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Chef is an open-source configuration management tool that uses Ruby to develop essential building blocks like recipes and cookbooks. It automates infrastructure by converting it to code, focusing on writing code instead of manual processes. This allows Chef to manage and configure multiple systems easily. The code can be tested and continuously deployed using Chef. Chef Infra is a configuration management tool designed to bring automation to your entire infrastructure.

Resource

A resource is the basic component of a recipe used to manage the infrastructure with various states. Multiple resources can be in a recipe to help configure and manage the infrastructure. For example:

  • package − Manages the packages on a node
  • service − Manages the services on a node
  • user − Manages the users on the node
  • group − Manages groups
  • template − Manages files with embedded Ruby templates
  • cookbook_file − Transfers files from the files subdirectory in the cookbook to a location on the node
  • file − Manages the contents of a file on the node
  • directory − Manages directories on the node
  • execute − Executes a command on the node
  • cron − Edits an existing cron file on the node

Reference

  • https://www.chef.io/products/chef-infra
  • https://medium.com/@dksoni4530/chef-101-configuration-management-tool-9f7c2a49fa59
  • https://github.com/chef/chef
  • https://www.tutorialspoint.com/chef/chef_overview.htm
  • https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/chef-tutorial/what-is-chef
  • https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/configuration-management-101-writing-chef-recipes
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