Course Outline

Introduction to Puppet

  • What is Puppet and how it works
  • Benefits of infrastructure automation
  • Puppet architecture: Master, Agent, Manifests, Modules

Installation and Configuration

  • Installing Puppet on Master and Agent nodes
  • Configuring the Puppet environment
  • Directory structure and key configuration files

Understanding and Writing Manifests

  • Basic syntax and structure
  • Applying manifests to nodes
  • Using manifests for system changes

Managing Nodes and Resources

  • Defining nodes
  • Resource types: packages, services, files, users, directories
  • Creating reusable tasks

Working with Modules and Templates

  • Creating and using modules
  • Using ERB templates to generate dynamic content
  • Structuring reusable components

Advanced Puppet Language Features

  • Custom definitions and classes
  • Conditionals and expressions
  • Relationships and ordering

Best Practices and Style

  • Language style and formatting conventions
  • Puppet Forge and community modules
  • Troubleshooting and common issues

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of Linux or Unix system administration
  • Experience with command-line tools
  • Familiarity with system configuration concepts

Audience

  • System administrators seeking to automate infrastructure
  • IT professionals evaluating Puppet as a configuration management solution
  • DevOps practitioners building scalable environments
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