{"id":365,"date":"2026-10-13T22:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/2014\/08\/13\/chef-open-training\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:21:03","slug":"chef-open-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/chef-open-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Open Training Materials: What\u2019s Included, How to Use Them, and What to Verify"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chef Open Training is a free set of Chef learning materials shared for self-study. This revised guide explains what the original package includes, where it helps most, and how to combine it with official documentation and instructor-led learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally published on 2014-08-13; fully revised and updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Training registration form (original link)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the original Chef Open Training package includes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The original announcement states that these materials are helpful but are not<\/strong> meant to replace official documentation<\/a> or instructor-led courses<\/a>. It also says the slide content matches what was used in public and private training sessions at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Chef-Fundamentals.pdf \u2014 slides used in a three-day Chef Fundamentals class<\/li>
  • Chef-Introductory-Workshop.pdf \u2014 slides used in a one-day Introductory Chef Workshop<\/li>
  • Quickstart reference via learnchef.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Licensing in the original post: CC BY-SA 3.0 US<\/a> and Apache License 2.0. Original materials link: http:\/\/bit.ly\/opschef-opentraining<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Resource<\/th>What it contains<\/th>Best use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Chef-Fundamentals.pdf<\/td>Three-day fundamentals slide deck<\/td>Structured baseline for new users<\/td><\/tr>
    Chef-Introductory-Workshop.pdf<\/td>One-day intro workshop slides<\/td>Fast orientation or team onboarding<\/td><\/tr>
    learnchef.com quickstart<\/td>“Zero to first converge” style guide<\/td>Hands-on first run<\/td><\/tr>
    Official documentation<\/td>Canonical product behavior and current syntax<\/td>Version-accurate implementation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    A practical learning workflow from slides to first converge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Use the open slide decks for conceptual understanding, then validate every command and configuration pattern against current official docs before production use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nflowchart TD\n    A[Download open training slides] --> B[Study fundamentals concepts]\n    B --> C[Set up Chef workstation]\n    C --> D[Create local cookbook repository]\n    D --> E[Run first local converge]\n    E --> F[Check current official documentation]\n    F --> G{Need deeper guidance}\n    G -- yes --> H[Join instructor-led course]\n    G -- no --> I[Continue self-study labs]\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Self-study vs instructor-led vs documentation-first<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    The original post also references a public class and events schedule via the Events Page<\/a>. Choose your path based on your need for speed, support, and version accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Learning option<\/th>Strengths<\/th>Limitations<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Open training materials<\/td>Free, structured slides, reusable for team study<\/td>May reflect older course state; no live feedback<\/td><\/tr>
    Official documentation<\/td>Most authoritative and up to date<\/td>Less guided for first-time learners<\/td><\/tr>
    Instructor-led training<\/td>Hands-on guidance and Q&A<\/td>Scheduling and cost considerations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Example commands for a local first-converge lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    These are example commands for a local lab flow only. Command names and flags can vary by Chef version, so verify against current official docs before use.<\/p>\n\n\n
    chef --version\nchef generate cookbook first_converge\ncd first_converge\nchef-client --local-mode --runlist 'recipe[first_converge::default]'<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
    Best practices when using archived training content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    • Treat slide decks as conceptual training, not as version-locked implementation guidance.<\/li>
    • Cross-check every command, file path, and syntax detail in official documentation.<\/li>
    • Validate licensing terms from the source links before redistributing training derivatives.<\/li>
    • Use instructor-led training when your team needs accelerated troubleshooting and architecture review.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      Chef Open Training provides slide decks and quickstart references for self-study, but it is not a replacement for official docs or instructor-led courses. This revision organizes the original resources into a practical learning path with version-safety guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[407,1598,952,951,1381,1380,884,1379,883,94,1378,96],"class_list":["post-365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-training","tag-chef","tag-chef-advance","tag-chef-course","tag-chef-training","tag-chef-training-classroom","tag-chef-training-online","tag-classroom","tag-classroom-chef-training","tag-course","tag-online","tag-online-chef-training","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79242,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions\/79242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}