Fabric
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Fabric is ranked #14 of 25 in configuration management tools on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on configuration management tools
- Deployment model
- self_hostedfabfile.org
- Agent model
- agentlessfabfile.org
Facts
- What it does
- Fabric is a Python library for running shell commands remotely over SSH and returning Python objects.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Fabric builds on Invoke for subprocess and command-line features and Paramiko for SSH protocol support.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Host execution
- Fabric supports running commands on individual hosts and across multiple hosts, including serial and parallel approaches.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Python tasks
- Users can run Python functions or code blocks against individual connections or multiple hosts.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Command-line tasks
- Fabric exposes Python tasks through the `fab` command-line tool, with support for task parameters and pre- or post-tasks.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installation guide recommends installing Fabric with `pip install fabric`.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The installation guide lists Python, Invoke, and Paramiko as installation requirements.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- SSH authentication
- Fabric documents support for private key files, SSH agents, and password authentication.docs.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- GSSAPI limit
- Fabric says it adds no extra GSSAPI support beyond Paramiko’s existing connection parameters.docs.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- CLI host option
- The `fab` command supports a comma-separated host list for serial task execution.docs.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Upgrade path
- The project says modern Fabric can be installed alongside Fabric 1 to allow users to upgrade at their own pace.fabfile.org · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- fabfile.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
- fabfile.org/installing.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.fabfile.org/en/latest/concepts/authentication.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.fabfile.org/en/latest/cli.html· checked 4 Oct 2026