cdist-tutorial(7)

Nico Schottelius

Table of Contents

1. NAME
2. INTRODUCTION
3. SEE ALSO
4. COPYING

1. NAME

cdist-tutorial - a guided introduction into cdist

2. INTRODUCTION

This document gives you a pointer on what to read in which order and is thus a "guide to the right locations". So in case you are just starting, just "begin at the beginning" (Brave New World). You can see the target audience in [] brackets after the description.

cdist-quickstart
New to cdist? Want to get your hands dirty? Read this. [beginner]
cdist-bootstrap
The comprehensive guide to your first cdist installation [beginner]
cdist-manifest
Learn how to define which hosts get which configurations [beginner]
cdist-type
Understand how types are working and created [intermediate]
cdist-best-practice
Hints from real life experience to help you to organise cdist [intermediate]
cdist-reference
The type, explorers and environment variables reference [intermediate]
cdist-explorer
Interested in getting more information about the target system? [intermediate]
cdist-stages
Understand the internal workflow of cdist. [advanced]
cdist-hacker
README, if you want to extend or modify cdist. [hacker]

3. SEE ALSO

  • cdist(1)
  • cdist-type(7)
  • cdist-best-practice(7)
  • cdist-stages(7)
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

4. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).