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title: CFEngine
description: "CFEngine is a general purpose automation solution that can build servers, deploy and patch software, and manage configuration tasks like scheduling, local user-management, process-management, security hardening, inventory and compliance management. ## Configuring the Connector for CFEngine To configure Lucidum to…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/cfengine/"
updated: "2024-06-28"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / C
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# CFEngine

CFEngine is a general purpose automation solution that can build servers, deploy and patch software, and manage configuration tasks like scheduling, local user-management, process-management, security hardening, inventory and compliance management.

## Configuring the Connector for CFEngine

To configure Lucidum to ingest data from CFEngine:

1. Log in to Lucidum.
2. In the left pane, click **Connector**.
3. In the **Connector** page, click **Add Connector**.
4. Scroll until you find the Connector you want to configure. Click **Connect**. The **Settings** page appears.
5. In the **Settings** page, enter the following:

   - ***URL **(required).*: The URL of the API for CPEngine. For example, https://hub.cfengine.com/api.
   - **Username ***(required).* User name for an account in CPEngine with read-only access to API data. For details on creating users and assigning roles, see [https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.21/examples-tutorials-manage-local-users.html#:~:text=create%20user](https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.21/examples-tutorials-manage-local-users.html#:~:text=create%20user)
   - **Password ***(required)*. Password for an account in CPEngine with read-only access to API data.
6. To test the configuration, click **Test**.

   - If the connector is configured correctly, Lucidum displays a list of services that are accessible with the connector.
   - If the connector is not configured correctly, Lucidum displays an error message.

## API Documentation

[https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.19/reference-enterprise-api-ref-host.html](https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.19/reference-enterprise-api-ref-host.html)