rundeck
by rundeck
Rundeck is an open source runbook automation platform that enables users to execute workflows and automate operational tasks across existing tools and nodes.
Enable Self-Service Operations: Give specific users access to your existing tools, services, and scripts
Primary Use Case
Rundeck is designed for operations teams and security professionals to standardize and automate manual procedures, improving operational quality and efficiency. It allows specific users to self-service access to tools, scripts, and services, facilitating security automation, incident response, and log analysis workflows.
- Runbook automation with web console, CLI, and WebAPI
- Execute workflows across existing automation tools and nodes
- Standardize and deploy automation to improve operational quality
- Supports building and running on Java 11 and NodeJs 18 environments
- Docker image available for easy deployment
- Integration with PagerDuty branding and community support
- Comprehensive documentation and community help
- Supports UI testing with Jest and development with Gradle
Installation
- Download the appropriate package (Deb, RPM, or War) from https://www.rundeck.com/downloads
- Install Java 11 and NodeJs 18 as prerequisites
- Build the project using Gradle: run './gradlew build' to produce the WAR file
- Optionally build the Docker image using './gradlew :docker:officialBuild'
- Deploy the WAR file to your application server or run the Docker container
- Refer to https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/administration/install/installing-rundeck.html for detailed installation steps
Usage
>_ ./gradlew buildBuilds the Rundeck WAR artifact using Gradle.
>_ ./gradlew :docker:officialBuildBuilds the official Docker image for Rundeck using the WAR artifact.
>_ npm run --prefix "rundeckapp/grails-spa/packages/ui-trellis" dev:test:unitRuns Jest unit tests for the core UI components.
>_ npm run --prefix "rundeckapp/grails-spa/packages/ui-trellis" dev:test:watchRuns Jest unit tests for the core UI and watches for changes.
>_ npm run --prefix "rundeckapp/grails-spa/packages/ui-trellis" devBuilds the core UI components in development mode, copying artifacts to the running application.
- Integrate Rundeck with SIEM tools to automate incident response workflows and reduce mean time to remediation.
- Leverage Rundeck's self-service capabilities to empower blue teams with controlled automation, reducing human error and operational fatigue.
- Use Rundeck to orchestrate cross-toolchain workflows combining vulnerability scanning, patch deployment, and alerting for continuous security posture management.
- Automate containment actions during active incidents by integrating Rundeck with endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms.
- In purple team exercises, utilize Rundeck to simulate attacker behaviors and automate detection validation to improve detection engineering.
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