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Chef
Intermediate
3 sections · 12 lessons · ~6h total · 13-question self-test
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01
Beginner
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
What Chef is & the pull model
Client/server, agent-based convergence.
12 min
02
The tools & workstation setup
chef-client, knife, Workstation.
12 min
03
Resources & recipes
The declarative Ruby building blocks.
12 min
04
The chef-client run & convergence
Compile, converge, idempotency.
12 min
02
Intermediate
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
Attributes & precedence
Where node values come from.
14 min
02
Templates & files
ERB templates from node data.
12 min
03
Cookbook structure & dependencies
Berkshelf, metadata, versioning.
12 min
04
Nodes, run-lists & roles
What a node should become.
12 min
03
Advanced
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
Data bags & encrypted secrets
Shared data and secrets, encrypted.
14 min
02
Test Kitchen & InSpec
Test cookbooks before they ship.
12 min
03
Policyfiles & environments
Pin exactly what a node runs.
12 min
04
Securing the Chef server & clients
Keys, RBAC, and the pull model’s risks.
14 min
Final exam
Test yourself on everything
13 questions drawn from all 3 sections — every answer explained as you pick.
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