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Chef SDK Installation

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Chef is an open-source systems management and cloud infrastructure automation framework. Chef is a Configuration Management tool written in Ruby and Erlang.It used a pure-Ruby, domain-specific language(DSL). Chef is a powerful automation platform that transforms infrastructure-into-code. DevOps can use Chef to deploy and manage servers and applications in cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environments, no matter where you are using it. Installing Chef On Virtual box using vagrant for portable virtual development environments Prerequisite for this setup 1. Windows machine 2. At-least 6 to 8 GB ram memory  Download and Install Virtual box on Windows Download from this site and install it: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Command to verify Virtual box installation: $VBoxManage --version 5.1.8r111374 Add the below path to the environmental varibles:  C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox Download and Install Vagrant on Windows: Downlo...

DevOps Weapons

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To achieve faster application delivery and stable environments, the right tools must be used in DevOps environments. There is no single tool that fits all your needs such as server provisioning, configuration management, automated builds, code deployments, and monitoring. Many factors determine the use of a particular tool in your infrastructure.   In this article, we will look into core tools which can be used in a typical Devops environment. Version Control Tools: Git - An awesome tool to version your source code and collaborate. Terraform  - A tool used in building, changing, and versioning the infrastructure across platforms. Build Orchestration/Continuous Integration Tools: Jenkins - It is an open-source, lightweight CI tool written in Java, with high extensibility and a fast release cycle. Buildbot  - An open-source framework for automating software build, test and release process. CruiseControl  - A CI server written in  # Ruby ...