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cdist vs cpulimit

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

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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cpulimit

cpulimit

System & Hardware

cpulimit is an open-source tool for limiting the CPU usage of a process. It can set soft and hard limits on CPU usage for a PID and ensure a process does not overuse system resources.

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