Configuration Management is the process of maintaining systems, such as computer systems and servers, in a desired state. It's a way to make sure that a system performs as it's supposed to as changes are made over time. Key aspects include: - System configuration - Application configuration - Dependencies management - Version control - Compliance and security ⬆ Back to Top

Puppet is a configuration management tool that helps you automate the provisioning and management of your infrastructure. It uses a declarative language to describe system configurations. Example of a Puppet manifest: puppet class apache { package { 'apache2': ensure => installed, } service { 'apache2': ensure => running, enable => true, require => Package['apache2'], } file { '/var/www/html/index.html': ensure => file, content => 'Hello, World!', require => Package['apache2'], } } ⬆ Back to Top