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Chef for Absolute Beginners - DevOps

Chef for Absolute Beginners - DevOps

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Highlights

  • On-Demand course

  • 2 hours 12 minutes

  • All levels

Description

Learn to automate without scripting using Chef with integrated hands-on labs right in your browser

Chef Software is a Configuration management and Automate tool used to make your applications and systems easier to deploy. Avoid writing scripts or custom code to deploy and update your applications- automate in a language that approaches plain English.
This course introduces a beginner in DevOps to basic fundamentals of Chef with easy to do hands-on exercises that you can practice right in the browser. The course introduces basic use cases of Chef followed by an introduction to Chef Resources, Recipes, Cookbooks, RunLists, Roles, Ohai. Find demos that show how to set up a Chef environment on AWS Cloud platform. Each lecture is accompanied by a set of coding/lab exercises giving the user a hands-on experience in developing Chef code. Finally, test your knowledge with the help of an assignment which will give you real-world experience in solving a problem.
All the code and supporting files for this course are available at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Chef-for-Absolute-Beginners---DevOps

What You Will Learn

Automate daily repetitive tasks in your environment with Chef
Get comfortable with Chef language
Setup Chef on Cloud environments like AWS
Use Chef Console to manage Automation

Audience

This course is for absolute beginners in automation, those who wish to automate without coding and with zero scripting knowledge.

Approach

Complex concepts are made simple with explanations based on Analogies and Animation. This will ensure the concepts stick to your mind. Check out the first few lectures!

Key Features

Lectures backed by animated slides makes it simple and easy to understand.

Github Repo

https://github.com/packtpublishing/chef-for-absolute-beginners---devops

About the Author
Mumshad Mannambeth

Mumshad, an IT Solutions Architect, specializes in Cloud Native Computing, Automation, and DevOps. As the founder of KodeKloud, a Certified Kubernetes Training Partner, he's deeply passionate about technology and education. His teaching philosophy revolves around the belief that the best way to learn is through hands-on experience and an enjoyable approach. Mumshad has authored multiple courses on DevOps, Cloud, and Automation, emphasizing interactive, hands-on learning experiences. KodeKloud, an online training institution, is dedicated to delivering top-tier, practical training in DevOps and Automation Technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and more. With a global student base of over 500,000, KodeKloud's courses provide engaging and interactive ways to learn new technology, making the learning process both enjoyable and insightful.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

In this section, we look into introduced to Chef, configuration management and automation services.

1. Introduction

Introduction: Introduction

2. Configuration Management and Automation

Introduction: Configuration Management and Automation

3. Introducing Chef

Introduction: Introducing Chef

2. Chef Setup

In this section, we look into setup of Chef, its workstation and clients. We also look into few demo videos for create VMs and installation of workstation.

1. Setup Chef

Chef Setup: Setup Chef

2. Chef Workstation

Chef Setup: Chef Workstation

3. Demo - Create VMs on AWS

Chef Setup: Demo - Create VMs on AWS

4. Demo - Workstation Installation

Chef Setup: Demo - Workstation Installation

5. Setup Chef Clients

Chef Setup: Setup Chef Clients

3. Chef Concepts

In this video, we look into chef concepts and resources related to Chef.

1. Chef Architecture

Chef Concepts: Chef Architecture

2. Chef Resources

Chef Concepts: Chef Resources

3. Chef Resource Documentation Walkthrough

Chef Concepts: Chef Resource Documentation Walkthrough

4. Chef DSL

Chef Concepts: Chef DSL

5. Chef Recipe

Chef Concepts: Chef Recipe

6. Demo - Chef Recipe

Chef Concepts: Demo - Chef Recipe

7. Chef Cookbooks

Chef Concepts: Chef Cookbooks

8. Demo - Chef Cookbooks

Chef Concepts: Demo - Chef Cookbooks

9. Chef RunLists

Chef Concepts: Chef RunLists

10. Demo - Chef RunLists

Chef Concepts: Demo - Chef RunLists

11. Chef Include Recipe

Chef Concepts: Chef Include Recipe

12. Cookbook Dependencies

Chef Concepts: Cookbook Dependencies

13. Demo - Cookbook Dependencies

Chef Concepts: Demo - Cookbook Dependencies

4. Server-Client Mode in Production Environment

In this section, we look into server-client model and demo videos for connectivity and setup.

1. Server-Client Model

Server-Client Mode in Production Environment: Server-Client Model

2. Demo - Workstation Connectivity

Server-Client Mode in Production Environment: Demo - Workstation Connectivity

3. Demo - Setup Chef Clients

Server-Client Mode in Production Environment: Demo - Setup Chef Clients

4. Demo - Server-Client Model

Server-Client Mode in Production Environment: Demo - Server-Client Model

5. Other Topics

Here, the author introduces us to miscellaneous topics.

1. Extra's

Other Topics: Extra's

Course Content

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