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10. Managing the ELK Stack with Puppet and Foreman

Vishal Sharma

(1)New Delhi, Delhi, India

At this point, you have learned about the ELK Stack in depth. Next let’s move on to how to use a configuration-management tool and how you can build the ELK Stack setup using the tool. The configuration-management tool is called Puppet, from Puppet Labs, and server administrators use it to automate, configure, and manage server infrastructure.

A well-executed plan using Puppet gives you a lot more time to work on other aspects of server infrastructure, such as hardening security or scaling the infrastructure, rather than spending time on configuration or updating the ...

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