Start installing PE on *nix
The express install of PE is ideal for trying out PE with up to 10 nodes and can be used to manage up to 4,000 nodes.
Here are some general guidelines for what is required depending on your system capacity to download and install PE.
On a single *nix machine, you install:
- The master, the central hub of activity, where Puppet code is compiled to create agent catalogs, and where SSL certificates are verified and signed.
- The PE console, the graphical web interface, which features numerous configuration and reporting tools.
- PuppetDB, which collects data generated throughout your Puppet infrastructure.
Download and verify the installation package
PE is distributed in downloadable packages specific to supported operating system versions and architectures. Installation packages include the full installation tarball and a GPG signature (.asc) file used to verify authenticity.
GnuPG is an open source program that allows you to safely encrypt and sign digital communications. You must have GnuPG installed to sign for the release key. Visit the GnuPG website for more information or to download GnuPG.
Install using express install
Express installation uses default settings to install PE, so you don't have to edit a pe.conf
file before or during installation. At the
end of the installation process, you're prompted to provide a console administrator
password, which is the only user-required value.
You must restart the shell before you can use PE client tool subcommands.
Log into the PE console
The console is a graphical interface that allows you to manage parts your PE infrastructure without relying on the command line.
Log in for the first time.
- When you navigate to the hostname of the master in your browser, you'll receive a browser warning about an untrusted certificate. This is because you were the signing authority for the console's certificate, and your Puppet Enterprise deployment is not known to your browser as a valid signing authority. Ignore the warning and accept the certificate.
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On the login page for the console, log in with the
username
admin
and the password you created when installing the Puppet master. Keep track of this login as you will use it later.