About rConfig and the team behind it
Founder-led. Engineer-built. Designed to solve real network problems at scale.
Stephen Stack
CTO & Founder
"rConfig was built to solve real problems for real engineers, not to lock anyone into a cult."
Stephen Stack is an Irish technology executive, software founder and network configuration management expert. He founded rConfig and is its CTO, having begun building the platform in 2010 and released it publicly as an open-source project in 2012.
Born from Real-World Challenges, Built for Modern Networks
rConfig didn't start in a boardroom. It started on a late night, by an engineer tired of managing backups with fragile scripts and overpriced bloated software.
From humble roots in Ireland, it grew organically, line by line, feature by feature, driven entirely by the demands of the engineers using it.
Today, our philosophy remains unchanged: Zero Vendor Lock-in. We believe your data belongs to you, and your tools should empower you, not constrain you.
Breaking the Software Cults of NCM
- NCM should be an afterthought, running silently in the background.
- We rejected opinionated workflows that force you to work "our way".
- Engineers should relax knowing their configs are safe, not babysit their tools.
Deliver Agnostic, Ever-Improving NCM
- User-centric development: You ask, we build.
- Respond to real engineer pain points immediately.
- Stay relentlessly focused on NCM excellence, not feature bloat.
Our Values
Transparent
Focused
Responsive
Understanding
Efficient
Flexible
“The value for money is unbeatable. It does exactly what expensive enterprise tools do, but cleaner.”
“Evaluated Rancid and Oxidized. rConfig won on security features and role-based access control.”
“The scripting engine is powerful. We automated our VLAN changes in a weekend.”
Global Reach, Local Impact
Trusted in 60+ countries. Used across regulated industries. Built to work everywhere, from data centers in Dublin to solar farms in Australia.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Take control of every device, every config, and every change, without the chaos.
From 100 devices to 100,000+, rConfig scales with you. No lock-in. No fluff. Just powerful NCM.