Enable download reporting for yourself

As a registered Puppet Forge user, you can enable the download reporting feature for yourself. With this feature, you can view the modules that you downloaded. If you upload a Puppetfile and enable the syncing functionality, you can monitor the updates in your Puppet estate in real time.

You must enable download reporting before you can run compatibility reports. To learn about the benefits of compatibility reports, see Plan upgrades by using compatibility reports.

Before you begin

You must be a registered Puppet Forge user.

Procedure

1. Log in to Puppet Forge by selecting Log in at the upper right and following the prompts.

2. To ensure that your personal profile is displayed, at the upper right, select your username and View Profile. If you have several accounts, select the down arrow and the appropriate account.

3. On the My Modules page, on the Downloaded modules tab, select Manage download reporting.

4. In the Manage download reporting dialog, switch on the Download report toggle.

5. Optionally, to add information about previously downloaded modules to the report, take the following actions:

   1. Select Upload configurations.

   2. In the Add previous downloads dialog, select Browse.

   3. Locate the Puppetfile that contains the configuration of your current Puppet estate and select Open.

   4. Select Upload.

   5. Select Upload new puppetfile.

Results

Download reporting is enabled. If you uploaded a Puppetfile, the download report reflects your current Puppet estate. Downloaded modules are compared with the latest modules available on the Forge:

• Module versions highlighted in green are current.

• Module versions highlighted in yellow are a minor version behind the current version.

• Module versions highlighted in red are at least one major version behind the current version.

What to do next

Optionally, select the downward arrow in a module row to view its change log.