Use the servers you already have
Techie Gain does not sell or host servers. You keep your existing provider and connect your servers to the platform.
If you cancel, your servers keep running exactly as they are.
Detected server details
Each connection check records the distribution and version, architecture, installed package manager, service manager, CPU cores, memory, disk size and free space, kernel, and the account used to connect.
Playbooks use these details to choose the right commands, and you can target runs by them, for example every Debian server.
Root access is detected
Connect as root, as a user with passwordless sudo, or as a user whose sudo password you store with the credential. The platform detects which applies, and tells you when an account cannot become root and what to change.
Passwords and keys are encrypted before they are stored and are never shown again. Sudo passwords are passed to sudo on standard input, never on the command line where other users on the server could read them.
Host key pinning
The server’s SSH host key is recorded on the first connection and verified on every connection after that. If the key changes, the connection is stopped and the reason is shown.
This can interrupt access after a server is rebuilt, and it is what protects you from connecting to the wrong machine.
Resource history without an agent
CPU, memory, disk, load and network usage are collected over SSH every five minutes and kept for 30 days. Periods with no readings are shown as gaps, not filled in.
Nothing is installed or left running on the server between checks.
Frequently asked questions
- Which Linux distributions can I connect?
- Any Linux server reachable over SSH can be connected and can run commands. Playbooks and templates support Ubuntu 22.04 and later, Debian 12 and later, and RHEL-compatible 8 and later (AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, RHEL, CentOS Stream and Oracle Linux), and most run on Amazon Linux 2023. Each one lists the versions it accepts.
- Do I have to connect as root?
- No. A user with passwordless sudo works, and so does a user whose sudo asks for a password, if you store that password with the credential.
- Do I need to install an agent?
- No. Everything runs over the SSH connection you configure, including metrics collection.
- Do you sell servers?
- No. You bring servers from any provider. Techie Gain is not a reseller and is not part of your relationship with your host.
- What happens to my servers if I cancel?
- Nothing. They keep running as they are. You lose the automation, monitoring and backups the platform was running, not your servers.
Key points
- Linux servers from any provider, over SSH
- Root, passwordless sudo or sudo with a stored password
- Distribution, package manager, CPU, memory and disk detected
- SSH host key pinned on first connection
- Five-minute metrics kept for 30 days, with no agent