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Chef

Good intro tutorial: http://gettingstartedwithchef.com/first-steps-with-chef.html

Important terms:

  • cookbook: contains one ore more recipes, template files, etc.

  • recipe: specifies how to take an action.

  • chef-solo: version of the program that runs on a single computer.

    Reads local configuration files and modifies the system.

  • chef-client and chef-server: version of the program that runs in a client server system.

    Normally, the server offers configuration files requested by the client, which uses them to modify the system it runs on.

  • knife: program that can:

    • create cookbook templates:

      knife cookbook create $COOKBOOK_NAME

    • download recipes so that chef-solo can use them:

      knife cookbook site download $COOKBOOK_NAME

    Does not resolve recipe dependencies.

  • berkshelf: downloads recipes like knife, but also manages dependencies.