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Backdrop CMS vs cdist

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

Backdrop CMS

Backdrop CMS

Development

Backdrop CMS is an open source content management system forked from Drupal in 2013. It is lightweight, flexible, and aimed at small to mid-sized websites and non-profits.

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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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