Location of hiera.yaml files
There are several hiera.yaml files in a typical deployment. Hiera uses three layers of configuration, and the module and
environment layers typically have multiple instances.
The configuration file locations for each layer:
| Layer | Location | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Global | $confdir/hiera.yaml
|
/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/hiera.yamlC:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\puppet\etc\hiera.yaml
|
| Environment | <ENVIRONMENT>/hiera.yaml
|
/etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/production/hiera.yamlC:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\code\environments\production\hiera.yaml
|
| Module | <MODULE>/hiera.yaml
|
/etc/puppetlabs/code/environments/production/modules/ntp/hiera.yamlC:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\code\environments\production\modules\ntp\hiera.yaml
|
To change the location for the global
layer’s
hiera.yaml set the hiera_config setting in your puppet.conf file.Hiera searches for data in the following order: global → environment → module. For more information, see Hiera configuration layers.
Related topics: codedir, Environments, Modules fundamentals.