How to Install Puppet on Fedora Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Puppet on Fedora Server Latest, using the official Puppet repository.

Prerequisites

Before installing Puppet, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running Fedora Server Latest
• An internet connection
• A user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Import Puppet Repository GPG Key

The first step is to import the GPG key of the Puppet repository. This is required to validate the packages that are downloaded from the repository.

1. Open a terminal window on your server.

2. Download the GPG key from the Puppet repository:

   sudo rpm --import https://yum.puppet.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-puppetlabs
   

   This command will import the GPG key into your system.

Step 2: Add Puppet Repository

The next step is to add the Puppet repository to your system. This will allow you to download and install Puppet and its dependencies.

1. Add the Puppet repository to your system by running the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y https://yum.puppet.com/puppet7-release-el-8.noarch.rpm
   

2. Update your system's package cache by running the following command:

   sudo dnf update -y
   

Step 3: Install Puppet

Now that the Puppet repository is added to your system, you can proceed to install Puppet.

1. Install Puppet by running the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y puppet-agent
   

2. Verify that Puppet is installed correctly by running the following command:

   puppet --version
   

   This command should display the version of Puppet that you have installed.

Step 4: Start Puppet Service

The Puppet service needs to be started and enabled so that it can run automatically on boot.

1. Start the Puppet service by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl start puppet
   

2. Enable the Puppet service to start on boot by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl enable puppet
   

Step 5: Configure Puppet

Before you can use Puppet to manage your systems, you need to configure it with the necessary settings.

1. Open the Puppet configuration file in a text editor:

   sudo nano /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/puppet.conf
   

2. Configure the following settings in the [main] section of the file:

   server = <puppet_master_hostname>
   certname = <node_hostname>
   

   Replace <puppet_master_hostname> with the hostname or IP address of your Puppet master, and <node_hostname> with the hostname of the node that you are configuring. Save the changes and exit the editor.

3. Restart the Puppet service to apply the configuration changes:

   sudo systemctl restart puppet
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Puppet on your Fedora Server Latest system. You can now use Puppet to manage your systems and applications.

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