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://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppet/latest/reference/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 Labs, LLC                                   April 2018                                   PUPPET-MASTER(8)