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cdist (=opposite to ccollect) ## Introduction
aka puppet don right
cdist configures your system. It is similar to
[cfengine](http://www.cfengine.org/) and [puppet](http://www.puppetlabs.com/).
It is inspired by both of those tools:
* Try to redo the great power you get
* But leave out the bugs you also got
### Principles
cdist is more
- reuse of unix, no need for perl^Wruby - reuse of unix, no need for perl^Wruby
- shell - shell
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Unsupported stuff?
what is puppet?
A configuration deployment assistant, ## What do I need [from puppet?]
a DSL that allows you define the objectives.
A webserver with fileserver capabilities. ### Abstraction of package managers
A client based scheduled polling infrastructure.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't want to care about apt, rpm, yum, pacman, etc. I just
What do I need from puppet? want to ensure, some package exists or does not exist.
### Common tasks already done
- handling of package managers
- Modules: Nice to put stuff together
- and reuse
- [LIBRARY] All the helper types like - [LIBRARY] All the helper types like
- file - file
- ssh_keys - ssh_keys
- package - package
- service - service
- user - user
- [CONDITIONS] facter is cool
### PORTABILITY
- [PORTABILITY] clients for every unix - [PORTABILITY] clients for every unix
- mostly ruby + facter in puppet - mostly ruby + facter in puppet
- Modules: Nice to put stuff together
- and reuse
- [CONDITIONS] facter is cool
- the DSL - the DSL
- with many bugs - with many bugs
- templates - templates
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- Clients only get the part of the documentation, that's - Clients only get the part of the documentation, that's
relevant to them relevant to them
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what is puppet? [FOR ME]
A configuration deployment assistant,
a DSL that allows you define the objectives.
A webserver with fileserver capabilities.
A client based scheduled polling infrastructure.
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What do I miss from puppet? What do I miss from puppet?