Puppet Bolt

Puppet Bolt is a command-line infrastructure automation tool that allows developers and system administrators to run commands, tasks, scripts, and plans across remote servers. It helps automate server management, application deployment, configuration checks, and operational tasks without requiring a Puppet agent on managed nodes.

The solution supports common DevOps workflows including remote command execution, task automation, file upload, script execution, inventory-based target management, and YAML/PowerShell/Bash based automation plans. It is ideal for Linux and Windows server administration, cloud VM management, configuration validation, and infrastructure automation use cases.

Version: Puppet Bolt 4.0.0 installed using RubyGem without Puppet Core API key. Latest Puppet Bolt 5.0.1 requires Puppet Core or Puppet Enterprise repository credentials.

Features of Puppet Bolt:

• CLI-based automation tool for managing remote infrastructure.
• Runs commands, scripts, tasks, and plans on remote servers.
• Supports Linux targets over SSH and Windows targets over WinRM.
• Does not require a Puppet agent on managed nodes.
• Supports inventory files for grouping and managing target servers.
• Useful for DevOps automation, server checks, deployments, and configuration management.

Usage instructions for Puppet Bolt
$ sudo su
$ cd /opt/bolt-prototype
$ bolt --version
$ bolt command run 'hostname && whoami && date' --targets localhost --transport local
$ bolt command run 'uptime' --targets local

Project files saved in: /opt/bolt-prototype

Access Puppet Bolt:
Puppet Bolt is a CLI-based tool and does not provide a web dashboard.
Run Bolt commands directly from the terminal.

Local test command:
bolt command run 'hostname' --targets localhost --transport local

Remote Linux targets use SSH port 22.

Disclaimer: Puppet Bolt is provided “as is” under applicable open-source and vendor licenses. Users are responsible for validating automation scripts, securing SSH keys, managing credentials, and testing commands before running them on production servers. This solution is best suited for DevOps automation, infrastructure management, server operations, and cloud VM administration environments.