One of the things to consider when using Chef is what kind of installation you need. Chef architecture planning is important as details need to be thought of and planned for early. Through this course, learn about Chef deployment planning and how to install and work with various Chef components. Discover various Chef installation strategies for on-premises and cloud environments and how to create recipes and cookbooks. Next, learn how to install and configure Chef Infra Server, a hosted Chef server, Chef Automate, Chef Workstation, and a Chef node. Finally, work with recipes and cookbooks, use various tools to manage Chef, troubleshoot common Chef issues, and explore Chef best practices. Upon completion, you'll be able to outline practical uses for Chef.

Chef offers a suite of software automation solutions to help with the top to bottom management of deployments, primarily revolving around bringing infrastructure and applications from development to delivery into production systems and beyond. Through this course, learn about the key concepts and features of Chef. Discover the prerequisites for installing Chef, its use cases, and the required syntax for using Ruby with Chef. Next, learn about the key components and features of the different products and solutions Chef offers. Finally, recognize the differences between Chef and Ansible and examine how they can work together. Upon completion, you'll be able to use the basic Chef platform offerings.