Atera's Shared Script Library, crafted by Atera and peers, offers a wealth of ready-to-use and customizable scripts to enhance your IT support. Scripts automate tasks and solve issues quickly, ideal for repetitive or multi-system actions. The Shared Script Library can be reached from various places within Atera. In this article, we'll describe accessing it through the Admin menu.

Access the Shared Script Library

To access the Shared Script Library:

1. Go to Admin > Monitoring and automation > Scripts.

2. Click the Shared Script Library tab.

A list of scripts created by Atera and members within the Atera community appears. The scripts are sortable by column, which display:

• Category: The script's purpose or usage area (e.g., Windows update, setup).
• Script name: The script name.
• Description: A brief overview of what the script does.
• Author: The author of the script (including Atera).
• Votes: The number of times the script has been liked.
• Clones: The number of times the script was cloned.
• Upload date: The date the script was uploaded to the Shared Script Library.

Share scripts

Spread the love by sharing your scripts to the Shared Script Library and become a hero to the Atera community.

Just a friendly reminder to keep your info safe and private. Avoid sharing stuff like passwords, keys, secrets, and certificates. And it's also best to leave out things like client details, IP addresses, and full domain names.

Note:

• Scripts cloned from the Shared Script Library can't be shared (unless edited).
• Scripts won't appear in the Shared Script Library until reviewed and approved by a moderator, and will be visible to you under 'Pending' status. We look for malicious code to ensure your and our community's security.
• Scripts are reviewed monthly. Moderation will either:
  
  • Approve your script: The status of the script will change to 'Approved' (you'll receive an email confirming this). It'll then appear in the Shared Script Library.
  • Reject the script: The status of the script will change to 'Rejected' (you'll receive an email confirming this).
• While we don't currently provide rejection notes, you can review your script and clean it from any unintended malicious code, or consult with the community at community.atera.com
• Popular scripts and authors are acknowledged in our yearly 'Top 25 scripts' blog post.

To share a script:

1. Go to Admin > Monitoring and automation > Scripts.

2. Locate your script, and click Share to Library.

A confirmation window appears. 

3. Click Share script.

You'll receive a message once the script has been added to the Shared Script Library.

Copy and customize scripts

You can customize scripts from the Shared Script Library by cloning and modifying them.

To customize scripts:

1. From the Shared Script Library, locate the script and click Clone.

The script is cloned and added to My Scripts, your private script collection (within the 'Cloned Scripts' category).

2. From the My Scripts tab, locate the script and click Edit.

The script appears.

5. Edit the script as needed. Then click Save.

Upvote scripts

To upvote a script:

You can like a script by clicking on the 'thumbs up' icon (in the Votes column), next to the specific script. 

Note: Scripts can also be upvoted from within the script itself.

Attach scripts to automation profiles

To view the Shared Script Library and apply scripts directly to your automation profiles, see Automatically run scripts via automation profiles

Attach scripts to threshold profiles

To view the Shared Script Library and apply scripts directly to your threshold profiles, see Auto-healing scripts

Create, upload, and generate scripts

You can create scripts manually or using AI. You can also upload scripts (ps1, msi, bat, sh, and exe files). For more information, see Create, upload, and generate scripts

Run scripts

You can run scripts from various places within Atera. For more information, see Run a script