There are some steps in that direction. Two projects I know of: - https://sandstorm.io/ https://sandstorm.io/ - http://maidsafe.net/ http://maidsafe.net/ I t

There are some steps in that direction. Two projects I know of: - https://sandstorm.io/ https://sandstorm.io/ - http://maidsafe.net/ http://maidsafe.net/ I think I've seen some other projects but forgot to bookmark them (or maybe I did but forgot to tag the bookmark...). Sorry. Added: sadly, all those projects are about software packaging with a single-click installers. I haven't ever seen a project that'd strive to have installation and configuration recipes written in some configuration management language using literate programming techniques, so the recipe would act not as a mere set of instructions to the machine, but - primarily - as an article to the user, explaining what's going on, why it's so and where to tweak the knobs. Like those "set up your own server" blog posts on steroids, and with a "not interested in details, just do this" button slapped at the top.