auto configuration systems

[Tom H]

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:
> Tom H schreef op 14-04-2017 14:28:
>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:


>>> I was not _looking for_ such a system for myself most directly. I
>>> was _inquiring_ whether other people use it or not.
>>
>> There are systems like "ansible" that I use and "chef" that I've used
>> but they wouldn't make sense for a single laptop. You're better off
>> using your own shell scripts.
>
> Aye, thank you.

You're welcome. For completeness, the major one's puppet but I haven't
used it much so I skipped it earlier.


> These indeed sound like some hugely complex systems. They almost have
> the same website; Chef looks a little bit nicer or more accessible.

Not really.


> But I think you're absolutely right that the investment probably
> wouldn't pay off for a long time unless you were actually managing a
> business (and a bigger one at that?).

I consider 20 servers the minimum but I recently took over support at
a small company with 14 servers and I'm thinking of using it there
too.


> But thanks for the answers!

You're welcome.


> I just wonder if there are any smaller, more down to earth systems?

Not that I know of.