Restart a remote systemd service with approval

Supported platforms

LinuxmacOSWindows

Prerequisites

• SSH key authentication and known-host verification
• Permission to run systemctl for the selected service

description: Restart a remote systemd service after explicit operator acknowledgement.

params:
  - name: host
    default: server.example.com
  - name: user
    default: deploy
  - name: service
    default: app.service
  - name: key
    default: ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

steps:
  - id: confirm
    action: human.task
    with:
      prompt: Acknowledge the restart of ${params.service} on ${params.host}

  - id: restart
    depends: [confirm]
    action: ssh.run
    with:
      host: ${params.host}
      user: ${params.user}
      key: ${params.key}
      command: sudo systemctl restart '${params.service}'

  - id: verify
    depends: [restart]
    action: ssh.run
    with:
      host: ${params.host}
      user: ${params.user}
      key: ${params.key}
      command: systemctl is-active '${params.service}'
    retry_policy:
      limit: 5
      interval_sec: 5