Puppet 8 Top level facts FQDN
In my last post I described how the top level facts have changed in format. Today I came across a similar problem, namely how to determine the Fully Qualified Domain …
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Puppet 8 Top Level Facts Format has changed
I started working with Puppet 3, now version 8 is out and about . Well, Open Source Puppet that is. Over the time the way you use facts have significantly …
Rocky 9 install R10K service
How to install Puppet R10k service on Rocky 9 If you happen to manage your server infrastructure with Puppet, you will sooner or later stumble into R10k, which is rather …
Kubernetes: How to resolve external DNS within a pod
Sometimes we need to be able to resolve external ip addresses from within a pod. Let’s say you run something like WordPress, Nextcloud etc. within Kubernetes, and you want to …
Becoming a Puppet Certified Professional
Table of Contents1 Why getting certified2 Why to write your own modules3 Which IDE should you use4 How to set up a dedicated environment for studying and developing Puppet5 TL;DR …
Renewing Kubernetes cluster certificates via kubeadm can break your kubelet.conf.
Are you running a Kubernetes cluster to optimize your workload? Excellent idea. Running apps in containers rather than VMs or bare metal very often is quite helpful for your budget …
Puppet Infrastructure Options
Running your Puppet infrastructure via Hiera or Foreman as ENC. Also learn about Configuration management.
Infrastructure as Code
What are main differences between traditional IT management and IaC?
Docker Swarm Review
Docker Swarm Overview
Docker Review
Like announced at the beginning of the new year, I am writing a series about managing Kubernetes with DevOPs methods. Having started with a little warm-up about Kubernetes and a …
Kubernetes – VM vs Bare Metal
Kubernetes in a Virtial Machine or on Bare Metal?
Kubernetes – What’s all the fuzz about it?
About Kubernetes in general
Hello again!
So I did not post anything in recent months for a number of reasons, as I was working mainly on setting up my own cloud infrastructure using my own custom …
VMware Workstation 12 CentOS 7 pxe kickstart fails with default settings
A solution for fixing CentOS 7 PXE/Kickstart installations when running in VMware workstation.
Importing Puppet modules to Foreman
Quick description about the steps required to import parameters from our Puppet modules into Foreman.
Hiera vs Foreman
Quick comparison about use cases for Hiera and Foreman
Deploying our Puppet modules
A general description about how to deploy Puppet modules written by the ConfDroid.
Foreman Installation — CentOS7
A quick run-through for a manual foreman installation. Takes roughly 15 minutes.