Multiple Linux Server Management

Nikumba · 21 Dec 2021 at 10:16

I am starting to get some linux servers that I look after, now Windows is fine as we have WSUS, AD etc to manage them, but we do not have anything in place for Linux.

I am after some sort of management system for the half dozen I have so can log in to single pane of glass and see any issues, all updates applied etc.

The servers are standalone and all on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Is anyone using something like this?

Thanks

BongoHunter · 21 Dec 2021 at 10:29

Ubuntu Landscape should do it

On Holiday · 21 Dec 2021 at 22:11

Cockpit is another option too.

Nikumba · 21 Dec 2021 at 22:20

Thanks will give both a look over

smogsy · 5 Jan 2022 at 15:41

you could just use ansible its built into any Linux distro by default & it can do anything you need it to automate, whilst it dont give you a SPOG it does give you automation to automate any task & send it to any host or hosts

Best of all if your new to it you can use community driven roles with small tweaks

example:

- hosts: yum
tasks:
- name: Update all installed packages using YUM module
yum:
name: '*'
state: latest
update_cache: yes
update_only: yes
register: yum_update_status

- name: Remove packates not needed anymore
yum:
autoremove: yes

- name: Reboot when packages were updated
reboot:
when: yum_update_status.changed