Software:Synctool

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Synctool
Developer(s)Walter de Jong
Stable release
6.3[1] / 11 August 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-11)
Repositorygithub.com/walterdejong/synctool
Written inPython
Operating systemCross-platform
Platformrsync, ssh
TypeConfiguration management System administration Network management
LicenseGPL v2.0
Websitewww.heiho.net/synctool/

Synctool is an open-source configuration management system, written by Walter de Jong, the systems expert at SURFsara. Synctool aims to be easy to understand, learn and use. It is built in Python and makes use of SSH (with host or key based authentication) and rsync. It has the following characteristics:

  • A host can be part of logical group.
  • Groups can be nested.
  • Files are designated in groups by means of the filename extension.
  • The 'overlay' directory tree contains the files and directories that should be copied (or 'synced') to the target host.
  • No specific language is needed; scripts can be added in any scripting language.
  • Scripts can be linked to files to perform actions after a file update.
  • The 'tasks' directory contains scripts that are not linked to specific files but to a host or host groups; these tasks can be used for software package management. Synctool by itself offers limited package management tools.

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