Add HookRun to Automation & Orchestration

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Project

HookRun — Lightweight webhook action engine.

https://github.com/bluvenr/hookrun

Category

Automation & Orchestration

Description

HookRun is a lightweight webhook action engine that executes custom commands and scripts based on YAML rules when webhook requests arrive. It is designed for DevOps scenarios where webhook events (Git push, monitoring alerts, CI triggers) should trigger server-side actions — without the overhead of container orchestration or workflow engines.

Key features

• ~3MB single binary (Go) — zero runtime dependencies, no Docker or database required
• Multi-layer authentication — Token, HMAC signature, and IP whitelist (AND-combined)
• Execution policies — block (prevent concurrency), always (always trigger), cooldown (rate limiting)
• File-based routing — /webhook/{filename} maps directly to a YAML config file
• Hot reload — watches config directory for changes, zero-config, zero-downtime
• Built-in daemon management — start, stop, status CLI commands

Why it fits DevOps

HookRun serves as a lightweight bridge between webhook events and server-side automation. Common use cases include Git auto-deploy on push, monitoring alert response (restart services, scale infrastructure), and CI/CD pipeline triggering — all configured through simple YAML files with proper security controls.

Entry to add

- [HookRun](https://github.com/bluvenr/hookrun) - Lightweight webhook action engine that executes commands from YAML rules.

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