# Installing on CentOS or Red Hat Linux distributions

# Installing Rundeck

# Quick install with yum

You can use this script to add the Rundeck Enterprise yum repo:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rundeck/packaging/main/scripts/rpm-setup.sh 2> /dev/null | sudo bash -s rundeckpro
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sudo yum install java rundeckpro-enterprise
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When new versions of Rundeck Enterprise are released, you can upgrade to them using the command:

sudo yum update rundeckpro-enterprise
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# Manual yum setup

Remove bintray-rundeckpro-rpm.repo if it exists.

Add the following entries to /etc/yum.repos.d/rundeck.repo replacing any existing entries:

[rundeckpro]
name=rundeckpro
baseurl=https://packages.rundeck.com/pagerduty/rundeckpro/rpm_any/rpm_any/$basearch
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://packages.rundeck.com/pagerduty/rundeckpro/gpgkey
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300
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# Install rpm package directly

Download rpm package from the download page (opens new window) and run:

sudo rpm -i rundeckpro-enterprise-3.3.12-20210521-1.noarch.rpm
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# Starting Rundeck

To start Rundeck:

sudo service rundeckd start
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To verify that the service started correctly, tail the logs:

tail -f /var/log/rundeck/service.log
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The service is ready once you see something similar to:

Grails application running at http://localhost:4440 in environment: production
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# Logging in for the first time

  1. Navigate to http://localhost:4440/ (opens new window) in a browser
  2. Log in with the username admin and password admin

Rundeck is now up and running!

Next, learn how to create your first Rundeck Enterprise project