Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:46:28 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: Aleksandr Miroslav <alexmiroslav@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: best configuration management tool for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <53609C44.70405@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <CACcSE1z%2BVKKgZ2cZxT-0HyuH4MwwpMaicyjk%2BM27yzfOjKgjSw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACcSE1z%2BVKKgZ2cZxT-0HyuH4MwwpMaicyjk%2BM27yzfOjKgjSw@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 4/15/2014 3:33 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav wrote: > hi, > > We have a few (~15) FreeBSD boxes that we are running here. They are > all running 8.4, but they are up to date on their ports/patches. > > We have some custom shellscripts (along with rsync) to deploy our > code and and content, but we recently decided to use a proper > configuration manager tool to run our cluster. Internally, we've had a > lot of debate about that and have no clear winners (puppet seems to > get the most votes though). > > What is the best configuration management tool for FreeBSD? We make > heavy use of installing things from ports, so any tool that > understands how to install upgrade stuff from ports would be great. Config management frameworks work much better with packages. You'll want to set up a poudrerie instance so you can deploy custom packages.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?53609C44.70405>