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Stage 07 · Infrastructure & Configuration

Puppet Complete Course

Learn Puppet from declarative resources and catalogs through Hiera, roles/profiles, Puppet Server, PuppetDB, Bolt, testing, security, scaling, enterprise operations, and modern Puppet Core lifecycle changes.

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37chapters

185lessons

Intermediatestarting level

Hands-onlearning mode

Course stateCurriculum ready

Course brief

A rigorous Puppet curriculum covering declarative configuration, reusable modules, centralized operation, orchestration, testing, security, and enterprise lifecycle management.

This course is organized as a progressive operational curriculum. Lesson files are reserved in the repository structure so future content can be added without changing URLs or navigation.

By the end

You will be able to

Model desired state with Puppet resources, classes, modules, and catalogs
Design reusable configuration with Hiera and the roles/profiles pattern
Operate Puppet agents, servers, certificates, environments, and PuppetDB
Extend and test Puppet through custom code, Bolt, CI/CD, and quality tooling
Understand modern Puppet Core, Puppet Enterprise, scaling, migration, and security

Complete syllabus

37 chapters in prerequisite order.

The structure goes beyond a command reference and includes architecture, security, reliability, troubleshooting, automation, governance, and production operations.

Chapter 1

Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem

5 lessons

Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet EcosystemReserved in course structure

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Chapter 2

Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle

5 lessons

Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise LifecycleReserved in course structure

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Chapter 3

Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence

5 lessons

Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and ConvergenceReserved in course structure

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Chapter 4

Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run

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Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First RunReserved in course structure

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Chapter 5

Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency

5 lessons

Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and IdempotencyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 6

Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope

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Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and ScopeReserved in course structure

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Chapter 7

Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation

5 lessons

Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type ValidationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 8

Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs

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Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency GraphsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 9

Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability

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Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and ImmutabilityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 10

Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow

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Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control FlowReserved in course structure

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Chapter 11

Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation

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Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data TransformationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 12

Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows

5 lessons

Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge WorkflowsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 13

Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation

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Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration GenerationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 14

Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns

5 lessons

Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource PatternsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 15

Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts

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Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External FactsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 16

Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data

5 lessons

Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment DataReserved in course structure

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Chapter 17

Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design

5 lessons

Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data DesignReserved in course structure

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Chapter 18

Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture

5 lessons

Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise ArchitectureReserved in course structure

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Chapter 19

Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion

5 lessons

Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code PromotionReserved in course structure

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Chapter 20

Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment

5 lessons

Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based DeploymentReserved in course structure

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Chapter 21

Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI

5 lessons

Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKIReserved in course structure

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Chapter 22

Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics

5 lessons

Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure SemanticsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 23

Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning

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Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and TuningReserved in course structure

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Chapter 24

PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying

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PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure QueryingReserved in course structure

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Chapter 25

Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility

5 lessons

Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational VisibilityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 26

Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations

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Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc OperationsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 27

Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions

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Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and ExtensionsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 28

Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests

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Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit TestsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 29

Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality

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Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module QualityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 30

Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene

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Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential HygieneReserved in course structure

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Chapter 31

CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment

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CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and DeploymentReserved in course structure

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Chapter 32

Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files

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Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and FilesReserved in course structure

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Chapter 33

Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity

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Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and CapacityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 34

High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations

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High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise OperationsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 35

Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening

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Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform HardeningReserved in course structure

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Chapter 36

Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise

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Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and EnterpriseReserved in course structure

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Production Capstone: Build, Test, Secure, Deploy, Observe, and Recover a Puppet Estate

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Build the End-to-End Build, Test, Secure, Deploy, Observe, and Recover a Puppet Estate EnvironmentReserved in course structure

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A rigorous Puppet curriculum covering declarative configuration, reusable modules, centralized operation, orchestration, testing, security, and enterprise lifecycle management.

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37 chapters in prerequisite order.

Configuration Management Foundations and the Modern Puppet Ecosystem

Open Source Puppet 8.10, Puppet Core 8.x, and Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle

Puppet Architecture: Agents, Server, Catalogs, Facts, and Convergence

Installing a Puppet Lab, Agent Configuration, Server Setup, and First Run

Resources, Resource Abstraction Layer, Types, Providers, and Idempotency

Manifests, Classes, Class Declaration, Node Classification, and Scope

Puppet Language Data Types, Arrays, Hashes, Structs, Tuples, and Type Validation

Resource Relationships, Ordering, Notifications, Subscriptions, and Dependency Graphs

Variables, Expressions, Operators, Interpolation, and Immutability

Conditionals, case, selectors, iteration, and Declarative Control Flow

Functions, Built-In Functions, Lambdas, and Data Transformation

Modules, Module Structure, Metadata, Dependencies, and Forge Workflows

Files, EPP Templates, Static Content, and Configuration Generation

Packages, Services, Users, Files, Cron, Mounts, and Common Resource Patterns

Facter, Core Facts, Custom Facts, Structured Facts, and External Facts

Hiera 5, Data Hierarchy, YAML Data, Lookup, and Environment Data

Automatic Parameter Lookup, Merge Behaviors, eyaml Concepts, and Data Design

Roles and Profiles, Component Modules, Classification, and Enterprise Architecture

Environments, Environment Isolation, Module Paths, and Code Promotion

Control Repositories, r10k, Code Manager Concepts, and Git-Based Deployment

Certificates, Puppet CA, CSR Workflows, Trust, Revocation, and PKI

Puppet Agent Runs, Scheduling, noop, Caching, Reporting, and Failure Semantics

Puppet Server Architecture, JRuby, Configuration, Services, and Tuning

PuppetDB, Catalogs, Facts, Reports, PQL, and Infrastructure Querying

Reports, Event Data, Compliance Evidence, and Operational Visibility

Bolt Tasks, Plans, Inventory, Orchestration, and Ad Hoc Operations

Custom Facts, Functions, Resource Types, Providers, and Extensions

Testing Modules with PDK Concepts, rspec-puppet, Fixtures, and Unit Tests

Linting, Style, Metadata Validation, Documentation, and Module Quality

Secrets, Sensitive Data, Deferred Functions, eyaml Patterns, and Credential Hygiene

CI/CD for Control Repositories, Modules, Tests, Promotion, and Deployment

Windows Configuration Management, DSC Integration, Registry, Services, and Files

Fleet Scaling, Compile Masters, Caching, PuppetDB Performance, and Capacity

High Availability, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery, and Puppet Enterprise Operations

Security, Compliance, RBAC, Audit, Certificate Hygiene, and Platform Hardening

Migrating from Legacy/Open-Source Puppet to Maintained Puppet Core and Enterprise

Production Capstone: Build, Test, Secure, Deploy, Observe, and Recover a Puppet Estate

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