hetzner-bootstrap

hetzner-bootstrap allows you to bootstrap a provisioned EQ Server from hetzner.de

What it does:

When you purchase a lot of servers at hetzner you're usually ending in reinstalling each system manually prior to the first usage because you may have different opinions about partitioning or RAID levels. This rubygem helps to fully automate the provisioning of a rootserver.

Warning: All existing data on the system will be lost!

Requirements:

get a webservice login from your customer panel (https://robot.your-server.de/)
the ip address of the shipped, running system(s)

Implemented steps:

Enable Rescue Mode (using Hetzner's webservice)
Resetting the System to boot into rescue mode (using Hetzner's webservice)
Log into the rescue system, write your installimage template, execute installation
Reboot
verify installation (very basic check but can be overwritten)
copy your local ssh public-key into root's .authorized_keys
adds the generated server key into your .know_hosts file
execute post_install hooks (optional)

Example:

see example.rb file for usage!

Warning: All existing data on the system will be lost!

Installation:

gem install hetzner-bootstrap

Warnings:

All existing data on the system will be wiped on bootstrap!
This is not an official Hetzner AG project.
The gem and the author are not related to Hetzner AG!

Use at your very own risk. Satisfaction is NOT guaranteed.

Commercial Support available through:

Moriz GmbH, München