cdist vs Celery: Distributed Task Queue
A side-by-side look at cdist and Celery: Distributed Task Queue. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
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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Celery: Distributed Task Queue
Development
Celery is an open source Python library for handling asynchronous tasks and job queues. It allows defining tasks that can be executed asynchronously, monitoring them, and getting notified when they are finished. Celery supports scheduling tasks and integrating with a variety of services.
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