cdist vs Deployer
A side-by-side look at cdist and Deployer. 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.
configuration-managementautomationpython
Deployer
Development
Deployer is an open source deployment tool for PHP projects. It allows automated deployment of code and assets to production servers. Deployer has a simple configuration file, requires only PHP and SSH access, and offers many deployment recipes for common frameworks.
phpdeploymentautomationopen-source
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