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[[!meta title="cdist - configuration management"]] [[!meta title="cdist - configuration management"]]
[[!toc levels=2]]
## Introduction ## Introduction
cdist configures your system and is similar to cdist configures your system and is similar to
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it ticks differently: it ticks differently:
* cdist sticks completly to the KISS (keep it simple and stupid) paradigma * cdist sticks completly to the KISS (keep it simple and stupid) paradigma
* cdist's core is very small (currently around 400 lines of code) * cdist's core is very small (< 1k lines of code)
* There is only one type to extend cdist called ***type***. * There is only one type to extend cdist called ***type***.
* One main development target: ***It must be incredible easy to add new types.*** * One main development target: ***It must be incredible easy to add new types.***
* cdist is UNIX * cdist is UNIX
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### Architecture ### Architecture
* Push mode (server pushes configuration) * Push mode (server pushes configuration)
* Pull mode (client triggers configuration) * Pull mode planned (client triggers configuration)
* User defines configuration in shell scripts (called ***manifests***) * User defines configuration in shell scripts (called ***manifests***)
* Cdist generates internal configuration (cconfig style) and afterwards applies configuration * Cdist generates internal configuration (cconfig style) and afterwards applies configuration