Chef: Getting Started
Chef 13.6.4
| Intermediate
- 13 videos | 1h 11m 13s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
How does expressing Infrastructure as Code with Chef accelerate building, deploying, and managing infrastructure? Discover how to execute Chef code with the chef-client and examine the DSL for writing recipes and cookbooks.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Describe how automation and version control contribute to devops
Describe the chef distribution model and the declarative syntax used in writing chef recipes
Install the chef development kit (chefdk)
Use the package and file resources inside of a chef recipe
Describe ruby basics such as variables, arrays, and objects
Identify how recipes are packaged and distributed with cookbooks
Identify best practices of using git for version control -
Deploy a cookbook using the chef-client in local mode
Work with system profiling with ohai and accessing node object attributes
Use the cookbook_file, remote_file, and template chef resources to manage files
Manage dynamic file creation using the template resource
Refactor recipes to use node attributes instead of hard-coded values
Build a simple apache cookbook that configures a "hello, world" page to serve on the localhost
IN THIS COURSE
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4m 1sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to describe how automation and version control contribute to DevOps. FREE ACCESS
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5m 2sAfter completing this video, you will be able to describe the Chef distribution model and the declarative syntax used to write Chef recipes. FREE ACCESS
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3. Installing the Chef Tooling5m 40sIn this video, learn how to install the Chef Development Kit. FREE ACCESS
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4. Resources and Recipes6mIn this video, you will use the package and file resources inside of a Chef Recipe. FREE ACCESS
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5. Ruby Basics5m 35sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to describe Ruby basics such as variables, arrays, and objects. FREE ACCESS
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6. Cookbooks5mIn this video, you will identify how recipes are packaged and distributed using cookbooks. FREE ACCESS
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7. Version Control with Git5m 37sFind out how to identify best practices for using Git for version control. FREE ACCESS
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8. Running the Chef-client5m 20sIn this video, you will learn how to deploy a cookbook using the chef-client in local mode. FREE ACCESS
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9. Ohai and the Node Object5m 36sIn this video, find out how to work with system profiling with Ohai and accessing node object attributes. FREE ACCESS
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10. Managing Files6mLearn how to use the cookbook_file, remote_file, and template Chef resources to manage files. FREE ACCESS
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11. Templates for Clarity5m 41sIn this video, find out how to manage dynamic file creation using the template resource. FREE ACCESS
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12. Using Node Attributes5m 34sIn this video, learn how to refactor recipes to use node attributes instead of values that are hard-coded. FREE ACCESS
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13. Exercise: Deploy a Simple Web Server6m 6sIn this video, you will learn how to build a simple Apache cookbook that configures a "hello, world" page to serve on localhost. FREE ACCESS
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