diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/files/.keep b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/files/.keep
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diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/gencode-remote
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# 2018-2019 Thomas Eckert (tom at it-eckert.de)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+## to speed up config-reload we send a HUP to the server process:
+cat <<-EOT
+	pkill -HUP xymond || { echo "HUPing xymond failed" >&2; exit 1; }
+EOT
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst
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+cdist-type__xymon_config(7)
+===========================
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__xymon_config - Deploy a Xymon configuration-directory
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type deploys a full Xymon configuration directory from the files-dir
+to the host.  This type requires an installed Xymon server, e.g. deployed by
+`__xymon_server`.
+
+WARNING: This type _replaces_ the `/etc/xymon/`-directory! The previous
+contents is replaced/deleted!
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+confdir
+   The directory in `./files/` that contains the `/etc/xymon/`-content to be
+   deployed.
+
+
+REQUIRED FILES
+--------------
+The directory specified by `confdir` has to contain a valid xymon-configuration
+(`/etc/xymon/`) _plus_ the `ext/`-directory that normally resides in
+`/usr/lib/xymon/server/`.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    __xymon_config --confdir=xymon.example.com
+    # this will replace /etc/xymon/ on the target host with
+    # the contents from __xymon_config/files/xymon.example.com/
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+:strong:`cdist__xymon_server`\ (7), :strong:`xymon`\ (7)
+
+AUTHORS
+-------
+Thomas Eckert <tom--@--it-eckert.de>
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2018-2019 Thomas Eckert. You can redistribute it
+and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# 2018-2019 Thomas Eckert (tom at it-eckert.de)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+confdir=$(cat "$__object/parameter/confdir")
+
+__rsync /etc/xymon/ \
+	--source "$__type/files/$confdir/" \
+	--rsync-opts "delete"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/required
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+confdir
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/singleton
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