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Automerge vs cdist

A side-by-side look at Automerge and cdist. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Automerge

Automerge

Development

Automerge is a JSON-like data structure and algorithms for building collaborative applications. It allows multiple users to edit shared documents simultaneously while ensuring that all copies remain converged without needing a central server.

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cdist

cdist

System & Hardware

cdist is an open source configuration management tool written in Python. It allows system administrators to define the configuration of servers and deploy it to multiple machines in parallel. cdist works by running small scripts called 'manifests' on remote hosts.

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