What's the best way to manage Bash scripts across multiple servers?
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CodeMaverick84
I'm interested in how other engineers manage useful Bash scripts, especially when they're used across multiple servers. Do you typically keep your scripts in a Git repository and pull from each host? Or do you have a different strategy, like copying them over manually? I'm looking for ways to centrally organize, version, and run repetitive Bash scripts without relying on configuration management tools like Ansible. Any suggestions or tools that work well for you?
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If you're steering clear of configuration management tools, you might want to explore using sftp and ssh for running commands remotely. Also, consider converting your Bash scripts into binary forms with shc, so they can't be altered after conversion.
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At my workplace, we either keep scripts in a repository that gets rsync'd to all servers on changes, or we use Ansible for the initial setup, ensuring the scripts are deployed across all servers.
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Using a Git repo to develop and store your scripts is a great idea. You could even set up an installer script that you can curl or wget to quickly pull the latest version onto each server.
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I mount an NFS directory to all our virtual machines, where I store my scripts. This way, I can execute them easily from any VM using cron for automation.
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