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cdist vs RunDeck

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

RunDeck

Network & Admin

RunDeck is an open source automation server used to run jobs, processes, and workflows across multiple machines. It schedules and dispatches commands, scripts, and jobs to run on any number of nodes.

automationschedulingworkflow-managementjob-scheduling

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