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Quickstart

From a fresh install to your first remote script in five steps.

  1. 1

    Store a credential

    Open the Credentials Store and add an entry for a target: its hostname/FQDN, username, and password. Credentials are encrypted and never leave your machine. See Credentials Store.
  2. 2

    Add a host

    Add the machine you want to manage. You can also sync hosts from Active Directory to populate your inventory in bulk.
  3. 3

    Pick or write a script

    Open the Script Editor. Use a bundled example, write your own PowerShell (.ps1) or Python (.py), or let the AI Coder draft one. See Scripts & Editor.
  4. 4

    Run it remotely

    Select the script, choose your host (or a group), and run. ServerEngine connects over WinRM, executes the script, and streams the output back live.
  5. 5

    Watch the console

    The Automation tab shows each job's status — Connecting, Running, Completed — with its job ID. Full output and history land in the Logs.

Scale it up

Once one host works, target a server group to run the same script across dozens of machines in parallel, chain scripts into a runbook, or schedule it in the Job Planner.

Prefer to automate from code?

Everything above is also available through the REST API — trigger scripts, runbooks, and schedules from n8n, CI/CD, or a monitoring webhook.