Everyone likes coming up with new words for old concepts. While the different concepts in various products don't always match, it's tempting to make a dictionary that maps the configuration systems' different terminologies with one another.
Here is such a terminology comparison table:
|
System |
Puppet |
Ansible |
Salt |
|
Client |
Agent |
Node |
Minion |
|
Server |
Master |
Server |
Master |
|
Configuration |
Catalog |
Playbook |
Salt State |
Also, here is a technology comparison table:
|
System |
Puppet |
Ansible |
Chef |
Salt |
|
Agentless |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Both |
|
Client dependencies |
Ruby |
Python, SSHD, bash |
Ruby, SSHD, bash |
Python |
|
Language |
Ruby |
Python |
Ruby |
Python |
