dropshell/README.md

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 | sudo bash

This installs as dropshell, with a symlink ds if the ds command does not already exist.

Installation of Agent

Install the Agent on each server you wish to manage. Supports amd64 (x86_64) and arm64 (aarch64) architectures.

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.

Install Services

Set up a server and install a service:

1. ds create-server SERVERNAME