r10k
====

Puppet environment and module deployment

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Description
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[workflow]: http://puppetlabs.com/blog/git-workflow-and-puppet-environments/

R10k provides a general purpose toolset for deploying Puppet environments and
modules. It implements the [Puppetfile](doc/puppetfile.mkd) format and provides a native
implementation of Puppet [dynamic environments][workflow].

Requirements
------------

R10k supports the following Ruby versions:

  - 1.9.3
  - 2.0.0
  - 2.1.0

R10k requires additional components, depending on how you plan on managing
environments and modules.

  - Installing modules from the Puppet Forge requires Puppet 3.0.0+ or later.
  Puppet 2.7 may work, but is generally not recommended as Puppet 2.7 is EOL.
  - Git is required for creating environments and modules from Git
  - SVN is required for creating environments and modules from SVN

Installation
------------

### Rubygems

For general use, you should install r10k from Ruby gems:

    gem install r10k
    r10k help

### Puppet Enterprise 3.x

Puppet Enterprise bundles a copy of Ruby, so if you do not want to use the
system version of Ruby with r10k, you need to use the bundled PE gem command for
installation:

    /opt/puppet/bin/gem install r10k
    r10k help

### Puppet 4

Puppet 4 bundles a copy of Ruby, so if you do not want to use the
system version of Ruby with r10k, you need to use the bundled puppet gem command
for installation.

    /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/gem install r10k
    /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/r10k help

### Bundler

If you have more specific needs or plan on modifying r10k you can run it out of
a git repository using Bundler for dependencies:

    git clone git://github.com/puppetlabs/r10k
    cd r10k
    bundle install
    bundle exec r10k help

Usage
-----

R10k has two primary roles: installing Puppet modules using a standalone
Puppetfile, and managing Git and SVN based dynamic environments. For more
information see the topic specific documentation:

  * [Puppetfile Documentation](doc/puppetfile.mkd)
   * [Updating your Puppetfile](doc/updating-your-puppetfile.mkd)
  * [Environment Deployment Documentation](doc/dynamic-environments.mkd)
  * [Quickstart](doc/dynamic-environments/quickstart.mkd)
  * [Common Patterns](doc/common-patterns.mkd)
  * [Workflow Guide](doc/dynamic-environments/workflow-guide.mkd)

For more general questions, see the [FAQ](doc/faq.mkd).

Development
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### i18n

R10k has now had all user-facing strings in error messages and log messages
externalized. When adding new error or log messages please follow the
instructions for [writing translatable code](https://github.com/puppetlabs/gettext-setup-gem#writing-translatable-code).

### l10n

When localizing the strings found in R10k, follow the prescribed
[translation workflow](https://github.com/puppetlabs/gettext-setup-gem#translation-workflow).
The workflow describes the rake tasks provided to generate the .po files for
each locale.

Getting help
------------

  * IRC: r10k has a dedicated channel, `#r10k`, on Freenode where r10k questions
  can be directed. Questions about r10k can frequently be asked in `#puppet` as well.
  * Mailing lists: [puppet-users](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/puppet-users)
  * Q&A: [Puppet Ask](https://ask.puppetlabs.com/questions/)


More information
----------------

The original impetus for r10k is explained at http://somethingsinistral.net/blog/rethinking-puppet-deployment/

Contributors
------------

Please see the CHANGELOG for a listing of the (very awesome) contributors.

## Maintenance

See [MAINTAINERS](MAINTAINERS) (json file)

Tickets: File at https://tickets.puppet.com/browse/RK
