LAB · DRIFT
Catch the change nobody made
Introduce manual drift on a node and demonstrate detection and correction.
> Configuration Management · DevOpsSchool Training
Puppet Training in Kolkata
Live online batches timed for IST (UTC+5:30), or corporate onsite across Kolkata — every session a live demo in a real lab, not slides.
★ 4.8 / 5 from 2,300+ ratings18,000+ engineers certifiedTrained teams at JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, Nokia, World Bank
Next batch—
TimezoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Modules12
Hands-on labs3
Engineers we've trained work atJPMorgan Chase · Bank of America · Wells Fargo · Verizon · Nokia · World Bank · GE Healthcare · VMware · Oracle · Qualcomm · Mercedes-Benz · Airbus · Datadog · Splunk · Deloitte · Infosys · Wipro · Capgemini
# upcoming batches
When the next Puppet batch runs in Kolkata
Times shown in IST (UTC+5:30). New cohorts start on the 1st of every month.
| Starts | Days & time | Timezone | Mode | Duration | Seats | Enrol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| —Most popular | Weekend · Sat · Sun 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | IST (UTC+5:30) | Live online · Corporate onsite | 5 weekends | — of 10 left | Reserve |
| — | Weekday · Mon · Wed · Fri 8:00 – 10:00 PM | IST (UTC+5:30) | Live online · Corporate onsite | 5 weeks | — of 10 left | Reserve |
Batches are capped at 10 learners by design. We do not run a classroom in Kolkata — sessions here are live online, or onsite at your office for corporate batches.Need a date that isn't listed? Talk to us about a private batch →
# how you attend
Four ways to take this training — three of them available here
Live online
Individuals, anywhere
Scheduled instructor-led batch. Every session is a live demo in a real lab, and every session is recorded.
Reserve my seatCorporate onsite
Teams of 8–30
Custom agenda built from your stack, delivered at your office or online, in your timezone. NDA-friendly, invoiced against a PO.
Request a quoteSelf-paced video
Self-starters
The full recorded curriculum plus a year of the entire LMS — 20+ courses and 50+ tools, not just this one.
Enroll now# private batches
Private corporate batch for your team
We start with a discovery call, map your stack to the modules below, and drop anything your team already runs in production. Delivery is at your office, online, or hybrid — in your timezone, scheduled around your release calendar.
- Custom agenda built from your stack, not a fixed syllabus
- Teams of 8–30; larger cohorts split into parallel batches
- Recordings, lab repos and per-attendee certificates
- Attendance and assessment report for your L&D team
- PO, GST invoice and NDA handled before delivery
Already know what you need?
Send us the tools, the team size and a rough window. You'll get an agenda and a quote back, not a sales call.
# kolkata
Puppet training in Kolkata
Puppet training in Kolkata is taken mostly by System administrators enforcing configuration standards and DevOps engineers maintaining a Puppet estate. Sessions run live online in IST (UTC+5:30), or onsite at your office — there is no Kolkata classroom. Teams here often pair it with our Agile and Ansible training, and a corporate batch can cover more than one in a single engagement. Kolkata's technology employment is concentrated around Sector V and New Town, and the mix skews toward services delivery and back-office engineering for clients elsewhere. That has a direct effect on what a cohort needs: the working environment is usually a client's, the permissions are usually limited, and the value of the training is in being immediately useful inside constraints somebody else set. The city also has a large base of engineers moving into platform work from adjacent roles — support, database administration, application development — rather than arriving with the background already in place. Kolkata cohorts tend to want more time on fundamentals and on the reasoning behind a practice, and less on comparing tools. There is no DevOpsSchool classroom in Kolkata. Batches run live online in IST, which for most learners here is the format that fits around client working hours anyway, or onsite at your office in Sector V for corporate cohorts.
Teams we've trained here
How we deliver in Kolkata
We do not run a classroom in Kolkata. Batches here are live online, or onsite at your office for corporate cohorts.
Our two classrooms are in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Where our Kolkata learners come from
- Sector V, Salt Lake
- New Town / Rajarhat
- Park Street
- Bantala IT Park
- Kasba
- Dum Dum
# the subject
What is Puppet?
Puppet describes the desired state of a system in its own declarative language and enforces it on a schedule. Resources are declared, the catalogue is compiled per node, and the agent applies it. Because enforcement is continuous rather than one-shot, Puppet is well suited to environments where configuration must not drift between audits. The concepts that repay study are the resource abstraction layer, ordering and dependencies, and Hiera for separating data from code. Most maintenance pain comes from data hardcoded into manifests.
Why it's in demand now
Puppet is entrenched in large regulated estates — finance, telecoms, government — precisely because continuous enforcement produces evidence that configuration has not drifted. Those organisations need people who can maintain and extend existing manifests, and who understand the reporting side well enough to satisfy an auditor.
# outcomes
What you'll be able to do
Write manifests and modules that enforce state without fighting each other
Separate data from code with Hiera
Control ordering and dependencies deliberately
Use reporting to demonstrate that configuration has not drifted
Extend Puppet with custom facts and types when the built-ins fall short
# curriculum
12 modules. Live demos in a real lab, not slides.
Every module follows the same shape: 5 hrs · 2 assignments · 1 capstone.
01Introduction to Configuration ManagementLive & Interactive
Introduction to Configuration Management, Why automation & configuration management are critical, Why Puppet? (comparison with Ansible, Chef, Salt), Puppet Open Source vs Puppet Enterprise, Puppet Architecture & Core Concepts, Puppet Server (Master) and Puppet Agent workflow, Catalog compilation process, PuppetDB overview (intro only)
02Getting Started with Puppet EnterpriseLive & Interactive
Puppet run lifecycle, Getting Started with Puppet Enterprise, Puppet Enterprise 2025 overview & release highlights, Preparing infrastructure (monolithic setup), Installing Puppet Server, Installing Puppet Agent (Linux/Windows), Accessing the Puppet Enterprise console, Crash Demo
03Introduction to facts & their role in configuration managementLive & Interactive
Setting up Puppet Master, Puppet Agent, and running first catalog, Navigating the Puppet Enterprise console, Working with Facter, Introduction to facts & their role in configuration management, Viewing built-in facts, Adding simple custom facts, Puppet Language Basics, Puppet DSL overview
04Configuring hiera.yaml (intro level)Live & Interactive
Working with resources (file, package, service, user, group, exec, notify), Variables & ordering basics, Classes (introductory level), Simple templates (EPP), Hiera Basics, What is Hiera?, Configuring hiera.yaml (intro level), Simple key-value data lookup
05Working with ModulesLive & Interactive
Working with Modules, What modules are & why they matter, Module structure basics, Using Puppet Forge modules, Quick intro to Puppet Development Kit (PDK), Essential Administration in Puppet Enterprise, Node management basics in the console, Classifying nodes (intro level)
06Managing access (RBAC intro)Live & Interactive
Managing access (RBAC intro), Running Puppet on demand (orchestrator basics), SSL & Certificates (Essential View), How Puppet uses certificates, Simple certificate signing workflow, Autosigning basics, Troubleshooting (Beginner), Reading Puppet logs, Debugging a failed Puppet run (simple demo)
07Introduction to Configuration Management & PuppetLive & Interactive
Introduction to Configuration Management & Puppet, Why Configuration Management matters, Puppet vs. other CM tools (Ansible, Chef, Salt), Puppet Open Source vs Puppet Enterprise (differences, use cases), Puppet 2025 release highlights & deprecated features, Puppet Architecture & Workflow, Puppet Master / Server, Puppet Agent, Catalog compilation, PuppetDB overview
08Installing Puppet Server & Agents (*nix & Windows)Live & Interactive
Puppet run lifecycle & transactions, Installation & First Setup, Infrastructure requirements & architecture choices, Installing Puppet Server & Agents (*nix & Windows), Crash demo: setting up Puppet Master, Agent, and environment, Role-based access control (RBAC) overview, Core facts and custom facts, Using facter.conf for configuration
09Introduction to HieraLive & Interactive
Writing simple custom facts, Resources & attributes (file, package, service, exec, user, group, notify, etc.), Variables, expressions, ordering & relationships, Classes and node definitions, Templates (EPP & ERB), Hiera & Data Management, Introduction to Hiera, hiera.yaml structure
10Data lookups & overridesLive & Interactive
Data lookups & overrides, Using Hiera in manifest, Module Development with PDK, Puppet Development Kit overview & installation, Creating new modules, Converting existing modules to PDK, Module structure & customization, Building and packaging modules
11Managing nodes in the consoleLive & Interactive
Testing & Best Practices, Puppet style guide, puppet-lint & metadata-json-lint, rspec-puppet basics for unit testing, Hands-on: writing, validating, and testing a module, Puppet Enterprise Administration, Managing nodes in the console, Node classification & groups
12Managing access and permissionsLive & Interactive
Managing access and permissions, Inspecting infrastructure via PE console, Orchestration with Puppet, Puppet orchestrator & running Puppet on demand, Bolt overview: tasks & plans, Orchestrating multi-node runs, Demo: deploy & orchestrate a module across multiple nodes, SSL & Certificates
★Final certification examLive & Interactive
Open-book, scenario-based, taken in the LMS. Two free re-attempts and detailed feedback.
# hands-on
3 labs you build on your own cloud account
We don't hand out a sandbox that expires. You provision your own free-tier environment with our guidance, so the setup skill goes with you.
LAB · DATA
Get the values out of the code
Refactor a hardcoded manifest to Hiera across three environments.
LAB · ORDER
Make dependencies explicit
Fix a module whose behaviour depends on evaluation order.
# toolchain
The tools you'll actually touch
PuppetManifestsModulesHieraFacterPuppetDBBoltForgePuppet Enterprise
Who this is for
- System administrators enforcing configuration standards
- DevOps engineers maintaining a Puppet estate
- Compliance and audit engineers
- Teams managing large heterogeneous fleets
Pre-requisites
- Comfortable on a Linux shell
- Understanding of your server configuration
- Any experience with declarative tooling helps
How you're assessed
- Two assignments per module, reviewed by the instructor
- One capstone per module, pushed to your own GitHub
- 3 hours · online · open-book · scenario-based
- Two free re-attempts, with feedback
# pricing
Pick the level of support that fits
Self-paced video
₹833/mo
billed yearly ₹9,996
All recorded sessions, labs and the full LMS — at your own pace.
- Full 100+ hour recorded curriculum
- Hands-on capstones on your own cloud lab
- 1-year access — recordings, labs and updates
- 3-hr online open-book exam
- Certificate on completion
- Lifetime forum support
- Full LMS access — 20+ courses & 50+ tools
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Live & Interactive
₹34,999₹49,999SAVE 30%
works out to ₹2,917/moIllustrative monthly equivalent. The full amount is charged once at enrolment; we do not offer instalments.
5-week live cohort plus the complete LMS bundle.
- Everything in Self-paced
- 5-week cohort · 60+ hrs live instructor classes
- Weekly mentor office hours
- Cohort community and alumni access
- Capstone code review by the instructor
- Exam preparation and mock papers
- Lifetime forum support
- Full LMS access — 20+ courses & 50+ tools
1-on-1 Mentorship
₹99,999
works out to ₹8,333/moIllustrative monthly equivalent. The full amount is charged once at enrolment; we do not offer instalments.
A dedicated senior practitioner. Pace, schedule and labs tailored to you.
- Everything in Live & Interactive
- Private 1-on-1 instructor on your schedule
- Custom curriculum and labs for your stack
- Résumé and LinkedIn review
- Mock interview and salary negotiation prep
- Priority response from the instructor
- Lifetime forum support
- Full LMS access — 20+ courses & 50+ tools
+ GST 18% as applicable · Prices are charged in INR.
Cohort-cancellation refund
If we cancel or postpone a cohort and you decline the rescheduled session, you get a 100% refund within 15 days. Refund policy →
Terms & course material
Recordings, slides and lab repos are licensed to you for your own learning. Terms →
Your data stays with us
We don't share your details with third parties. Privacy →
# who teaches it
Taught by practitioners who run this in production
Rajesh Kumar — Principal DevOps Engineer & Architect
Twenty years across DevOps, SRE and security, in principal and architect roles at PayPay, SoftwareAG, ServiceNow, Intuit, Adobe and IBM. Has personally trained more than 10,000 engineers at JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, Nokia, the World Bank and dozens more. He teaches what he runs, not what he reads.
The wider faculty
# the credential
What you walk away with
- An industry-recognised digital certificate, verifiable on our site
- One capstone per module, public on your own GitHub
- A hard copy on request
- Lifetime access to the DevOpsSchool forum
Certificate of Completion
Your Name
Puppet Training in Kolkata
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# reviews
What learners say
4.8 / 5 from 2,300+ ratings.
Reviews for this program are being collected from public sources. Every review shown here links to the original.
# alternatives
How this compares
| What matters | YouTube + blogs | Generic online course | Local training institute | DevOpsSchool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching method | Unstructured, no sequence | Pre-recorded slides | Slide-led classroom | Live demos in a real lab |
| Batch size | n/a | Unlimited | 30–60 | Capped at 10 |
| Lab environment | Yours to figure out | Shared sandbox that expires | Shared lab | You build your own — the skill goes with you |
| Per-tool structure | None | Video only | Varies | 5 hrs · 2 assignments · 1 capstone |
| Assessment | None | Quiz | Attendance | 3 hours · online · open-book · scenario-based |
| Certificate | None | Auto-issued | Attendance certificate | Industry-recognised, verifiable |
| Corporate invoicing | No | Card only | Sometimes | PO, GST invoice, NDA |
| Post-training support | None | Forum for 30 days | None | Lifetime forum support |
| Total cost | Free, and it costs you months | Low, low completion | High | One fee, LMS included |
# questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you run classroom batches in Kolkata?
No. We do not have a training centre in Kolkata, and we would rather say so than let you plan a commute. Batches here run live online, or onsite at your own office for corporate cohorts. Our two classrooms are in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
What time do the sessions run in Kolkata?
Sessions run in IST (UTC+5:30), which is local time for you: the weekend cohort at 10:00–13:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and the weekday cohort at 20:00–22:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Most Kolkata learners take the weekend batch because it does not collide with a release window.
Where do your Kolkata learners usually travel from?
Most Kolkata attendees work in Sector V, Salt Lake, New Town / Rajarhat, Park Street, Bantala IT Park, Kasba or Dum Dum. We mention it because there is no Kolkata classroom to travel to: batches run live online, and for corporate cohorts we come to your office in whichever of those areas you are in.
Is the Puppet content different for Kolkata?
The curriculum is the same everywhere — it is the same course, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. What changes for Kolkata is delivery: the batch times are set for IST (UTC+5:30), fees are shown in INR, and delivery is live online or onsite at your office rather than in a classroom. The examples our instructors reach for also tend to follow what Kolkata teams actually run.
Do you provide a lab environment for Puppet?
No, and that is deliberate. You build the labs on your own free-tier account, and we walk through the setup and the cost guardrails in week one. A sandbox that expires when the course ends teaches you nothing you keep; your own environment does.
What if I miss a session?
Every session is recorded and available in the LMS the same day, and you keep access for a year. You can also sit the missed session again with the next cohort at no extra cost.
What do I need to know before starting Puppet?
Comfortable on a Linux shell; Understanding of your server configuration; Any experience with declarative tooling helps. If you are unsure whether you are ready, tell us what you work on now and we will give you a straight answer rather than a sales one.
Is there a certificate, and is it worth anything?
You get an industry-recognised DevOpsSchool certificate after the three-hour open-book exam. Most people find the capstone repositories carry more weight in an interview than the certificate itself, which is why the labs are built to be shown.
Can you run Puppet as a private batch for our team?
Yes. We build the agenda from your stack after a discovery call and drop anything your team already runs in production. Teams of 8 to 30 work best; larger groups split into parallel batches.
What is your refund policy?
If we cancel or postpone a cohort and you decline the rescheduled session, you get a full refund within 15 days. We do not offer a general money-back guarantee, and taxes and gateway fees are not refunded.
Do you offer instalments or EMI?
No. The fee is charged once at enrolment. Where we show a monthly figure it is arithmetic to help you size the cost against a budget, not a payment plan.
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