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<h1>Configuration Management</h1>
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<p>Configuration management involves modifying servers from an existing state to
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a desired state and automating how an application is deployed.</p>
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<h2>Configuration management tools</h2>
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<p>Numerous tools exist to modify server state in a controlled
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way, including <a href="http://puppetlabs.com/puppet/what-is-puppet">Puppet</a>,
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<a href="http://www.getchef.com/chef/">Chef</a>,
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<a href="http://www.saltstack.com/">SaltStack</a>, and Ansible. Puppet and Chef are
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<p><a href="http://blog.mist.io/post/82383668190/move-fast-and-dont-break-things-testing-with">Testing with Jenkins, Docker and Ansible</a></p>
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<h2>Application dependencies learning checklist</h2>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Learn about configuration management in the context of deployment automation
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and infrastructure-as-code.</p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Pick a configuration management tool and stick with it. My recommendation is
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Ansible because it is by far the easiest tool to learn and be productive with.</p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Read your configuration management tool's documentation and, when necessary,
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the source code.</p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Automate the configuration management and deployment for your project. Note
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that this is by far the most time consuming step in this checklist but will
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pay dividends every time you deploy your project.</p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Hook the automated deployment tool into your existing deployment process.</p>
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<h3>What's next after automating your app configuration?</h3>
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<p>Create learning checklists for every section where it makes sense. The
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<li>configuration management</li>
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<li>NoSQL data stores</li>
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‎source/content/pages/03-deployment/0317-configuration-management.markdown‎

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# Configuration Management
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Configuration management involves modifying servers from an existing state to
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a desired state and automating how an application is deployed.
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## Configuration management tools
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Numerous tools exist to modify server state in a controlled
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way, including [Puppet](http://puppetlabs.com/puppet/what-is-puppet),
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[Chef](http://www.getchef.com/chef/),
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[SaltStack](http://www.saltstack.com/), and Ansible. Puppet and Chef are
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* [Testing with Jenkins, Docker and Ansible](http://blog.mist.io/post/82383668190/move-fast-and-dont-break-things-testing-with)
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## Application dependencies learning checklist
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Learn about configuration management in the context of deployment automation
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and infrastructure-as-code.
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Pick a configuration management tool and stick with it. My recommendation is
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Ansible because it is by far the easiest tool to learn and be productive with.
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Read your configuration management tool's documentation and, when necessary,
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the source code.
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Automate the configuration management and deployment for your project. Note
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that this is by far the most time consuming step in this checklist but will
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pay dividends every time you deploy your project.
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Hook the automated deployment tool into your existing deployment process.
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### What's next after automating your app configuration?

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