What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?
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To manage CentOS, Ubuntu and Redhat linux servers, what do you use?
Do you recommend something like https://cockpit-project.org/ ?
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Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
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@openit said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
To manage CentOS, Ubuntu and Redhat linux servers, what do you use?
Do you recommend something like https://cockpit-project.org/ ?Cockpit is for managing one machine. It's a nice tool but.... doesn't address real management.
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@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices.
These, for sure, are the top choices. Or just scripts if you want to keep it simple.
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@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
I came across Ansible and Salt. As I remember both are Open Source.
Whether both are like Server-Client Architecture? Just install Server on some CentOS or Ubuntu and install Agents on the client machine? so can monitor, make changes, install software, run any updates etc. from server?
By the way, whether the servers are GUI?
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@openit said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
By the way, whether the servers are GUI?
Server = No Gui
But no, a GUI makes no difference. Same tools you use for managing desktops. A server with a GUI is still a server and none of the management would be done from the GUI.
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@openit said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Whether both are like Server-Client Architecture?
Yes, that's how management has to be. Ansible focuses on a "reach in" architecture and Salt focuses on a "reach out."
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@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
Fedora gets all the love when it comes to having the latest version of Cockpit too.
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@black3dynamite said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
Fedora gets all the love when it comes to having the latest version of Cockpit too.
Technically you could install the latest version of Cockpit on any distro.....
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@DustinB3403 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@black3dynamite said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
Fedora gets all the love when it comes to having the latest version of Cockpit too.
Technically you could install the latest version of Cockpit on any distro.....
Just because something may be supported, doesn't imply that it is support.
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@Obsolesce said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@DustinB3403 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@black3dynamite said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
Fedora gets all the love when it comes to having the latest version of Cockpit too.
Technically you could install the latest version of Cockpit on any distro.....
Just because something may be supported, doesn't imply that it is support.
Aren't you funny, you can quote me.
They do say the greatest form of flattery is imitation.
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@DustinB3403 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
imitation
But, that still doesn't imply that it is support.
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@DustinB3403 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@black3dynamite said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
@travisdh1 said in What do you use to manage multiple Linux servers?:
Ansible and salt are my first two choices. Cockpit can work as well, but not as easily centrally managed.
Fedora gets all the love when it comes to having the latest version of Cockpit too.
Technically you could install the latest version of Cockpit on any distro.....
Of course we can use the source tarball. It just that Fedora makes it easier to keep up with the latest stable version.
