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What is a "resource" in Puppet?
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What is a "resource" in Puppet?
What is a common criticism/tradeoff of Puppet's custom DSL approach compared to more general-purpose-language-based tools like Chef (Ruby) or more YAML-based tools like Ansible?
What is the role of Puppet Server (formerly Puppet Master) in a traditional Puppet setup?
What is a Puppet "node definition," and what is it used for?
What is the purpose of Puppet's "ensure" attribute, commonly seen on resource declarations like `package { "nginx": ensure => installed }` or `service { "nginx": ensure => running }`?
What does "idempotency" mean in the context of Puppet (and configuration management generally), and why does it matter?
What is Puppet Forge?
What does "catalog compilation" refer to in Puppet's architecture?
What is a Puppet "manifest"?
Why might a team choose Puppet specifically for a large, heterogeneous infrastructure environment (many different OS types, long-established legacy systems) over a newer, more agentless tool?
What is a "Puppet provider," and how does it relate to a "Puppet resource type"?