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This is the documentation for:

  • Chef, including the Chef server, the Chef client, the Chef development kit (ChefDK) and related tools
  • Chef Automate

For information on Habitat and InSpec, see their respective documentation:

This page has links to each topic in this doc set. You can also use the navigation tool or the search box to find what you’re looking for.

If you are new to Chef, we highly recommend the Getting Started track on Learn Chef to familarize yourself with Chef concepts.

If you need documentation for previous versions, see the Docs Archive.

Overview

Chef Platform Overview

Platform Overview

Chef

Cookbook Reference

About Cookbooks | Attributes | Files | Libraries

Recipes: About Recipes | Debug Recipes, Client Runs

Resources: About Resources | Common Functionality | Custom Resources | All Resources (Single Page) | Examples (by Resource)

apt_package | apt_preference | apt_repository | apt_update | bash | batch | bff_package | breakpoint | build_essential | cab_package | chef_acl | chef_client | chef_container | chef_data_bag | chef_data_bag_item | chef_environment | chef_gem | chef_group | chef_handler | chef_mirror | chef_node | chef_organization | chef_role | chef_user | chocolatey_config chocolatey_package chocolatey_source cookbook_file | cron | cron_d | cron_access | csh | deploy | directory | dmg_package | dpkg_package | dsc_resource | dsc_script | windows_env | erl_call | execute | file | freebsd_package | gem_package | git | group | homebrew_cask | homebrew_package | homebrew_tap | hostname | http_request | ifconfig | ips_package | kernel_module | ksh | launchd | link | log | locale | macos_userdefaults | macports_package | mdadm | mount | ohai | ohai_hint | openbsd_package | openssl_dhparam | openssl_ec_private_key | openssl_ec_public_key | openssl_rsa_private_key | openssl_rsa_public_key | openssl_x509_certificate | openssl_x509_crl | openssl_x509_request | osx_profile | package | pacman_package | paludis_package | perl | portage_package | powershell_package | powershell_package_source | powershell_script | private_key | public_key | python | reboot | registry_key | remote_directory | remote_file | route | rpm_package | ruby | ruby_block | script | rhsm_errata | rhsm_errata_level | rhsm_register | rhsm_repo | rhsm_subscription | service | smartos_package | solaris_package | ssh_known_hosts_entry | subversion | sudo | swap_file | sysctl | systemd_unit | template | user | windows_ad_join | windows_auto_run | windows_feature | windows_feature_dism | windows_feature_powershell.html | windows_font | windows_package | windows_printer.html | windows_printer_port | windows_service | windows_shortcut | windows_task | windows_workgroup | yum_package | yum_repository | dnf_package | zypper_package | zypper_repository

Templates | Cookbook Repo | metadata.rb | Cookbook Versioning | Ruby

Chef Automate Cookbooks: build-cookbook (cookbook) | delivery-truck (cookbook) | Publish Cookbooks to Multiple Chef Servers

ChefDK

About ChefDK | Berkshelf | chef-apply (executable) | chef-shell (executable)

chef (executable): chef env | chef exec | chef gem | chef generate app | chef generate attribute | chef generate cookbook | chef generate build-cookbook | chef generate file | chef generate resource | chef generate recipe | chef generate repo | chef generate template | chef provision | chef shell-init

Chef Solo: About Chef Solo | chef-solo (executable) | solo.rb | chef-zero (local mode) | chef-vault | ChefSpec

Configuration: config.rb | Multiple Config Files | cookstyle | Delivery CLI | Foodcritic

Kitchen: About Kitchen | kitchen (executable) | .kitchen.yml kitchen-vagrant

Knife: About Knife | Common Options | Setting up Knife | knife bootstrap | knife client | knife configure | knife cookbook | knife cookbook site | knife data bag | knife delete | knife deps | knife diff | knife download | knife edit | knife environment | knife exec | knife list | knife node | knife raw | knife recipe list | knife role | knife search | knife serve | knife show | knife ssh | knife ssl check | knife ssl fetch | knife status | knife supermarket | knife tag | knife upload | knife user | knife xargs | knife azure | knife_azurerm | knife windows

knife opc: About knife opc | config.rb Configuration | opc user list | opc user show | opc user create | opc user delete | opc user delete | opc org list | opc org show | opc org create | opc org delete | opc org user add | opc org user remove | knife spork

Ohai: About Ohai | ohai (executable)

Policyfile: About Policyfile | Policyfile.rb

push-jobs-client (executable)

Managing the Server: Runbook (Single Page) | Backend Cluster Failure Recovery | Backup and Restore | Data Storage | Firewalls and Ports | Active Directory and LDAP | Log Files | Monitor | Organizations and Groups | Secrets | Security | Services | Tuning | Upgrades | Upgrade HA Cluster | Users | chef-server-ctl | chef-backend-ctl | chef-server.rb | opscode-expander-ctl | Chef Server API

Push Jobs: knife push jobs | push-jobs-client | push-jobs-client.rb | push-jobs-server.rb | Push Jobs API | Server Sent Events

Supermarket: Log Files | Backup and Restore | Monitoring | supermarket.rb | knife supermarket | supermarket-ctl | Supermarket API

Management Console: Configure SAML | Clients | Cookbooks | Data Bags | Environments | Nodes | Roles | Users | manage.rb | chef-manage-ctl

Habitat

Documentation: Habitat Documentation

Tutorials: Habitat Tutorials

InSpec

Documentation: InSpec Documentation

Tutorials: InSpec Tutorials

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