Puppet: From Installation to Catalog Converge

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Puppet: From Installation to Catalog Converge

Jump in to the configuration management platform Puppet in this Learning Activity! Starting with installing Puppet, we aim to take you from newbie Puppet user to a competent module creator by installing and configuring Puppet Open Source, then by creating an Apache module where we'll learn how to use resource types, add static files, create templates, use OS-specific parameters, and store data in Hiera. By the end of this learning activity, you'll be ready to craft your own Puppet modules efficiently and with best practices.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 17, 2025

Duration

2h 0m

Challenge

Create an `install` class

Create an install.pp manifest for the Apache class
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Create a `service` class

Create a service.pp manifest for the Apache module
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Create a `config` class

Create a config.pp manifest for the Apache module
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Create a `vhosts` class

Create a vhosts.pp manifest for the Apache module
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Create the `init.pp` file

Create an init.pp manifest that includes all previous classes
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Run the Apache catalog against web1

Create a site.pp manifest for the production environment that runs the Apache class against the web1 agent

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