> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/_mcp/server.

# Running Rivet

## Docs

- [Choosing how to run Rivet](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/modes.md): Compare local, SSH, source-release, and compile-service deployments.
- [SSH from a controller](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/ssh.md): Collect facts, plan, and apply on remote hosts from a Mac or Linux machine.
- [Releases and environments](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/distribution.md): Publish immutable configuration snapshots to S3, GCS, or a directory, and promote them through environments.
- [Agent runs](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/agent.md): Configure rivet run to pull from a source release or the compile service, and run offline.
- [Compile service](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/compile-service.md): Run rivet-server to authenticate hosts and compile their catalogs over HTTPS.
- [Scheduling agent runs](https://rivet.chrisboulton.com/operations/scheduling.md): Run rivet run from a systemd timer.