$ cd ~/posts/2011/

• Pro Puppet

  Wrapping up the manuscript for Pro Puppet with Jeff McCune, covering Puppet 2.6.x, MCollective, scaling, and reporting in a dozen chapters

  April 10, 2011 · 1 min read · #Puppet #book #facter
• Puppet RunDeck v0.0.4

  Puppet-RunDeck 0.0.4 adds tag output to the generated XML resource document, available via a gem update

  January 27, 2011 · 1 min read · #puppet
• Vagrant and Puppet Server

  A new Vagrant provisioner shipping in 0.7.0 that lets a VM connect to a Puppet master in client-server mode and run as a configured node

  January 19, 2011 · 1 min read · #Puppet #documentation #vagrant
• Kickstarter

  Why I have been spending a few minutes a week funding small creative and community projects on Kickstarter and what backers receive in return

  January 12, 2011 · 1 min read · #kickstarter
• Puppet RunDeck v0.0.3

  Puppet-RunDeck 0.0.3 drops the stored configuration requirement and now pulls nodes and facts from the YAML terminus instead

  January 11, 2011 · 1 min read · #puppet #open source
• GitHub plug-in for Rbot

  A simple Rbot plugin using the GitHub API that lets an IRC channel query issues and commits for a configured repository

  January 10, 2011 · 1 min read · #github
• What are common strategies and tools used by tech companies to manage configuration of hundreds of servers?

  Strategies for managing configuration across many servers covering lifecycle mapping, context, green-field projects, buy-in, and tool selection

  January 9, 2011 · 9 min read · #configuration management