Chef Tutorials: How to write and test a chef recipe?

Step 1 – Install & Verify Chef Workstation

Step 2 – Write a following content in hello.rb

file 'index.html' do
  content "Hello everyone from DevOpsSchool"
endCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Step 3 – Write a following content in hello.rb

$ chef-apply hello.rb
$ chef-apply hello.rb
$ chef-apply hello.rb -l debug
$ chef-apply hello.rb --why-run

Run the executable in why-run mode, which is a type of Chef Infra Client run that does everything except modify the system. Use why-run mode to understand why the Chef Infra Client makes the decisions that it makes and to learn more about the current and proposed state of the system.

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