Rudder 4.3 - User Manual 

Welcome to Rudder User Documentation

Rudder is an easy to use, web-driven, role-based solution for IT Infrastructure Automation and Compliance.

Getting Started

If you are new to Rudder you can follow these steps to discover and start using Rudder:

• Read about what is Rudder, which are its key features and technical architecture.
• Follow the installation section wich explains the requirements and the installation steps for the different types of nodes:
• The central server
• The (optional) relays
• The managed nodes
• Learn how to use the Web interface, to manage nodes and to configure them.

Resources

Besides this documentation, you can find a lot of other useful information:

• The Changelog for this version. It describes the changes in each release.
• The Rudder project website
• The FAQ, particularly:
  • What is an ESR version? How long are Rudder versions supported? All the answers are in the versionning policy
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• You need help or have questions about Rudder? You can:
• Look for an existing answer in the FAQ
• Send an email to the user mailing-list
• Join the IRC channel
• You need training, or commercial support? Normation provides services for Rudder
• Browse the contribution documentation if you want to help improve Rudder

	About this documentation
	You can browse this documentation using the left tree, or use the search field in the header bar. It is also embedded in the Rudder server Web interface for offline usage. If you find any issue, lacking information, or if you have a suggestion, open an issue in our bugtracker.