Dropshell

A system management tool for server operations, written in C++.

Installation

curl -fsSL https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dropshell/releases/download/latest/install.sh | bash

This installs as dropshell for the local user, with a symbolic link ds. You'll need to run:

~/.local/bin/dropshell edit
~/.local/bin/dropshell install
source ~/.bashrc

to configure dropshell and install the local components.

Remote Server Setup

Initial setup

Auto setup script which creates a dropshell user, and includes installing docker if not already present:

curl -fsSL https://gitea.jde.nz/public/dropshell/releases/download/latest/server_autosetup.sh | sudo bash

Manual steps:

1. apt install curl wget jq
2. curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh && sh get-docker.sh && rm get-docker.sh
3. useradd -m dropshell && usermod -aG docker dropshell && chsh -s /bin/bash dropshell
4. Put appropriate ssh keys in /home/dropshell/.ssh/authorized_keys
5. Test ssh'ing into the server.

Configure and Use Remote Server

Add to local dropshell configuration, and install remote agent

Back on the dropshell host:

1. dropshell create-server SERVERNAME
2. dropshell edit SERVERNAME
3. dropshell install SERVERNAME

Install Services

Create and install a service

1. ds template list -- see what templates are available to install.
2. ds create-service SERVERNAME SERVICENAME TEMPLATE
3. ds edit SERVERNAME SERVICENAME
4. Edit other config files if needed.
5. ds install SERVERNAME SERVICENAME
6. ds list

The service should now be seen to be running.