Install Chef Workstation

• macOS, Windows, RHEL, Ubuntu: https://docs.chef.io/workstation/install_workstation/
• Arch Linux: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/chef-workstation

rbenv

If you use rbenv to manage Ruby versions on your system, install the (rbenv-chef-workstation)[https://github.com/docwhat/rbenv-chef-workstation] plugin.

Install gem dependencies

bundle install

Bootstrap a new server

knife zero bootstrap root@dev.kosmos.org --run-list "recipe[kosmos-base],..." -j '{"example_cookbook":{"memory_max":"256M"}}' --secret-file .chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret

Bootstrap a new VM

knife zero bootstrap ubuntu@zerotier-ip-address -x ubuntu --sudo --run-list "recipe[kosmos-base]" --secret-file .chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret

Run Chef Zero

knife zero converge name:dev.kosmos.org

Run Chef Zero on a VM

knife zero converge -a knife_zero.host name:vm-name-23

Update Chef Client on a server:

knife zero converge name:dev.kosmos.org --client-version 15.3.14

Managing cookbooks

Cookbooks are managed via Berkshelf. Run berks --help for command help.

Install cookbooks listed in Berksfile:

berks install

Vendor installed cookbooks to the cookbooks/ dir:

berks vendor cookbooks/ --delete