IT Arsenal Command Center

Overview

The IT Arsenal Command Center is a unified automation toolkit that brings together 22+ scripts for system administration, development, DevOps, and database management tasks into a cohesive, menu-driven interface. It provides a centralized command center with consistent logging, configuration management, error handling, and execution capabilities.

This project (also known as auto_scripts) unifies various automation scripts into a single, cohesive framework, making system administration and development tasks easier to manage. The toolkit is organized into functional categories and includes extensive documentation, testing capabilities, and plugin support.

Repository Structure

The project follows a well-defined structure:

auto_scripts/
├── README.md           # Project overview and documentation
├── CONTRIBUTING.md     # Guidelines for contributors
├── LICENSE             # Project licensing information
├── arsenal.sh          # Main interface script
├── install.sh          # Installation script
├── config/             # Configuration files
├── database/           # Database management scripts
├── development/        # Development workflow scripts
├── devops/             # CI/CD and deployment tools
├── docs/               # Extended documentation
├── lib/                # Shared library functions
├── plugins/            # Extensibility system for custom scripts
├── system/             # System administration utilities
├── templates/          # Script templates
└── tests/              # Testing framework

Installation & Setup

Getting started with IT Arsenal is simple:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sundanc/auto_scripts.git

# Make the main script executable
chmod +x arsenal.sh

# Launch the toolkit
./arsenal.sh

For a guided installation with dependency management:

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Key Features

Unified Command Interface

• Single entry point (arsenal.sh) to access all functionality
• Menu-driven system with categorized script options
• Command-line arguments for direct script execution
• Consistent help documentation across all tools
• Unified logging system for better traceability
• Extensibility via plugins directory for custom functionality
• Error handling and notification system for reliable execution

Core Library Functions

The toolkit includes a powerful library (lib/common.sh) that provides:

• Configuration management utilities
• Standardized logging functions
• System monitoring utilities
• File management helpers
• User interaction tools
• Network utilities

To use these functions in custom scripts:

source "$(dirname "$0")/../lib/common.sh"

Enhanced Reliability Features

System Compatibility Checker

IT Arsenal includes a robust compatibility checker (lib/compatibility_checker.sh) that verifies if your system meets the requirements to run each script:

• Required dependencies and tools
• Operating system compatibility
• User privilege requirements
• Version requirements for critical tools
• Installation guidance specific to your OS

Usage options:

• Automated checks - Every script is checked before execution
• System-wide scan - From the main menu, select option 9 to check compatibility of all scripts
• Direct usage - Run ./lib/compatibility_checker.sh script_name.sh to check a specific script

Advanced Script Debugging

The script debugging tool (system/script_debug.sh) offers comprehensive script analysis:

# Debug a specific script
./system/script_debug.sh -s system/vm.sh

# Check all scripts in a category
./system/script_debug.sh -c system

# Full system analysis
./system/script_debug.sh -a

Debugging Capabilities:

• Syntax validation without execution
• Dependency verification
• Static code analysis
• Best practices checks
• Execution recommendations
• Code quality suggestions

Script Categories

The toolkit organizes scripts into functional categories for easier navigation:

1. System Administration Tools

These scripts help with monitoring and maintaining system health:

System Monitoring

Diagnostics

System Information

Advanced Tools

2. Development Tools

Tools designed to streamline the development workflow:

3. DevOps & Deployment Tools

Scripts for managing deployment processes:

4. Database Management Tools

Specialized scripts for database operations: