Comparison of the Best Configuration Management Tools for Linux0

• Best Practices & Patterns, CI/CD Pipelines, Configuration Management, Job Automation, Linux Basics, Package Management, Shell Scripting, System Administration, Version Control (Git)
• February 25, 2015

  Introduction Configuration management (CM) tools help system administrators and DevOps engineers automate the provisioning and maintenance of servers at scale. They ensure systems are configured consistently and correctly across environments, reducing errors and drift. In this article, we compare several leading configuration management tools for Linux – both open-source and commercial – to highlight