Chef – Infrastructure Automation

Module 1: Introduction to Chef

• Infrastructure as Code with Chef: cookbooks, recipes, and resources
• Chef architecture: Chef Infra Server, Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, and nodes
• Chef vs Ansible vs Puppet: comparison of configuration management tools
• Installing Chef Workstation: knife, chef, and cookstyle tools

Module 2: Chef Resources and Recipes

• Resources: package, file, template, service, execute, and user
• Recipe structure: writing Ruby-based Chef recipes
• Resource actions: install, remove, start, stop, create, and delete
• Run list: assigning recipes and roles to nodes

Module 3: Cookbooks and Attributes

• Cookbook structure: recipes, attributes, files, templates, libraries, and metadata
• Attributes: default, normal, override, and automatic attribute levels
• Attribute precedence: understanding Chef's attribute priority hierarchy
• Knife commands: managing cookbooks, nodes, and environments

Module 4: Templates and Files

• ERB templates: Embedded Ruby templating for dynamic configuration
• Cookbook files: static file distribution to managed nodes
• Template variables: passing attributes and variables to ERB templates
• Partial templates: reusable template fragments

Module 5: Roles, Environments, and Data Bags

• Roles: grouping recipes and attributes for node classification
• Environments: separating development, staging, and production configuration
• Data bags: storing global configuration data and secrets
• Encrypted data bags: securing sensitive data in Chef

Module 6: Chef InSpec – Compliance Automation

• InSpec overview: infrastructure compliance testing framework
• InSpec resources: file, package, service, port, and user resources
• Writing InSpec profiles: compliance controls and test suites
• Chef Compliance: automated compliance scanning and reporting

Module 7: Chef Habitat – Application Automation

• Habitat overview: application packaging and lifecycle management
• Habitat plans: defining build and runtime configuration for applications
• Habitat Supervisor: runtime process management and service binding
• Habitat Builder: sharing and distributing Habitat packages

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Cookbook development: write a Chef cookbook to deploy a web application
• InSpec profile: compliance controls for CIS benchmark verification
• Chef Automate: pipeline, compliance, and node visibility dashboard
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Gain expertise from Chef-certified engineers who have implemented Chef Infra and Chef InSpec for infrastructure automation and compliance management at cloud-native companies, financial institutions, and government technology programmes.

Backgrounds at the Top Our Chef trainers hold Chef Certified Developer credentials and have built enterprise Chef cookbook libraries managing complex multi-platform server estates across AWS, Azure, and on-premises datacentres.

Clear & Effective Teaching Chef architecture, Ruby-based recipes, cookbooks, attributes, ERB templates, roles, environments, data bags, Chef InSpec compliance, and Chef Habitat are explained with real infrastructure automation examples.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students write Chef recipes and cookbooks, configure attributes and roles, manage data bags, write InSpec compliance profiles, deploy with Chef Automate, and package applications with Habitat through structured labs.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest Chef Infra and Chef InSpec releases, Progress Chef platform updates, and evolving infrastructure automation and compliance-as-code best practices.