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Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by sneak » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 3:53 AM UTC

nodesocket wrote: post #34

sneak wrote: post #31

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Using javascript on the serverside is madness. We have Python and Go and C++. This app will suck.

Thanks for the insightful response.

Oh I missed the part where they're writing the webapp bit in PHP. Amateur hour all over the place here.

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 3:53 AM UTC

jhickner wrote: post #38

Neat idea. I'd definitely donate if the whole thing was going to be open sourced so I could run it on my own infrastructure. Currently we use csshX for this sort of thing, and it does the job. It's an open source tool that opens a bunch of ssh sessions and sends each character you type to each session. You can launch it with command line args that specify the hosts you'd like to connect to and optionally the commands…

csshX works great for small tasks on a small number of servers, but it lacks a few main features. Commando.io stores responses from each server so you can traverse back and see exactly what was run and the response. Additionally, csshX does not have the concept of stored recipes which are fully versioned.

What if we had an "enterprise" version like GitHub which you could run on your infrastructure? Would you back then?

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by mikezupan » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:02 AM UTC

This would be a better project if you sold a license to company and not a saas service. I don't want to put ssh-keys on my network from another machine I have no control over. If anyone ever got access to your service they could have a field day.

I would give it a run through if you offered it as software though.

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by zemaj » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:11 AM UTC

I would use this tool & have backed it.

It looks like it runs very similarly to our current server management systems, but the web UI is a huge plus.

I agree that open sourcing it to run on your own infrastructure would be a big benefit - people tend to be a bit protective of where they put their root ssh keys :)

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:21 AM UTC

sneak wrote: post #41

nodesocket wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the insightful response.

Oh I missed the part where they're writing the webapp bit in PHP. Amateur hour all over the place here.

You've succeeded in life in being a troll.

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:30 AM UTC

mikezupan wrote: post #43

This would be a better project if you sold a license to company and not a saas service. I don't want to put ssh-keys on my network from another machine I have no control over. If anyone ever got access to your service they could have a field day. I would give it a run through if you offered it as software though.

What if we had an "enterprise" version like GitHub which you could run on your infrastructure? Compelling?

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by mikezupan » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

nodesocket wrote: post #46

mikezupan wrote: post #43

This would be a better project if you sold a license to company and not a saas service. I don't want to put ssh-keys on my network from another machine I have no control over. If anyone ever got access to your service they could have a field day. I would give it a run through if you offered it as software though.

What if we had an "enterprise" version like GitHub which you could run on your infrastructure? Compelling?

Yes like I said.. I would give it a try. If you do like what github does and offer up like a vm image or something or just a tarball with instructions.

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by donavanm » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:35 AM UTC

Sigh. Please actually use other tools in orchestration space before building another wheel.

A nice ui over pluggable backends is a great idea. Building (another) sub par orchestration tool seems like a waste of everyone's time. Mcollective has had the prototype REST bridge for what, 2.5 years?

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:37 AM UTC

mikezupan wrote: post #47

nodesocket wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What if we had an "enterprise" version like GitHub which you could run on your infrastructure? Compelling?

Yes like I said.. I would give it a try. If you do like what github does and offer up like a vm image or something or just a tarball with instructions.

Think that is likely. Probably an AMI. Appreciate the support if you are able on Kickstarter. Thanks.

Re: A web-based interface for dev-op tasks across remote servers using SSH

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Post by nodesocket » Thu, Jul 12, 2012, 4:53 AM UTC

zemaj wrote: post #44

I would use this tool & have backed it. It looks like it runs very similarly to our current server management systems, but the web UI is a huge plus. I agree that open sourcing it to run on your own infrastructure would be a big benefit - people tend to be a bit protective of where they put their root ssh keys :)

Thanks. If you can spread the word.