→ Chef is an automation tool that helps in configuration management by automating infrastructure deployment. The Chef-Server acts as a central hub that manages cookbooks and distributes configurations to connected nodes (servers).
This guide will walk you through setting up Chef-Server, connecting it with a workstation, and preparing for node automation.
The Chef-Server acts as a mediator that manages and distributes cookbooks across nodes. Below is a step-by-step breakdown of how it works:
1️⃣ Create an account on the Chef-Server.
2️⃣ Connect the workstation to the Chef-Server.
3️⃣ Upload cookbooks from the workstation to the Chef-Server.
4️⃣ Attach nodes to the Chef-Server via the Bootstrap process.
5️⃣ Apply cookbooks to configure the nodes automatically.
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Before setting up the Chef-Server, you need an AWS EC2 instance that acts as your workstation.
1️⃣ Open PuTTY (or any SSH client).