https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter
Automatic updates for RHEL, Debian, and their derivatives, with the ability to run pre/post hooks & reboot afterwards.
https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter
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Automatic updates for RHEL, Debian, and their derivatives, with the ability to run pre/post hooks & reboot afterwards.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter
- Owner: rackerlabs
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2016-07-06T10:24:01.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: develop
- Last Pushed: 2023-05-22T20:05:15.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T19:07:11.841Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: patching, shell-scripts
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 320 KB
- Stars: 67
- Watchers: 35
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 8
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: NEWS
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Auter
> Automatic Update Transaction Execution by Rackspace
Automatic updates for RHEL and Debian based distributions with the ability to
pre-download packages, run hooks, and perform automated reboots.
## Why use Auter?
It is important to maintain regular system patching on Linux servers to keep up
with the latest bug and security fixes; some of these updates will require
service or server reboots which is where Auter fits in.
Auter provides a flexible, host-based, solution for updating system packages
via the distributions default package manager. It is possible to configure
independent configuration profiles that can be run individually either manually
on the command line, or scheduled using cron jobs. This would allow weekly
updates to take place without a reboot, and a monthly patching schedule for the
kernel and other core services that require a reboot.
Auter is also capable of caching available updates, and subsequently only
installing from the cache. This allows package versions to be synchronized
across environments that have different installation dates.
There are also cases when other options are more suitable:
- I want to update nightly and handle reboots manually: yum-cron or
dnf-automatic
- I want to manage updates via a central management console: RHN Satellite,
or configuration management systems such as Chef or Puppet
## Installation
Auter is available for RHEL and its derivatives via the EPEL repository.
```bash
$ yum/dnf install auter
```
There isn't currently a package maintained for Debian, however we provide a
`.deb` package on the [releases page](https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter/releases).
## Setup
All Auter configuration information is stored in `/etc/auter/auter.conf`; it
allows you to set basic options such as the sleep delay (`MAXDELAY`), and
whether automatic reboots should take place (`AUTOREBOOT`).
_More information can be found on the [Wiki](https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter/wiki/Configuration)._
## Usage
Auter can be run manually:
```bash
$ auter --prep
$ auter --apply
```
or via cron:
```bash
# Prep Every Friday at 22:00
0 22 * * Fri root /usr/bin/auter --prep
# Apply Every Saturday at 23:00
0 23 * * Sat root /usr/bin/auter --apply
```
_For more examples and usage, please refer to the [Wiki]( https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter/wiki/Usage)._
## Contributing
Please read
[HACKING.md](https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter/blob/master/HACKING.md) for
details on how to contribute, and the process for submitting pull requests.
## Maintainers
- Nick Rhodes
- Paolo Gigante
See also the list of original
[contributors](https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter/blob/master/MAINTAINERS.md)
who started the project.
## Related projects
- [Auter Manager](https://github.com/rackerlabs/auter-manager): Simplify the
installation of Auter across multiple servers with a single master
configuration file written in CSV.