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Stage 07 · Infrastructure & Configuration

Chef Complete Course

Master Chef Infra from resources, recipes, cookbooks, Ohai, and Policyfiles through testing, compliance, Chef Infra Server, fleet automation, security, scaling, upgrades, and production operations.

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CHF

38chapters

190lessons

Intermediatestarting level

Hands-onlearning mode

Course stateCurriculum ready

Course brief

A production-oriented Chef curriculum for declarative configuration, reusable policy, infrastructure testing, compliance, and enterprise fleet operations.

This course is organized as a progressive operational curriculum. Lesson files are reserved in the repository structure so future content can be added without changing URLs or navigation.

By the end

You will be able to

Model desired state with Chef resources, recipes, cookbooks, and custom resources
Manage attributes, Ohai data, templates, files, notifications, and idempotent convergence
Build reproducible policy with Policyfiles and govern cookbook dependencies
Test and secure infrastructure code with Test Kitchen, ChefSpec, Cookstyle, and InSpec
Operate Chef Infra Server, automate fleets, scale safely, and recover production environments

Complete syllabus

38 chapters in prerequisite order.

The structure goes beyond a command reference and includes architecture, security, reliability, troubleshooting, automation, governance, and production operations.

Chapter 1

Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations

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Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation FoundationsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 2

Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle

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Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product LifecycleReserved in course structure

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Chapter 3

Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup

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Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab SetupReserved in course structure

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Chapter 4

Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence

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Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and ConvergenceReserved in course structure

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Chapter 5

Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code

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Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure CodeReserved in course structure

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Chapter 6

Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency

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Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and IdempotencyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 7

Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order

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Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution OrderReserved in course structure

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Chapter 8

Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure

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Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard StructureReserved in course structure

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Chapter 9

Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design

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Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data DesignReserved in course structure

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Chapter 10

Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data

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Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node DataReserved in course structure

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Chapter 11

File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources

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File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core ResourcesReserved in course structure

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Chapter 12

Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination

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Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service CoordinationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 13

Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence

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Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional ConvergenceReserved in course structure

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Chapter 14

Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering

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Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration RenderingReserved in course structure

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Chapter 15

Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution

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Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content DistributionReserved in course structure

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Chapter 16

Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions

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Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable AbstractionsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 17

Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns

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Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource PatternsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 18

Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores

5 lessons

Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret StoresReserved in course structure

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Chapter 19

Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns

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Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy PatternsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 20

Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy

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Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure PolicyReserved in course structure

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Chapter 21

Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance

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Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact GovernanceReserved in course structure

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Chapter 22

Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows

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Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative WorkflowsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 23

Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration

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Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and ConfigurationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 24

Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery

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Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster RecoveryReserved in course structure

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Chapter 25

Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting

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Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet TargetingReserved in course structure

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Chapter 26

Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs

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Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration LabsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 27

ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback

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ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook FeedbackReserved in course structure

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Chapter 28

Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality

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Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code QualityReserved in course structure

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Chapter 29

InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase

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InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance PhaseReserved in course structure

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Chapter 30

Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration

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Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC IntegrationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 31

Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef

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Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with ChefReserved in course structure

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Chapter 32

CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation

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CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release AutomationReserved in course structure

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Chapter 33

Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene

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Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret HygieneReserved in course structure

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Chapter 34

Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance

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Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and PerformanceReserved in course structure

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Chapter 35

Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics

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Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics: Guided Configuration and Hands-On WorkflowReserved in course structure

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Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics: Design Patterns, Trade-Offs, and Production DecisionsReserved in course structure

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Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics: Security, Diagnostics, Failure Modes, and TroubleshootingReserved in course structure

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Checkpoint Lab — Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational DiagnosticsReserved in course structure

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Chapter 36

Upgrade Planning, Chef Infra Client 18-to-19 Migration, Deprecations, and Compatibility

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Upgrade Planning, Chef Infra Client 18-to-19 Migration, Deprecations, and Compatibility: Concepts, Vocabulary, and Mental ModelReserved in course structure

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Chef Habitat Integration, Application Packaging Concepts, and Modern Estate Strategy

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Checkpoint Lab — Chef Habitat Integration, Application Packaging Concepts, and Modern Estate StrategyReserved in course structure

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Production Capstone: Build, Test, Secure, Promote, Operate, and Recover a Chef Estate

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Chef Complete Course

A production-oriented Chef curriculum for declarative configuration, reusable policy, infrastructure testing, compliance, and enterprise fleet operations.

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38 chapters in prerequisite order.

Chef Ecosystem, Configuration Management, and Modern Infra Automation Foundations

Chef Infra Client 19 LTS, Workstation, Server, Habitat, and Product Lifecycle

Installing Chef Workstation, Chef Infra Client, Local Mode, and Lab Setup

Chef Architecture: Workstation, Infra Server, Nodes, Clients, and Convergence

Ruby Fundamentals for Chef Infra DSL and Infrastructure Code

Resources, Actions, Properties, Desired State, and Idempotency

Recipes, Run Lists, Compile Phase, Converge Phase, and Execution Order

Cookbooks, Metadata, Files, Templates, Recipes, and Standard Structure

Attributes, Precedence, Defaults, Overrides, and Configuration Data Design

Ohai, Automatic Attributes, Plugins, Platform Detection, and Node Data

File, Template, Directory, Package, Service, User, and Common Core Resources

Notifications, Subscriptions, Delayed Actions, and Service Coordination

Guards, only_if, not_if, Platform Conditions, and Conditional Convergence

Templates with ERB, Variables, Helpers, Partials, and Configuration Rendering

Cookbook Files, Remote Files, Archives, Artifacts, and Content Distribution

Custom Resources, Unified Mode, Properties, Actions, and Reusable Abstractions

Custom Resource Helpers, Libraries, Mixins, and Advanced Resource Patterns

Data Bags, Encrypted Data Concepts, Secret Handling, and External Secret Stores

Roles, Environments, Version Constraints, and Legacy Policy Patterns

Policyfiles, Policy Groups, Locking, Promotion, and Immutable Infrastructure Policy

Berkshelf History, Cookbook Dependency Solving, Supermarket, and Artifact Governance

Knife, Server APIs, Node/Search Operations, Bootstrap, and Administrative Workflows

Chef Infra Server Architecture, Services, Organizations, Users, and Configuration

Chef Infra Server Backup, Restore, Reconfigure, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery

Search, Solr/OpenSearch Concepts, Node Queries, and Fleet Targeting

Test Kitchen, Drivers, Provisioners, Verifiers, Platforms, and Integration Labs

ChefSpec, Unit Testing, Resource Matching, and Fast Cookbook Feedback

Cookstyle, Static Analysis, Style, Deprecation Detection, and Code Quality

InSpec, Compliance Profiles, Controls, Resources, Waivers, and Compliance Phase

Windows Automation, PowerShell, Registry, Features, Services, and DSC Integration

Cloud and Container Automation Patterns with Chef

CI/CD for Cookbooks, Policyfiles, Tests, Promotion, and Release Automation

Chef Credentials, Certificates, TLS, RBAC Concepts, and Secret Hygiene

Fleet Scaling, Client Scheduling, Concurrency, Server Capacity, and Performance

Observability, Client Reports, Logging, Failure Analysis, and Operational Diagnostics

Upgrade Planning, Chef Infra Client 18-to-19 Migration, Deprecations, and Compatibility

Chef Habitat Integration, Application Packaging Concepts, and Modern Estate Strategy

Production Capstone: Build, Test, Secure, Promote, Operate, and Recover a Chef Estate

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