# @perforcepuppet on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=KtWlJl_kHj4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70921123-perforcepuppet-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2abe2b457d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-02T13:00:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Perforce Puppet (@perforcepuppet) — https://gondola.cc/perforcepuppet

## Caption

Discover how Facter enables infrastructure management with smart, flexible automation that works across any operating system or environment. 

In this introduction for technical practitioners, Margaret and Tony demonstrate why Facter has been an essential part of Puppet since its inception. Learn how this lightweight yet powerful tool eliminates complex conditional statements and makes your code more readable and maintainable. 

Facter provides dozens of built-in core facts with the flexibility to create custom and external facts tailored to your needs. Whether you're managing Linux, Windows, or virtualized environments, Facter delivers consistent, standardized information about your infrastructure in the same format every time. Perfect for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and anyone looking to streamline their infrastructure automation workflows. 

Key Moments: 
0:00 Introduction to Facter 
0:43 Facter’s strength in the Puppet console 
1:33 Understanding disk facts across systems 
2:04 Operating system facts deep dive 
3:51 Using facts in Hiera configuration 
4:56 Automatic Facter updates and filtering 

Related Resources: 
Facter Documentation: https://ter.li/s0zjru 
Puppet Core: https://ter.li/nxx2g9  

#Automation #Puppet #Facter #DevOps #ITTools #SystemAdministration #InfrastructureManagement #ConfigurationManagement #Linux #Windows  

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## Stats

- **Views:** 111
- **Likes:** 2
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## Tags

linux, automation, windows, devops, systemadministration, facter, ittools, configurationmanagement, puppet, infrastructuremanagement

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