Automaton by the numbers
These figures describe specific tests, not guarantees or a capacity benchmark. The server measurements below were recorded on 5–9 November 2026. Times include only the named step.
| Measure | Result and scope | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Server install | 118 seconds on Ubuntu 22.04; about 90 seconds on Debian 12, on separate Hetzner CX23 servers. On 9 November 2026 (server 0.2.82 to 0.2.85), fresh-server runs by agents using only the public docs took 94 seconds for the installer on Debian 12 and 2-3 minutes from the first command to a working server on Ubuntu 24.04 | Fresh-server run notes |
| Server size and price | CX23, 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM, about €6.64 per month at the time of the run; domain and other services are extra | Fresh-server run notes |
| Disk and memory after install | About 1.0 GB of memory on the early runs and 1.1 GB on the 9 November run (server 0.2.82). The 9 November run used 4.1 GB of a 38 GB disk after install and 7.4 GB after adding a Runner and one catalog app; this was not a load test | Fresh-server run notes |
| Runner install | 31 seconds on Ubuntu 22.04; 32 seconds on Debian 12 | Fresh-server run notes, Debian Runner check |
| Server update | automaton server update --wait took 32 seconds from 0.2.21 to 0.2.22 on Ubuntu and 26 seconds from 0.2.28 to 0.2.29 on Debian | Fresh-server run notes, Debian updater check |
| Clean-server restore | Restore script completed in 13 seconds on a new Ubuntu 24.04 CX23 after the off-site archive had been downloaded and decrypted; transfer and setup time are excluded | Restore drill |
Supported systems
The server installer supports x86_64 Linux with systemd. Ubuntu and Debian 12 are supported, with Docker installed automatically if needed; Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12 have been tested as described in the install guide. Other distributions require Docker Engine and Compose preinstalled and have not been tested. ARM, offline and private-only installs are not supported. The Ubuntu 22.04 and Debian 12 timings above are individual runs, not a complete supported-system matrix.
Project activity
Counted on 6 November 2026 from the GitHub releases and closed issues, using 3 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC as the start: 47 releases published and 102 issues closed. These counts change as work continues.
The CI test run on 6 November 2026 reported 1,904 passing .NET tests and one skipped test across the Architecture, Worker, Runner, Core, API, CLI and AI test projects. This is a test run count, not a count of every check in the repository.