what is stand alone architecture in puppet

Question

Hey I am new to Puppet and while going through an online blog on puppet, i stumbled upon "stand alone architecture" of puppet. What exactly is this and can i configure my puppet in stand alone architecture mode if i am using Puppet version 6.7?

Answer 1

• Puppet can run in a stand-alone architecture, where each managed node has its own complete copy of configuration info and compiles its own catalog.

• In this architecture, managed nodes run the Puppet apply application, usually as a scheduled task or cron job.

• Puppet apply needs access to several sources of configuration data, which it uses to compile a catalog for the node it is managing.

• Previous versions of Puppet offered a standalone architecture, in which agents compiled their own catalogs using the Puppet apply application. This configuration is no longer recommended , because it's challenging to maintain and secure.  

• Puppet version 6.7 is configured in an agent-master architecture, in which a master node controls configuration information for a fleet of managed agent nodes.