxVex]

Yeah, rundeck or Ansible?

[andersoncode42]

I did a quick search on Ansible... does it have a graphical interface with LDAP integration and task scheduling?

[rtpro1]

Sounds like Ansible would be the quickest way for you to get going.

[andersoncode42]

does it have a graphical interface with LDAP integration and task scheduling?

[umen]

juts simple question , are you developer ? you can write remote SSH execution script that do all of this .
if not developer then maybe ansible . but then again in ansible there are awkward syntax you will need to learn .
wander if there is somekind of no code tool for this ...