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Chef, part 3 of 6: Templates and Resources

with expert Robin Beck


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Release date 9/22/2019
Level Intermediate
Runtime 1h 51m
Closed captioning N/A
Transcript N/A
eBooks / courseware N/A
Hands-on labs N/A
Sample code N/A
Exams Included
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Course description

Chef takes the process of software deployment and converts it into code making managing your infrastructure smoother and more efficient. This course starts off with templates. A cookbook template is used to dynamically generate static text files and are a great way to manage configuration files. Then it covers remote file execution, users groups and notifications. Finally, how to solve problems and troubleshoot issues.

Prerequisites

Basic System Administration Remote administration Basic Unix command-line navigation

Meet the expert

Robin has completed two B.A.'s in astronomy and physics and is a Certified Chef Developer. Currently he delivers in-person and virtual trainings in DevOps and produces educational content for online learning spaces. Robin continues delivering world-class trainings on DevOps and Cloud Automation technologies.

Course outline



Templates and Resources

Templates (28:37)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Templates (01:05)
  • Exploring Templates (04:44)
  • ERB (07:29)
  • Templates Recipes (08:27)
  • Lab: Templates (06:30)
  • Summary (00:10)
Common Resources (45:00)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Common Resources (01:17)
  • Cookbook File (07:41)
  • Remote File (08:09)
  • Execute (13:22)
  • User Group (05:35)
  • Notifications (08:34)
  • Summary (00:10)
Troubleshooting (38:05)
  • Introduction (00:10)
  • Troubleshooting and Bonus Content (01:25)
  • Chef DK (08:14)
  • Chef DK Tools (09:15)
  • Debugging (06:01)
  • Breaking Stuff (12:49)
  • Summary (00:10)