xDhcpServer vs SqlServerDsc

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xDhcpServer		SqlServerDsc
	Project
2	Mentions	2
23	Stars	352
-	Growth	1.1%
1.2	Activity	7.3
about 22 hours ago	Latest Commit	5 days ago
PowerShell	Language	PowerShell
MIT License	License	MIT License

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xDhcpServer

Posts with mentions or reviews of xDhcpServer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-12.

What is the current status of PowerShell DSC?
2 projects | /r/PowerShell | 12 Dec 2021

I don't know about DSC as a whole but key modules certainly are completely abandoned so the usefulness of DSC, whether dead or not, is pretty limited because you need those resources and modules in order to do anything with DSC.
Managing Windows servers without Active Directory
1 project | /r/ansible | 6 Jun 2021

Example DSC Module for DHCP Server Management: https://github.com/dsccommunity/xDhcpServer

SqlServerDsc

Posts with mentions or reviews of SqlServerDsc. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Next Step in Career
1 project | /r/PowerShell | 5 Jul 2023

For it was : https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc
Assigning SQL Server Roles via Group Policy?
1 project | /r/SQLServer | 19 Apr 2022

I think you should be able to accomplish with DSC, and the SqlServerDSC module. It's a bit involved getting everything set up and configured, but we're currently using DSC with Azure automation to do configurations of MSSQL VM's in Azure after deploying resources with Terraform. But, DSC works on-prem, too.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing xDhcpServer and SqlServerDsc you can also consider the following projects:

coredhcp - Fast, multithreaded, modular and extensible DHCP server written in Go

dbatools - 🚀 SQL Server automation and instance migrations have never been safer, faster or freer

NetworkingDsc - DSC resources for configuring settings related to networking.

WebAdministrationDsc - This module contains DSC resources for deploying and configuring web servers and related components.

Puppet.Dsc - Convert DSC resources into Puppet Resource API types and providers

SRDSC - Script Runner DSC Module Extension!

Sampler.DscPipeline - DSC Pipeline Helpers and tasks for use with Datum

LabBuilder - PowerShell Module for building a Hyper-V Lab environment from a simple XML configuration file.

ComputerManagementDsc - DSC resources for for configuration of a Windows computer. These DSC resources allow you to perform computer management tasks, such as renaming the computer, joining a domain and scheduling tasks as well as configuring items such as virtual memory, event logs, time zones and power settings.

ActiveDirectoryDsc - This module contains DSC resources for deployment and configuration of Active Directory Domain Services.