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Chef Hands On Exercises

Chef SA Workshops

Solution Notes (from Mudassar)

• Both MongoDB and Tomcat workshops have been completed
• Cookbooks have been loaded separately for each workshop under their main folder
• MongoDB Cookbook
  • Direct Link: https://github.com/mudash/workshops/tree/master/1_MongoDB/cookbooks
  • To run: chef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[mongo_install]'
• Tomcat Cookbook
  • Direct Link: https://github.com/mudash/workshops/tree/master/2_Tomcat/cookbooks
  • To run: chef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[tomcat_install]'
• Both cookbooks developed and tested on RHEL

Instructions

Complete the mandatory workshops below. These may be completed in any order, but it the recommendation is 1_MongoDB then 2_Tomcat.

• 1_MongoDB
• 2_Tomcat
• 3_Bonus

Each workshop includes instructions stating the goal of the workshop, the success criteria, and, in some cases, basic instructions. Basic instructions are provided with the understanding that those executing the workshops may not have any practical experience with the specific technologies involved.

If the first two workshops are completed successfully, additional bonus material from 3_Bonus may be completed. This is extra credit material and additional consideration will be given if it is attempted and/or completed successfully.

Expectations

There are no correct or incorrect working solutions to each of the workshops. If the participant's solution meets the defined success criteria, that is a correct solution. Each individual is expected to use their own experiences and approach to solving the task at hand.

• Work will be shown on github
  • Create a free account on github.com if you do not have one
  • Fork this repository
  • Commit your work locally and often to show progress
  • Do not forget to push to your github repo!
  • Provide instructions in your README.md for us to run your cookbook so that we can test your work.
  • Be prepared to explain your approach and thought process for building the cookbooks
  • Be prepared to present your working solutions by demonstrating successful chef-client runs

Projects Included

• 1_MongoDB: Install the software on the target system
• 2_Tomcat: Install and configure the Apache Tomcat Java application server on the target system
• 3_Bonus: Bonus Projects that can be completed in addition to 1_MongoDB and 2_Tomcat
  • Expand the functionality of the previous two workshops
    • Awesome Appliance Repair - A simple, python-based web application that utilizes Apache for a web server and MySQL for a database.
    • Middleman - A static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. It is a ruby (sinatra) application.

Pre-requisites

You will need some experience using Chef such as:

• Completing the exercises on Learn Chef
• Completing a Chef Essentials workshop or class
• Completing other online tutorials or training courses on Chef
• Real-world experience working with Chef

You will also need to install a few pieces of software on your local workstation:

• The ChefDK to develop and test your Chef code.
• A text editor to create and edit your Chef code (i.e. Atom, VisualStudio Code, SublimeText, or other)
• A free GitHub.com account to upload your work
• A virtual machine running a RHEL7 (or later) based linux distribution (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, etc.) to serve as a test system
  • This can be a local or cloud-hosted VM

  NOTE: Workshops in 3_Bonus may require an Ubuntu-based operating system rather than RHEL7. If required, it will be called out specifically within that workshop's README file.

License & Authors

Author:: Nathen Harvey ([e-mail]) Author:: Nicole Johnson ([e-mail]) Author:: Jeff Mery ([e-mail]) Author:: Brian Chau ([e-mail])

Copyright:: 2017 Chef Software, Inc.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

March 2018