mizzy/serverspec

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2520 stars · 358 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Serverspec is a Ruby library for writing RSpec tests that verify servers are configured correctly, executing commands locally, via SSH, WinRM, or Docker API without requiring agents. It works with any configuration management tool such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CFEngine, or Itamae, and aims to help refactoring infrastructure code.

Use cases

• test that my puppet-managed servers are configured correctly
• write rspec tests for server configuration
• verify ansible-provisioned hosts without installing agents
• check services and ports are running on remote servers over ssh
• test docker containers' configuration with rspec
• refactor infrastructure code with automated server tests

When to choose

• you use Ruby/RSpec and want agentless infrastructure testing
• you need to verify server state across SSH, WinRM, local, or Docker backends
• you want tool-agnostic tests independent of your config management tool

When to avoid

• you prefer modern alternatives like InSpec or Goss with more active development
• you don't use Ruby or want a non-RSpec testing workflow
• you need a project with active feature development - it is in maintenance mode with PR-only contributions

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

testing infrastructure-as-code configuration-management cli testing infrastructure-as-code self-hosted ruby windows cli rspec server-testing specinfra ssh winrm infrastructure-testing configuration-management-testing devops automation linux macos docker

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