Puppet is an open-source tool designed to make automation and reporting much easier for system administrators. It is basically a configuration management software that helps in configuring and maintaining your servers and other systems in your network. Generally, Server administrators spend a lot of time doing the same task again and again daily. They always wanted to automate these tasks, so as to get more time to work on other projects or learn new concepts and scripting languages. Tasks can be automated by writing scripts, but in companies with a larger network, scripts don’t come in handy. This is where Puppet comes to the rescue as with the help of Puppet one can:
- Let’s you define unique configuration setting for every host on the network
- Monitor the network continuously for any alterations
- Helps in creating and managing users effectively
- Helps you to manage every open-source tool’s configuration settings