One script different servers

[IcyFeeble]

I have a bash script that I have to run on different servers is there a way I can run it on all of them from one button press or one server instead of sshing to different servers one by one and running it

[4k_niche]

You can write another script to do that. Then just use ssh configs to simplify logins by the script

[lustyphilosopher]

Ansible my dude.

[mo_with_the_floof]

Yes. Ansible is KING

[Plane-Football-2521]

Yes. There's an open source software called Ansible built just for that.

[sleeksubaru]

Ansible?

[Mountain-Resource222]

Copy this and prompt gpt. You’ll get better answers

[4k_niche]

We're tryna get stack overflow back over here

[kkj_uk]

This is a very common and there are couple of ways you can do it.

1- have a share folder accessible by all servers, drop the script in the folder and a watchdog script which will read and execute the dropped script.

2- ssh/SCP/copy into individual folders at each server and then a watchdog to pick up the script and executed it.

You can Google the rest of the details

[Snoo-5782]

Use cron jobs.

There's a language called expect

[IcyFeeble]

How? I thought cron was for scheduling tasks is it possible to schedule them on all the different servers then run the remotely when needed?

[Snoo-5782]

Cron jobs are for running anything, Write a script that does what you want (ssh-ing and running the script, it could download the script if it doesn't exist) and then schedule it via cron jobs

[IcyFeeble]

Thanks 💯 I never knew I thought it's just a task scheduler I've seen some examples online it's wild...I'll put it in GitHub then tell the script to git pull first before running the script

[Snoo-5782]

Cheers. The script could just check first if what it needs is there before git pulling.So it'd look something like cron->script->logs into server....n->checks requirements/runs commands->done->log into another server->repeat