Change the PuppetDB port in Puppet Enterprise

PuppetDB uses port 8081. If you have another service that needs to use that port, we recommend that you change the port for the other service. If you can’t do that, you can change the port that PuppetDB uses.

Version and installation information

PE version: All supported versions

Solution

To change the port for PuppetDB, complete these steps.

1. In the console, click Node groups and select the PE Infrastructure group. On the Configuration data tab, under Class select puppet_enterprise, under Parameter, select puppetdb_port. Change the Value to your desired port number. Click Add data and then click Commit 1 change.

2. If you have disaster recovery configured, click Node groups and click the + next to PE Infrastructure group. Select the PE Master group, under Class select puppet_enterprise::profile::master, under Parameter select puppetdb_port to match step one. Click Add data and then click Commit 1 change.

3. As root, log into the primary server and run puppet agent -t. If you have disaster recovery configured, log into the replica and run puppet agent -t.