Mastering Chef the Devops Way by School of DevOps®
What you'll learn
- Infrastructure as a Code and related concepts e.g. idempotence, convergence
- Chef's DSL and best practices to write Recipes, Cookbooks etc.
- Create dynamic, data driven Cookbooks with Variables and Templates
- Setup chef workstation with knife, work with chef server and bootstrap nodes
- Managing multiple environments e.g. Dev, Stage, QA, Production
- Externalising properties with Data bags
- Environments and Roles
- Overview of Chef Enterprise
Requirements
- Linux Command Line Operations
- Text Editor
- Experience with installing and configuring applications
Description
Infrastructure as a Code is one of the foundations of DevOps Automation toolchain. Chef is at the forefront of the IaaC revolutions and was the first tool amongst the four main configuration management tools including Puppet, Ansible and Saltstack .Chef is also the fastest configuration management system and provides a simple DSL (Domain Specific Language) to define the state of resources and does the heavy lifting of managing underlying platform specific operations by itself, providing users higher level of abstraction than scripts do.
The use of Chef is no more limited to servers, but has also expanded to managing all type of devices including routers, embedded systems, storage etc. With more and more organisations adopting to DevOps practices, knowledge on IaaC and tools such as Chef is essential for today's generation of DevOps professionals. This skill would also help one to advance their careers, specially for the operations, systems, networks and DevOps engineers.
This course is one of the most comprehensive programs to master Chef. It starts from most basic concepts related to Infrastructure as a Code, Convergent Infrastructures, Code and Data separation, Idempotence. It then helps you dive into the world of Chef by understanding the basics of the languages such as resources/providers, manifests, modules and then delves deeper into creating dynamic code with parameters, templates, defined types etc. Once equipped with the basics, it unlocks Chef's full potential with advanced topics such as environments, hiera, r10k, puppet enterprise, rolls and design patterns etc. This course takes from from zero to Chef master in two weeks.
Who this course is for:
- Systems Operations Personal who would like to know how to manage infrastructure at scale
- Developers who would like to setup consistent environments and software delivery using automation
- Anyone who would like to be a Devops Professional
- Anyone who is interested learning to write Infrastructure as a Code
- QA who would like to automate test environment setups and create a repeatable way
Instructors
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Helping DevOps Engineers Build Real-World Skills — One Project at a Time
Hi, I’m Gourav — Founder of School of DevOps™ and creator of the RealOps Career Framework.
With over 17 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering, I’ve helped thousands of engineers go from confusion to confidence — and land roles they never thought possible.
Why Learn From Me?
* Real-World Projects, Not Just Theory
My courses are built around problems real companies solve every day — so you’re not just watching, you’re building.
* Designed for Career Impact
Whether you're transitioning into DevOps, going deeper with Kubernetes, or leveling up into MLOps/AIOps, my courses follow a clear roadmap toward mastery.
* Project-Based Learning Meets Gamification
I don’t believe in passive learning. My students build live systems, earn XP, showcase projects, and grow within a community of builders.
* Join 150,000+ Learners Across 15+ Courses
I’ve designed industry-ready bootcamps and Weekend Project Series that are beginner-friendly, yet deep enough for working professionals.
What I Teach
- DevOps Foundations + CI/CD
- Kubernetes, GitOps, Platform Engineering
- Cloud Infra with Terraform & AWS
- MLOps, AIOps & AI-Augmented Ops
- Agentic Workflows & AI for Infra Automation
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Join the network using the link in my bio — Let’s build your career, together.
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Envisioned by Gourav Shah, a devops expert, author and a international trainer, School of Devops is a global provider of devops trainings with most comprehensive, job oriented, certification driven training programs. School of Devops also builds devops learning tools, technologies and top quality audio/visual content. Schoolofdevops developed it’s own Devops workspace called Codespace, an open scoure IDE. Codespace is based on it's front end engine Akurath, a terminal, a Devops workspace.
Being passionate about world of Open Source software, and later managing systems at scale, Gourav has transformed himself to be an expert Devops Enabler.
We have trained more than 8000 IT professionals from leading tech firms including CISCO, Intuit, Walmart Labs, Dreamworks, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, RBS, Wells Fargo, Oracle etc.making us a coveted devops training company.