configorator

configorator

lightweight configuration management tool for a timed challenge

This tool can be used to configure parameters on debian hosts

Getting Started

1. run bootstrap.sh / Clone the repo

   bootstrap.sh will install git, go, and clone the repo

   Alternatively, If you already have git and go installed, you can clone the repo git clone https://github.com/codepretzel09/configorator.git and proceed to the next step

2. update the config.json file and set the pass variable (Line 67 in configorator.go)

   The config.json file is where you'll set your config parameters for your debian hosts. You can view the example currently loaded in config.json

   *for a more secure connection, use passwordless auth with a key and use this instead

   simplessh.ConnectWithKeyFile("hostname_to_ssh_to")

3. go run configorator.go

   With config parameters set, you can now run: go run configorator.go

Architecture

This tool uses a json configuration file to declare specific parameters. SSH connections are made to target hosts and commands are executed based on values parsed throughout the configuration file.

Challenge

The example in config.json is based off of the following challenge

- configure two debian web servers with php code using the custom CM tool
- both servers must return 200 OK from a curl request 
- do not reboot servers at any time