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