Debug Recipes, chef-client Runs

Debug Recipes, chef-client Runs

Chef is a powerful automation platform that transforms infrastructure into code. Whether you’re operating in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment, Chef automates how infrastructure is configured, deployed, and managed across your network, no matter its size.

This diagram shows how you develop, test, and deploy your Chef code.

Elements of good approaches to building cookbooks and recipes that are reliable include:

• A consistent syntax pattern when constructing recipes
• Using the same patterns in Ruby
• Using platform resources before creating custom ones
• Using community-authored lightweight resources before creating custom ones

Ideally, the best way to debug a recipe is to not have to debug it in the