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Agent alternatives
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The BuildMaster agents are required in order to add servers to the configuration. I'm in a position where I'm not authorized to install any software on the servers I need to build for and deploy to. Is there a way around this?
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If your server has FTP access, BuildMaster includes a set of FTP actions that allows you to send files to, get files from, or delete files from an FTP server.
It is also worth noting that it is possible to deploy to a UNC path without adding additional servers if you want and are able to go that route.
As for the build servers, if you intend to run any actions remotely on those servers you must have an agent on them since that involves running executables. The workaround is to host your BuildMaster instance on your build server, then you wouldn't need to run actions remotely.
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In addition to what Karl said, as of BuildMaster v3.1 we have made agents extensible.
As an example, we now offer an SSH-based agent that uses the SFTP protocol to communicate with a remote server, instead of the traditional SOAP channel. This means that nothing needs to be installed on the remote server, and because agents are extensible, you or we could develop, for example, a Powershell or FTP-based agent.