Otter (software)

Otter is an infrastructure automation tool, designed by the software company Inedo. Built specifically to support Windows, Otter utilizes Infrastructure as Code to model infrastructure and configuration.[1]

Not to be confused with Otter (theorem prover).
Otter
Developer(s)Inedo
Initial releaseNovember 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)
Stable release
2.2.22 / June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows and Linux
Platform.NET Framework
TypeConfiguration management and infrastructure as code
LicenseProprietary
Websiteinedo.com/otter

Otter provisions and configure servers automatically, without logging in to a command prompt.[2]

Key areas

Otter focuses on two key areas:[1]

  • Configuration Automation - Otter allows users to model the configuration of servers, roles, and environments; monitor for drift, schedule changes, and ensure consistency across servers
  • Orchestration Automation - Otter can spin up cloud servers, build containers, deploy packages, patch servers, or any other multi-server/service automation

Otter also has drift monitoring capabilities. It can continuously monitor for server configuration drift, can automatically remediate drift, and can send notification when drift occurs. [3]

Key features

Otter has a visual, web-based user interface that is designed to "create complex configurations and orchestrations using the intuitive, drag-and-drop editor, and then switch to-and-from code/text mode as needed."[4] Otter aims to enable DevOps practices through its UI, and shows the configuration state of an organization's servers infrastructure (local, virtual, cloud-built).[5] Otter has first-class Windows support and supports Linux-based operating systems through SSH based agents.[6]

Otter monitors servers for configuration changes, and reports when the configuration has drifted.[7] Otter supports both agent and agent-less windows servers.[8]

Beginning in Version 1.5 Otter integrates with Atlassian Jira and Git. This functionality is enabled through extensions.[9]

PowerShell

A key feature of Otter is the Windows PowerShell integration. As a tool designed with "first-class" Windows support, this feature allows users to leverage their existing scripts and scripts built by the Windows PowerShell community.[4]

See also

References
  1. Sweeney, Devin (10 January 2016). "Inedo Announces the Release of Otter, a New Tool for Infrastructure Automation" (Press release). Berea, OH: PRWeb. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. "Plans in Otter". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. "getting started with otter". Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. Chaganti, Ravikanth (5 January 2016). "DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and PowerShell DSC: The Introduction". PowerShell Magazine. PowerShell Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. "Server Configuration and Infrastructure Automation". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. "Otter 1.1 is here". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. "Plans in Otter". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. "Otter 1.4 is released". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. "Otter 1.5 is released". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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