Bash & Automation

Every business has a job somebody does by hand every week: exporting a report, renaming files, checking a backup ran, copying data between two systems that refuse to talk. Those jobs are slow, easy to forget and easy to get wrong. We write the scripts and scheduled tasks that do them reliably instead, for businesses in Southampton and across the UK.

Automation and Scripting Services

1. Server and Deployment Scripting

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  Deployment scripts

  Repeatable Bash deployment and rollback routines, so releases do not depend on someone remembering the right order of commands.

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  Provisioning and setup

  New servers configured from a script rather than from memory, giving you an identical environment every time.

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  Log rotation and cleanup

  Scheduled housekeeping that stops disks filling up and taking a site offline at three in the morning.

2. Backups and Monitoring

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  Automated backup jobs

  Database dumps and file archives on a cron schedule, pushed offsite and verified rather than assumed.

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  Restore testing

  A backup nobody has restored is a hope, not a backup. We script the restore and run it periodically.

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  Health checks and alerts

  Scripts that watch certificates, disk space, queue depth and uptime, then notify you before customers notice.

3. Business Process Automation

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  Scheduled data jobs

  Cron tasks that pull, transform and deliver data on a timetable, replacing a recurring calendar reminder.

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  File and media processing

  Bulk renaming, image optimisation, PDF generation and CSV transformation handled in batch.

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  System integration

  Moving records between your website, accounting software and CRM where no off-the-shelf connector exists.

4. Written to Be Maintained

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  Safe by default

  Strict error handling, dry-run modes and confirmation prompts on anything destructive.

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  Logged and observable

  Every run leaves a record, so when something does go wrong you can see exactly what happened and when.

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  Documented and handed over

  Plain-English notes explaining what each script does and how to change it. You own the scripts outright.

How Automation Is Priced

Small scripts are quoted as fixed-price pieces of work after a short call. Ongoing automation and monitoring are included in our managed Business Site Hosting and Shop Site Hosting plans. Larger automation platforms are scoped through Custom Systems (from £4,995). If you want your existing site checked before automating anything around it, the Site Health & Security audit is the right starting point.

Related services: server management, Docker and Go development for automation that outgrows a shell script.