Puppet Fundamentals for System Administrators

Learn step-by-step how to deploy and use Puppet to automate configuration management and software deployment for Windows and Linux. No programming experience required! We cover manifests, modules, templates, Hiera, roles, profiles, and version control using Git.

Learn step-by-step how to deploy and use Puppet to automate configuration management and software deployment for Windows and Linux. No programming experience required! Follow along as we build a realistic Puppet lab from the ground up utilizing cross-platform Vagrant and VirtualBox. Topics covered include manifests, modules, templates, Hiera, the roles and profiles pattern, and version control using Git.

• Introduction to Puppet 24mins
• Installing and Configuring the Puppet Master 61mins
• Installing and Configuring the Puppet Agent 26mins
• Creating Manifests 47mins
• Creating and Using Modules 59mins
• Creating File Templates 21mins
• Configuring Hiera 22mins
• Windows Configuration Management 45mins
• Version Control 21mins