There are several configurations available for Puppet Enterprise. The configuration you use depends on the number of nodes in your environment, the resources required to serve your agent catalogs, and your availability requirements.
| Configuration | Description | Node limit |
|---|---|---|
| Monolithic installation (Recommended) | The master, console, and PuppetDB are all installed on one node. This installation type is the easiest to install, upgrade, and troubleshoot. | Up to several thousand |
| Monolithic installation with compile masters | The master of masters, console, and PuppetDB are installed on one node, and one or more compile masters help distribute the agent catalog compilation workload. | Less than 20,000 |
| Split installation | The master, console, and PuppetDB are each installed on separate nodes. Use this installation type only if you have a limit on the number of permitted cores per server, or if you are managing more than 20,000 nodes. | More than 20,000 |
| Large environment installation | The master of masters, console, and PuppetDB are each installed on separate nodes, and one or more compile masters help distribute the agent catalog compilation workflow. | Unlimited |
| High availability installation | A replica of your master or master of masters is added to a monolithic installation to ensure critical operations in the event of a failure. | See monolithic installation limitations |
Monolithic installation
Monolithic installation with compile masters
Split installation
Large environment installation
