---
tags:
  - Automation
  - Reference
  - Documentation
---

# Automation
## Purpose
Connect source control, automation controllers, managed hosts, and configuration delivery.  Use the documented execution environment and authentication method for each workflow.

## Includes
- Follow deployment, source control, inventory, credentials, and job execution.
- Build the Puppet environment and its Gitea configuration integration.
- Use the related remote-execution tooling and target prerequisites.

## Find the Right Document
- [AWX](<AWX/index.md>) — Follow deployment, source control, inventory, credentials, and job execution.
- [Puppet](<../../deployments/automation/Puppet/Puppet.md>) — Build the Puppet environment and its Gitea configuration integration.
- [Puppet Bolt](<../../deployments/automation/Puppet/Puppet Bolt.md>) — Use the related remote-execution tooling and target prerequisites.
- [Gitea](<../../deployments/automation/Gitea/Gitea.md>) — Deploy the source-control service used by controllers and runners.
- [Choose a Configuration Delivery Method](<Gitea Configuration Delivery.md>) — Compare the documented watcher, Docker runner, and Zensical host runner.
- [FOG Imaging](<../../deployments/automation/FOG Project/Deploy FOG Project.md>) — Connect the imaging deployment to the matching DHCP/PXE configuration.