Configuration management
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Configuration management software provides facilities for managing software configuration, in a centralized or hierarchical manner, with change monitoring.
Available software
This is a partial selection of configuration management tools available in Gentoo. See packages.gentoo.org, or use eix (app-portage/eix) for more packages.
| Name | Package | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ansible | app-admin/ansible | Model-driven deployment, config management, and command execution framework. |
| cdist | app-admin/cdist | Usable configuration management system. |
| cfengine | net-misc/cfengine | Automated suite of programs for configuring and maintaining Unix-like computers. |
| Puppet | app-admin/puppet | System automation and configuration management software. |
| Salt | app-admin/salt | Remote execution and configuration manager. |
External references
- dev-ruby/capistrano - A distributed application deployment system.
- app-admin/consul - A tool for service discovery, monitoring and configuration.
- Elektra - Stores configuration in a global, hierarchical key database. Not currently in the Gentoo repository.
- dev-db/etcd -- Highly-available key value store for shared configuration and service discovery.