node-definitions.md

Node Definitions

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Node definitions let you assign code to specific nodes in your site.pp:

# manifests/site.pp

# Default for all nodes
node default {
  include base_profile
}

# Specific node
node 'webserver1.example.com' {
  include base_profile
  include webserver
  include monitoring
}

# Regex matching
node /^db\d+\.example\.com$/ {
  include base_profile
  include database
}

Pro tip: In modern Puppet/OpenVox, many teams use roles and profiles with Hiera instead of node definitions. This is more flexible and easier to manage at scale. See the Module Development Guide for the roles/profiles pattern.

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