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+==========
+stx-puppet
+==========
+The starlingx/stx-puppet repository handles the Puppet service [1]_.
+
+The Puppet service runs during bootstrap, and at every reboot, to provide a
+consistent configuration across the StarlingX system nodes.
+
+This repository is not intended to be developed standalone, but rather as part
+of the StarlingX Source System, which is defined by the StarlingX manifest [2]_.
+
+References
+==========
+.. [1] https://www.puppet.com
+.. [2] https://opendev.org/starlingx/manifest.git