ops-server Overview

ops-server is an HTTP service that provides RESTful APIs for interacting with various operations tasks. It can be used for:

• Remote Command Execution: Execute commands remotely in bulk via HTTP API.
• File Distribution: Distribute files to multiple hosts via HTTP API.
• Ops Controller CRD Resource Creation: Create Ops Controller resources (such as Host, Cluster, Task) via HTTP API.

Authentication

By default, the password for accessing the server is ops. You can customize this password by setting the SERVER_TOKEN environment variable for the server.

Object Management

ops-server allows you to manage and view resources like Cluster, Host, and Task, as shown in the following illustrations:

• Clusters
  

• Hosts
  

• Tasks
  

• Task Runs