Rundeck 6.0.0, the self hosted runbook automation and self service operations platform, on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg. Define jobs and run commands and scripts across your nodes on schedules or on demand, with an audit log and a clean web UI. Rundeck is bound to loopback 4440 behind nginx on port 80, with the embedded database, projects and logs on a dedicated data disk. A unique admin password is generated on first boot, so a fresh VM never ships the default login. Apache 2.0 licensed.
## Rundeck Runbook Automation on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
Rundeck is a self hosted runbook automation and self service operations platform. Define jobs once, then run commands and scripts across your fleet of nodes on a schedule or on demand, straight from the browser. Every execution is captured with its output and recorded in an audit log, so you always know who ran what and when. Deploy the cloudimg image and you have a ready to use automation server with a clean web UI.
## What is included
* Rundeck 6.0.0 installed from the official packagecloud package and run as the rundeck system service on OpenJDK 17
* The built in embedded database (no external database required) with your projects and job logs on a dedicated Azure data disk at /var/lib/rundeck
* Rundeck bound to loopback 127.0.0.1:4440, fronted by nginx on port 80 with an unauthenticated health endpoint
* A unique admin password generated on first boot and written to a root only file, so no shared or default admin ships in the image
* rundeck and nginx as system services, enabled and active
* 24/7 cloudimg support
## Security and first boot
Rundeck ships a default admin login. This appliance never ships it: on the first boot of every VM, a unique admin password is generated, written into the Rundeck login realm, and recorded in a root only file. The web UI listens only on the loopback address and is reverse proxied by nginx, and the external URL that Rundeck advertises is set from the VM public address on first boot. The database that holds your jobs, executions and key storage lives on a dedicated, independently resizable Azure data disk separate from the OS disk. For production, add a real domain with HTTPS and connect Rundeck to your LDAP or single sign on directory as described in the user guide.
## Licensing and pricing
Rundeck is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and is free: there is no per node, per job or per user fee. The cloudimg charge covers packaging, security patching, image maintenance and 24/7 expert support. Recommended size: Standard_B2ms to start, scaling up for more concurrent executions and nodes.
## Support
cloudimg provides 24/7 expert support for this image with a guaranteed 24 hour response SLA. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk.