forked from ungleich-public/cdist
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cdist (=opposite to ccollect)
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aka puppet don right
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- reuse of unix, no need for perl^Wruby
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- shell
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what is puppet?
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A configuration deployment assistant,
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a DSL that allows you define the objectives.
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A webserver with fileserver capabilities.
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A client based scheduled polling infrastructure.
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What do I need from puppet?
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- handling of package managers
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- Modules: Nice to put stuff together
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- All the helper types like
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- file
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- ssh_keys
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-
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- facter is cool
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What do I miss from puppet?
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- speed
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- elegance
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- clean design
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- documentation
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- the "no surprise" factor
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- easy to use "data memory" (i.e. external ressources)
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Simple stuff done by Unix[notm]
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- version control via git
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- file distribution via ssh
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- authentication via ssh
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- dumb clients, similar to manifest compile in puppet
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- clients just execute commands
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