Tutorials

Familarize yourself with CFEngine by following these tutorials.

Get CFEngine Up and Running Quickly: A Primer for New Community Users

This getting-started primer is perfect for new users.

Create a standalone policy (Hello World).

In this tutorial, you will perform the following:

• Create a simple hello_world policy file
• Make hello_world a standalone policy
• Make hello_world an executable script

Configure and deploy a policy using sketches in the Design Center. (Enterprise Users Only)

In this tutorial, you will perform the following:

• Configure and deploy a policy using sketches
• Verify that the policy is generated and the sketch is activated using Reports
• Create a query to narrow results using Report Builder

Distribute files from a central location.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to distribute files from a central policy server location to all pertinent hosts.