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Latest articles

  • Puppet Core 8.16.0 Released with Several Security Updates

    Puppet Core 8.16.0 Released with Several Security Updates

    First published on 2025-11-19 at: https://dev.to/puppet/puppet-core-8160-released-with-several-security-updates-179b If you like patching vulnerabilities, the new Puppet Core 8.16.0 release is right up your alley! This update is all about strengthening your infrastructure’s security, with several important library upgrades and vulnerability patches. What’s Included? Here are the new versions of dependencies that have been released to address vulnerabilities: Why Upgrade?… Read more

  • Reminder: EOL for Puppet CD 4.x and Puppet Comply 2.x

    Reminder: EOL for Puppet CD 4.x and Puppet Comply 2.x

    Originally posted 2025-11-06 at: https://dev.to/puppet/reminder-eol-for-puppet-cd-4x-and-puppet-comply-2x-27h6 This is a reminder of the End of Life (EOL) notice that was published on August 5, 2025 for legacy product versions of Continuous Delivery (CD) and Comply (a.k.a. SCM). The EOL becomes effective February 5, 2026. This EOL affects the following product versions: What does this mean for you? Next steps It… Read more

  • Tutorial: Running Ansible Playbooks from Puppet

    Tutorial: Running Ansible Playbooks from Puppet

    Originally posted 2025-10-30 at: https://www.puppet.com/blog/run-ansible-playbooks-with-puppet-edge-playbook-runner When thinking about imperative infrastructure commands and Day 0 tasks for provisioning infrastructure, Ansible is an oft-mentioned tool that has been popular among practitioners for its easy YAML syntax and agentless architecture. You might have used Ansible to get your infrastructure started or for other “one-and-done” infrastructure automation scenarios. However,… Read more

  • Build Tasks for Network Devices Faster with Code Assistance and Puppet Edge

    Build Tasks for Network Devices Faster with Code Assistance and Puppet Edge

    Originally posted 2025-10-23 at: https://www.puppet.com/blog/puppet-edge-code-assist Whether you are an all-in vibe coder or AI skeptic, you probably know that most software developers are now incorporating AI into their day-to-day process. Google Cloud’s 2025 DORA report saw “the majority of survey respondents (90%) use AI as part of their work.” The 2025 StackOverflow Developer Survey showed that “84% of respondents… Read more

  • Automating Network Devices with NETCONF and YANG in Puppet Edge

    Automating Network Devices with NETCONF and YANG in Puppet Edge

    Originally posted 2025-10-16 at: https://www.puppet.com/blog/puppet-edge-netconf-yang-automation Infrastructure teams manage not only servers and cloud resources, but also complex network environments. Routers, switches, and firewalls…often from multiple vendors with many models and versions. The devices require a consistent configuration and strict compliance enforcement to meet enterprise requirements. Historically, network management has been a fragmented process, relying on… Read more

  • Expanding Your Infrastructure Automation Across the Lifecycle Using Puppet Edge

    Expanding Your Infrastructure Automation Across the Lifecycle Using Puppet Edge

    Originally posted 2025-10-13 at: https://www.puppet.com/blog/infrastructure-automation-lifecycle-edge-management Infrastructure automation is evolving… and so is Puppet! While Puppet has long been known for its strength in Day 2 operations through agent-based desired state configuration, Puppet also extends across Day 0 and Day 1 tasks. With Puppet Edge, you can target network devices alongside your existing infrastructure, enabling your… Read more