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Rundeck

Runbook automation and self-service operations

Developer Tools & Git ★ 6.3k stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Rundeck is an open-source automation service that turns operations procedures into self-service jobs. It centralizes scripts, scheduling, and access control for runbook automation.

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Key features

  • Self-service job runner
  • Scheduling and notifications
  • Access control by job
  • Plugin extensibility

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 6.3k GitHub stars
  • Written in Groovy

Is Rundeck secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Rundeck's latest release (v6.2.1). OSV.dev lists 13 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-106056, published 2026-10-07 (7 days ago), fixed in 6.2.0

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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