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cdist vs DownGit

A side-by-side look at cdist and DownGit. 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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DownGit

DownGit

Development

DownGit is a free web app that allows users to easily download GitHub repositories, gists, and archives without having to clone the Git repository. It provides a simple interface to grab ZIP or TAR files of code hosted on GitHub.

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