Puppet for Containerization Learn about configuration management and gain complete control of your Docker containers using Puppet Scott Coulton BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI Puppet for Containerization Copyright © 2016 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: May 2016 Production reference: 1130516 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78588-328-6 www.packtpub.com Credits Author Project Coordinator Scott Coulton Shweta H Birwatkar Reviewer Proofreader Ajeet Singh Raina Safis Editing Commissioning Editor Indexer Sarah Crofton Rekha Nair Acquisition Editor Production Coordinator Rahul Nair Aparna Bhagat Content Development Editor Cover Work Sumeet Sawant Aparna Bhagat Technical Editor Dhiraj Chandanshive Copy Editor Neha Vyas About the Author Scott Coulton is a solutions architect with 10 years of experience in the field of managed services and hosting space. He has extensive experience in architecture and in rolling out systems and network solutions for national and multinational companies with a wide variety of technologies including AWS, Puppet, Docker, Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, and Linux. His design strengths are in cloud computing, automation, and security space. You can find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-coulton-22864813. You can find him on Twitter at @scottcoulton and on GitHub at https://github. com/scotty-c. About the Reviewer Ajeet Singh Raina is a Docker Captain (https://www.docker.com/community/ docker-captains) as well as technical lead engineer at Dell India R&D. He has picked up a variety of skills in his career, from having worked as an IT consultant and systems administrator to system integration testing. He received a certification as a VMware Certified Professional (VCP 4.1) while he was a part of the VMQA GOS validation team at VMware and has more than 8 years of industry experience. He is currently working with Enterprise Solution Group at Dell India R&D and has solid understanding of diverse range of topics, such as IT infrastructures, systems management, system integration engineering, and quality assurance. Ajeet has a great passion for upcoming trends and technologies. He loves contributing toward open source space through writing and blogging at http://www.collabnix.com. He is currently busy evaluating and building up containers and microservices for his organization. Last year, he reviewed PowerCLI Cookbook, Packt Publishing. This book would not have been a success without direct and indirect help from many people. Thanks to my wife and 7-year old kid for putting up with me, for all the missing family time, and for providing me with love and encouragement throughout the reviewing period. Thanks to my parents and family members for all their love, guidance, and encouragement during the tough times. Thanks to all my past and present colleagues and mentors at VMware and Dell Inc. for the insightful knowledge they shared with me. www.PacktPub.com eBooks, discount offers, and more Did you know that Packt offers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub files available? You can upgrade to the eBook version at www.PacktPub. com and as a print book customer, you are entitled to a discount on the eBook copy. Get in touch with us at [email protected] for more details. At www.PacktPub.com, you can also read a collection of free technical articles, sign up for a range of free newsletters and receive exclusive discounts and offers on Packt books and eBooks. TM https://www2.packtpub.com/books/subscription/packtlib Do you need instant solutions to your IT questions? PacktLib is Packt's online digital book library. Here, you can search, access, and read Packt's entire library of books. Why subscribe? • Fully searchable across every book published by Packt • Copy and paste, print, and bookmark content • On demand and accessible via a web browser To Halen, Dream big and work hard. There is nothing in your life that you won't be able to achieve. Love, Dad