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Updated: 2021-10-19
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https://docs.chef.io/install_server.html https://docs.chef.io/ctl_chef_server.html  

To set up private chef on an m1.small EC2 instance running Ubuntu 14.04:

sudo sh -c `echo foo.example.com > /etc/hostname' # very important on ec2 instances! sudo shutdown -r now wget https://web-dl.packagecloud.io/chef/stable/packages/ubuntu/trusty/chef-server-core_12.0.8-1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i chef-server* sudo chef-server-ctl reconfigure sudo chef-server-ctl user-create pjungwir Paul Jungwirth pj@illuminatedcomputing.com changeme sudo chef-server-ctl password pjungwir sudo chef-server-ctl org-create short_numm full_name -assocation_user pjungwir  

To install the management webapp:

sudo chef-server-ctl install opscode-manage sudo chef-server-ctl reconfigure sudo opscode-manage-ctl reconfigure  

To create encrypted data bags:

openssl rand -base64 512 >.chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret  

To upload cookbooks:

knife cookbook upload this that the other  

To load roles:

knife role from file roles/web.json  

To manage EC2 servers:

knife ec2 server list

ssh-add ~/.ssh/pjungwir-aws.pem knife ec2 server create -I ami-d05e75b8 -f m3.medium -Z us-east-1b -E staging -r `roles[web]' -server-connect-attribute private_ip_address -ssh-user ubuntu -ssh-gateway ec2-user@bastion-staging.example.com -identity-file=~/src/example/doc/aws/pjungwir.pem -s subnet-7162eb5a -g sg-239eae47 -N staging-web-1 -iam-profile staging-web  

To run things again:

knife ssh `role:web' `sudo chef-client' knife ssh `node:foo' `sudo chef-client'  

AUTHORS

Paul A. Jungwirth.

 

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To set up private chef on an m1.small EC2 instance running Ubuntu 14.04:
To install the management webapp:
To create encrypted data bags:
To upload cookbooks:
To load roles:
To manage EC2 servers:
To run things again:
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