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cdist vs Nagios Log Server

A side-by-side look at cdist and Nagios Log Server. 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.

configuration-managementautomationpython
Nagios Log Server

Nagios Log Server

Network & Admin

Nagios Log Server is an open-source log monitoring and analysis tool. It aggregates logs from multiple sources, analyzes them in real-time, and provides alerting, reporting, archiving and data visualization capabilities.

monitoringlogginganalysisalerting

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