Merge pull request #650 from d1nuc0m/puppet-openvoxdb

feat: puppet-openvoxdb post

Author: d1nuc0m

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+title: Announcing puppet-openvoxdb
+date: 2026-03-25
+github_username: d1nuc0m
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+Today we launched [puppet/openvoxdb](https://forge.puppet.com/modules/puppet/openvoxdb/readme), a Puppet module to install OpenVoxDB!
+
+## What is OpenVoxDB?
+
+OpenVoxDB is the OpenVox fork of [PuppetDB](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetdb).
+It collects OpenVox agent run reports, that can then be queried using [PQL (Puppet Query Language)](https://help.puppet.com/pdb/current/topics/pql.htm).
+
+Collected data can also be visualized in a web dashboard like [Puppetboard](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppetboard) or [OpenVox Gui](https://github.com/voxpupuli/openvoxview). There also are web dashboards outside of VoxPupuli, like [OpenVox Gui](https://github.com/cvquesty/openvox-gui) and [Pabawi](https://github.com/example42/pabawi).
+
+## What is puppet-openvoxdb?
+
+It is a fork of [puppetlabs/puppetdb](https://forge.puppet.com/modules/puppetlabs/puppetdb) adapted for OpenVoxDB: the main changes are the installed packages and parameters type validation.
+If you want to try OpenVoxDB or where already using PuppetDB and want to migrate - this module is for you.
+It automates OpenVoxDB install, PostgreSQL setup and OpenVox Server configuration so that clients interact with OpenVoxDB.
+
+### Migration from PuppetDB and/or puppetlabs-openvoxdb
+
+In a test environment you can just rename the classes from puppetdb to openvoxdb, type check the parameters, add the VoxPupuli repositories and it should work.
+However in production environments you are advised to migrate manually - and don't forget a backup.
+
+### Caveats
+
+* EL10 is not supported yet, due to lack of support in `puppetlabs/postgresql`
+* Migration from PuppetDB < 8.x is not supported yet.
+  You should migrate first to PuppetDB < 8.x to PuppetDB 8.x, and from there to OpenVoxDB 8.x
+
+## Contribute
+
+There is still a lot of work to do for cleanup and optimization - you can find [voxpupuli/puppet-openvoxdb on GitHub](https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-openvoxdb/).
+Issues and PRs are welcome!