Puppet Essential Training

3h 4mIntermediate2020-02-11

Authors

Josh Samuelson

Systems Administrator, DevOps Engineer

Course details

Puppet helps to streamline the job of server administration by allowing administrators to standardize infrastructure and keep it in the desired state. In this course, join instructor Josh Samuelson as he takes a deep dive into this IT automation platform, covering both core concepts and advanced topics. Josh explains how to securely separate data from code using Hiera, test using rspec-puppet, automate tests using Travis CI, create a module, and more. Throughout the course, he includes practical exercises that can help you quickly get up to speed with this powerful set of tools.

Learning objectives
Generating a node graph
Working with variables and conditionals
Setting up a control repo
Installing and configuring a webhook
Automated testing with Travis CI
Encrypting Hiera data with hiera-eyaml
Beaker testing
Writing a module
Reporting
Monitoring Puppet in ELK

Skills covered

PuppetPuppet LabsIT AutomationEssential TrainingNetwork and System Administration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you need to know
03 - Exercise files

1. Core Concepts

04 - Resources
05 - Classes
06 - The node graph
07 - Generate a node graph
08 - Defined resource types
09 - Variables and conditionals
10 - Iteration
11 - Facts and functions
12 - More resources
13 - ✓ Challenge - Simplify a manifest
14 - ✓ Solution - Simplify a manifest

2. Data and Code

15 - Setting up a control repo
16 - Review of roles and profiles
17 - Configure r10k
18 - Install a webhook
19 - Configure a webhook in GitHub
20 - Code environments
21 - Hiera overview
22 - YAML
23 - Encrypt Hiera data with hiera-eyaml
24 - Set up eyaml in control repo

3. Testing

25 - Types of testing
26 - Setting up rspec-puppet
27 - Your first rspec-puppet test
28 - Automated testing with Travis CI
29 - Beaker testing
30 - Setting up Beaker

4. Writing a Module

31 - Puppet module review
32 - The ELK stack
33 - The Puppet Forge
34 - Installing the ELK stack
35 - Create a Puppetfile
36 - Installing Filebeat
37 - Installing the ELK stack
38 - Finishing touches
39 - ELK role and profile
40 - Deploy the ELK stack

5. Reporting

41 - Built-in report processors
42 - Set up PuppetDB
43 - Complex templates
44 - Monitor Puppet in ELK

6. Advanced Topics

45 - Exported resources
46 - Types and providers
47 - Custom facts

Conclusion

48 - Next steps