Chef (Part 1 of 6): Introduction and Setup

Chef takes the process of software deployment and converts it into code, which makes managing your infrastructure smoother and more efficient. This course starts with an explanation of what you can expect from Chef and how to set up the environment both locally and using an Amazon EC2. Next it covers some additional setup options and finally some of the resources that can help support you in Chef. This course contains the following lessons:

Lesson 1:

• Course Intro
• Roadmap.

Lesson 2:

• Getting Started
• Install Chef Dev Kit
• Vagrant.

Lesson 3:

• Using AWS
• Key Pairing
• Connect to Instance.

Lesson 4:

• IAC
• Configuration Management
• Lab: Your First Recipe
• Chef Thinks.

Lesson 5:

• Overview Chef Resources
• Exploring Resources
• Test Repair
• Lab: Workstation
• Organizing Resources.