Redmine Automation Plugin (Automate and optimize)

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Automate Redmine with if-then rules, without a line of code

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Save time and invest in more important tasks

Your team organizes projects more easily and forgets no task along the way. Because every issue and every time entry becomes a template for automatic tasks and bookings through a time interval.

Increase data volume with automation

Redmine Automation facilitates task planning. Users can easily perform recurring tasks at regular intervals (daily, weekly, monthly).

Automation made easy

The setup is simple, whether you automate tasks, resubmit issues or have time entries created.

Reduce errors, standardise procedures

With the rule builder, administrators configure any type of action in Redmine and have it executed automatically. A rule combines triggers, conditions and actions. That way you cover even complex scenarios without errors.

Reduce data volume with automation

Rules triggered by specific actions make sure your team follows the internal process instructions. Recurring operations run the same way every time.

Adapts to your processes

Create tailored automation rules for your specific requirements. Redmine administrators can automate complex workflows using both simple actions and intelligent calculations. Like automatically close inactive tickets after X days. Or clean up outdated content and inactive users automatically.

With variable filters you go beyond simple data transfer: Calculate values, format text and convert data formats, all directly within your automation rules.

Core Features for Software Teams, IT Service Providers and Project Management

Note: Some of these features require additional plugins for advanced triggers and actions

Software Development & DevOps

CI/CD Integration and Deployment Automation

• Webhook triggers for CI/CD pipelines
• Shell/Ansible command execution for deployments
• Automatic issue assignment by expertise
• Git workflow integration for agile teams
• Matrix/Slack notifications for critical events

Sprint and Release Automation

• Issue Repeat for recurring sprint tasks
• Automatic status updates on code commits
• Escalation workflows for blocked tasks
• Automated team notifications
• Integration with existing DevOps tools

IT-Operations & System Management

Automatic System Maintenance from Day 1

• Fixed Rules: 3 cleanup jobs run immediately after installation
• Automatic cleanup of inactive tickets after X days
• Outdated content and inactive users removed automatically
• Health-check system for Redmine instances
• No configuration required, it works out of the box

Maintenance and SLA Management

• Issue Repeat for regular maintenance tickets
• Automatic escalation on SLA violations
• Email ticketing with intelligent routing (if HRM Plugin installed)
• Webhook integration for monitoring systems
• Issue Resubmission for follow-up processes

Project Management & Quality Assurance

Automated Reporting and Review Processes

• Issue Repeat for periodic status reports
• Scheduled Rules for automatic project checks
• Stakeholder updates via email automation
• Watcher management for transparent communication
• Custom Field automation for process compliance

Process Standardization and Audit Trail

• Standardized workflows through rule automation
• Complete traceability of all automation actions
• GDPR-compliant data cleanup via anonymization
• Error reduction through automated checks
• Compliance assurance through documented processes

Requirements: The Automation plugin requires the commercial Redmine Reporting Plugin as base. Both plugins are available as bundle. It will not work as “Stand-alone”.

Redmine Automation handles your busy work

Get started with the templates our industry experts built, or set up your own rules. Creating a rule takes minutes. You do not need any coding knowledge for it.

Work smart, not hard

Set up new rules or activate existing ones and our bot user does the job for you, triggered by an event or by a schedule.

The example below shows how triggers, conditions and actions work together.

Use Cases

• Trigger
  Your support team solves an issue and assigns it to the user.
  Triggers may be an event or a time schedule
• Condition
  There is no feedback or status change for a set period of time.
  Conditions are usually available global filters (inclusive custom fields)
• Action
  The plugin closes the issue as solved, status: Done.
  Actions are the result you expect. Like sending mails, close issues, change assignee
• Result
  You use the time you gained for more important things.

3 important reasons for usage

The ROI is clear: a one-time setup saves time in the long run and prevents costly oversights in important routine tasks.

1. Massive time savings for routine tasks

Instead of manually creating the same maintenance ticket every month or requesting quarterly reports, the plugin takes care of these recurring tasks fully automatically. What used to take 10-15 minutes per process now runs in the background.

2. Consistent processes and standards

Every automatically generated ticket contains exactly the same information, assignments, and standards. No differing descriptions, no forgotten details, no discrepancies between different employees or projects.

3. Scalability without additional effort

The larger your company becomes, the more routine tasks arise. Without automation, the administrative workload increases linearly. With the plugin, it remains constant—regardless of whether you have 5 or 50 recurring processes.

It's easier than you think

Redmine Automation Plugin can be implemented in a matter of days. The no-code or low-code rules are simply created by a user with administration privileges.

Our Automation Plugin is an emerging, cost-effective plugin that automates repetitive, manual tasks that used to waste too much of your employees' valuable time.

It can be used for any business activity performed in Redmine that has to do with: projects, issues, spent time, or users (in combination with HRM plugin) see all Features.