NAME

       puppet-master - The puppet master daemon

SYNOPSIS

       The central puppet server. Functions as a certificate authority by default.

USAGE

       puppet master [-D|--daemonize|--no-daemonize] [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-l|--logdest syslog|FILE|console]
       [-v|--verbose] [-V|--version] [--compile NODE-NAME]

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  starts an instance of puppet master, running as a daemon and using Ruby's built-in Webrick
       webserver. Puppet master can also be managed by other application servers; when this is  the  case,  this
       executable is not used.

OPTIONS

       Note  that  any  Puppet setting that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument. For
       example, 'server' is a valid setting, so you can specify '--server servername' as  an  argument.  Boolean
       settings translate into '--setting' and '--no-setting' pairs.

       See  the configuration file documentation at https://puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/configuration.html for
       the full list of acceptable settings. A commented list of all settings can also be generated  by  running
       puppet master with '--genconfig'.

       --daemonize
              Send  the  process into the background. This is the default. (This is a Puppet setting, and can go
              in puppet.conf. Note the special 'no-' prefix for boolean settings on the command line.)

       --no-daemonize
              Do not send the process into the background. (This is a Puppet setting, and can go in puppet.conf.
              Note the special 'no-' prefix for boolean settings on the command line.)

       --debug
              Enable full debugging.

       --help Print this help message.

       --logdest
              Where to send log messages. Choose between 'syslog' (the POSIX syslog service), 'console', or  the
              path  to  a log file. If debugging or verbosity is enabled, this defaults to 'console'. Otherwise,
              it defaults to 'syslog'.

              A path ending with '.json' will receive structured output in JSON format. The log  file  will  not
              have  an ending ']' automatically written to it due to the appending nature of logging. It must be
              appended manually to make the content valid JSON.

       --masterport
              The port on which to listen for traffic. The default port is 8140. (This is a Puppet setting,  and
              can go in puppet.conf.)

       --verbose
              Enable verbosity.

       --version
              Print the puppet version number and exit.

       --compile
              Compile  a  catalogue  and  output  it in JSON from the puppet master. Uses facts contained in the
              $vardir/yaml/ directory to compile the catalog.

EXAMPLE

       puppet master

DIAGNOSTICS

       When running as a standalone daemon, puppet master accepts the following signals:

       SIGHUP Restart the puppet master server.

       SIGINT and SIGTERM
              Shut down the puppet master server.

       SIGUSR2
              Close file descriptors for log files and reopen them. Used with logrotate.

AUTHOR

       Luke Kanies

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2012 Puppet Inc., LLC Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License

Puppet, Inc.                                        May 2022                                    PUPPET-MASTER(8)