Configmonkey CLI

Configmonkey is a very simple tool to "deploy" configurations on servers. Chef/Puppet for the brainless.

Help

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Features

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Requirements

  • Ruby (>= 2.6)
  • Unixoid OS (such as Ubuntu/Debian, OS X, maybe others), sorry Windows
  • config files

Installation

  • gem install configmonkey_cli
  • Go into a folder with your configs (manage them in sub folders)
  • ~~configmonkey --generate-manifest~~
  • ~~Edit the created file manifest.rb to fit your needs~~
  • Run configmonkey -h
  • Check out the additional features below

Usage

To get a list of available options invoke Configmonkey with the --help or -h option:

Usage: configmonkey [options]
# Application options
        --generate-manifest          Generates an example manifest in current directory
    -a, --accept                     accept all defaults
    -b, --bell                       ring a bell when asked
    -D, --diff                       change default diff tool
    -f, --fake-host HOST             override hostname
    -i, --in DIR                     operate from this source directory instead of pwd
    -o, --out DIR                    operate on this target directory instead of /
    -l, --log [file]                 Log changes to file, defaults to ~/.configmonkey/logs/configmonkey.log
    -M, --merge                      change default merge tool
    -n, --dry-run                    Simulate changes only, does not perform destructive operations
    -y, --yes                        accept all prompts with yes
        --dev-dump-actions           Dump actions and exit

# General options
    -d, --debug [lvl=1]              Enable debug output
    -m, --monochrome                 Don't colorize output
    -h, --help                       Shows this help
    -v, --version                    Shows version and other info
    -z                               Do not check for updates on GitHub (with -v/--version)

Application configuration

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Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Either report errors, bugs and propose features or directly submit code:

  1. Fork it
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
  5. Create new Pull Request

This might be helpful: ./bin/configmonkey.sh -nd 120 -i ./dev/gamesplanet-config -o ./dev/servers/www3 -f www3

  • © 2020, Sven Pachnit (www.bmonkeys.net)
  • configmonkey_cli is licensed under the MIT license.