Config Files: hiera.yaml

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Puppet 4.8 reference manual

  1. Location
  2. Example
  3. Format

The hiera.yaml file is used to configure Hiera, which Puppet can use to look up data.

Location

The hiera.yaml file is located at $confdir/hiera.yaml by default. Its location is configurable with the hiera_config setting.

When Puppet loads Hiera, it uses its own Hiera config file instead of the global one (which is usually located at /etc/hiera.yaml). If needed, you can point the hiera_config setting at the global Hiera config.

The location of the confdir depends on your OS. [See the codedir documentation for details.][confdir]

Example

---
:backends:
  - yaml
  - json
:yaml:
  :datadir: /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/hieradata
:json:
  :datadir: /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/hieradata
:hierarchy:
  - "%{clientcert}"
  - "%{datacenter}"
  - "%{osfamily}"
  - common

Format

See the Hiera documentation for full details about the hiera.yaml file.

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