Where to go next

Puppet is a diverse ecosystem. The core Puppet tool itself is just a single tool in that system. When combined with tools, such as Hiera, PuppetDB, and others, the real power begins to shine. There are plenty of resources that will help you with these tools. In this section, we'll briefly explore where to go next, as you continue to delve into the Puppet ecosystem.

Writing and testing Puppet modules

We've written our fair share of Puppet modules during this book. We even explored some good patterns to use in doing so. However, there are several things we just touched on that should be explored further, such as testing. Additionally, we'll point out some other general resources that will help you on your way.

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