Hi there. In this post, we’ll cover the introduction to Puppet acceptance testing. If you are new to Puppet, we recommend that you check out Easy Puppet module development with PDK. And if you are curious about testing Puppet modules, the Puppet unit testing for beginners post is a good...
Thanks to PDK (Puppet Development Kit), writing unit and acceptance tests for Puppet modules has never been easier. We’ve already covered the PDK basics, so if you’re not familiar with this magnificent tool, make sure to glance over the Easy Puppet module development with PDK blog post. This time, we’ll...
Recently, a client approached us with a curious Puppet Server problem that manifested in excessive CPU usage on the Puppet Server. One of the surprising things was that the issue appeared out of the blue, and was causing timeouts during Puppet runs on 650 nodes. None of the recent changes...
If you’re using Puppet and you want to automate something other than basic OS configuration, package install or Unix user account management, Puppet Forge is the first place where you want to look. With over 6500 modules, chances are that you’ll find a module or two that automate the very...
