---
name: "cdist-type__cdist"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__cdist"
---

# cdist-type\_\_cdist(7)

Manage cdist installations

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_cdist - Manage cdist installations

## DESCRIPTION

This cdist type allows you to easily setup cdist on another box, to allow the other box to configure systems.

This type is *NOT* required by target hosts. It is only helpful to build FROM which you configure other hosts.

This type will use git to clone

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **username**

  Select the user to create for the cdist installation. Defaults to "cdist".

- **source**

  Select the source from which to clone cdist from. Defaults to "*git@code.ungleich.ch*:ungleich-public/cdist.git".

- **branch**

  Select the branch to checkout from. Defaults to "master".

## EXAMPLES

```
# Install cdist for user cdist in her home as subfolder cdist
__cdist /home/cdist/cdist
# Use alternative source
__cdist --source "git@code.ungleich.ch:ungleich-public/cdist.git" /home/cdist/cdist
```

## AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius \<*nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021