More complicated stuff (use python)

apt-get install fabric

fab -H cip19,cip20 -- uname -a

from fabric.api import *  # e.g. run, env, local

def host():
    run('uname -a')

[cip19] Executing task 'host'
[cip19] run: uname -a
[cip19] out: Linux gallenroehrling.cip.ifi.lmu.de 3.13.0-40-generic #69-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 13 17:53:56 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[cip19] out: 

[cip20] Executing task 'host'
[cip20] run: uname -a
[cip20] out: Linux gelbfuss.cip.ifi.lmu.de 3.13.0-40-generic #69-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 13 17:53:56 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[cip20] out: 


Done.
Disconnecting from wilzbach@gallenroehrling... done.
Disconnecting from wilzbach@gelbfuss... done.

result = run("ls -l /var/www")

# download
get("/backup/db.gz", "./db.gz")
# upload
put("/local/path/to/app.tar.gz", "/tmp/trunk/app.tar.gz", mode=644)

with cd("/tmp/trunk"):
    items = sudo("ls -l")
# locally
with lcd("/tmp/trunk"):
    items = local("ls -l", capture=True)

> fab -R webservers get_version()

env.roledefs = {
    'webservers': ['www1', 'www2', 'www3', 'www4', 'www5'],
    'databases': ['db1', 'db2']
}
def get_version():
    run('cat /etc/issue')
    print env.roles

import cuisine

cuisine.package_ensure("python", "python-dev", "django")
cuisine.user_ensure("hadoop", uid=2000)
cuisine.upstart_ensure("django")