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cdist vs npm

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

npm

Development

npm is a package manager for JavaScript that allows developers to share and reuse code packages. It hosts over 1.5 million packages and is the default package manager for Node.js.

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