Provisioning with Puppet

Let's get to the exciting part! We will now use Puppet apply and Puppet agent to provision a Vagrant machine. We'll look at both options and install the nginx web server. We'll configure it using the Vagrantfile as a base but also add in Puppet-specific configuration such as manifests.

Provisioning with Puppet apply

The Puppet apply provision option in Vagrant allows you to get up and running quickly with Puppet. You do not require a separate Puppet master server when using this option. Let's get started:

1. Create a new directory for this project and move into it.
2. Create a directory and call it manifests.
3. In the manifests folder, create a manifest file called nginx.pp. Inside this file, we'll insert the following instructions:

 package { "nginx":
     ensure => installed
 }
 service { "nginx":
     require => Package["nginx"],
     ensure => running,
     enable => true
 }

Let's break down this manifest file. First of all, we are executing the apt-get update command...