Fabric is a fantastic and powerful tool that automates tasks, usually in remote machines. It integrates well with Python scripts, providing easy access to the SSH suite. You can develop many fab files for different tasks and integrate them together to create an automation workflow that includes deploying, restarting, and stopping servers or processes.
In the next chapter, we will learn about collecting data and generating recurring reports for system monitoring.
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