Directories and files

Puppet consists of a number of directories and files, and each one has an important role ranging from Puppet code storage and configuration files to manifests and module paths.

• Code and data directory (codedir)

  The codedir is the main directory for Puppet code and data. It is used by the primary Puppet server and Puppet apply, but not by Puppet agent. It contains environments (which contain your manifests and modules) and a global modules directory for all environments.

• Config directory (confdir)

  Puppet’s confdir is the main directory for the Puppet configuration. It contains configuration files and the SSL data.

• Main manifest directory

  Puppet starts compiling a catalog either with a single manifest file or with a directory of manifests that are treated like a single file. This starting point is called the main manifest or site manifest.

• The modulepath

  The primary server service and the puppet apply command load most of their content from modules found in one or more directories. The list of directories where Puppet looks for modules is called the modulepath. The modulepath is set by the current node's environment.

• SSL directory (ssldir)

  Puppet stores its certificate infrastructure in the SSL directory (ssldir) which has a similar structure on all Puppet nodes, whether they are agent nodes, primary Puppet servers, or the certificate authority (CA) server.

• Cache directory (vardir)

  As part of its normal operations, Puppet generates data which is stored in a cache directory called vardir. You can mine the data in vardir for analysis, or use it to integrate other tools with Puppet.