Declare Git repositories in the Puppetfile

You can declare your own modules, modules that aren't from the Forge, data, or other non-module content that you want to install from Git repositories.

1. To specify environment content from a Git repository, use the mod directive and specify the content name as a string. Then and use :git to specify the repository location, and :branch to reference a branch. For example:

   mod 'apache',
       :git => 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apache'
       :branch => '<BRANCH_NAME>'

2. Optional: Specify additional options or alternative configurations, if needed:
   • For non-module content, you must Specify installation paths for repositories .
     Content is installed in the modules directory and treated as a module, unless you use the :install_path option. You must use :install_path for non-module content to keep your data separate from your modules.
   • If the content requires SSH authentication, read about how to Declare module or data content with SSH private key authentication .
   • By default, content from Git repositories stays updated with the repository's main branch, but you can Keep repository content at a specific version and Declare content from a relative control repo branch.
3. Save and commit your changes.

Related information

• Managing modules with a Puppetfile