Configuring Puppet Enterprise Tune infrastructure nodesUse these guidelines to configure your Puppet Enterprise (PE) installation to maximize use of available system resources (CPU and RAM). How to configure PEAfter you've installed Puppet Enterprise (PE), you can optimize it by configuring and tuning settings. For example, you might want to add your certificate to the allowlist, increase the max-threads setting for http and https requests, or configure the number of JRuby instances. Configure Puppet ServerIf needed, you can configure Puppet Server settings to optimize your Puppet Enterprise (PE) installation. Configure PuppetDBIf needed, you can configure PuppetDB settings to optimize your Puppet Enterprise (PE) installation. Configure security settingsConfigure these security settings to ensure your Puppet Enterprise (PE) environment is secure. Configure proxiesIf you have components with limited (or no) internet access, you can configure proxies at various points in your infrastructure, depending on your connectivity limitations. Configure the consoleAfter installing Puppet Enterprise (PE), you can change product settings to customize the PE console's behavior. You can configure many of these settings directly in the console. Configure orchestrationAfter installing PE, you can change some default settings to further configure the orchestrator and pe-orchestration-services. Configure ulimitAs your infrastructure grows and you use Puppet Enterprise (PE) to manage more agents, you might need to increase the number of allowed file handles per client. Analytics data collectionSome components automatically collect data about how you use Puppet Enterprise (PE). You can opt out of this data collection during or after installing PE. Static catalogsA catalog is a document that describes the desired state for each resource that Puppet manages on a node. Puppet Enterprise (PE) primary servers typically compile catalogs from manifests of Puppet code. A static catalog is a specific type of Puppet catalog that includes metadata specifying the desired state of any file resources containing source attributes pointing to puppet:/// locations on a node. Related information Configure Code Manager Configuring patch management Configuring disaster recovery About the pe_status_check module