A Policyfile is a way to create immutable collections of cookbooks, cookbook dependencies, and attributes defined in a single document that is uploaded to the Chef Infra Server. The Policyfile is then associated with a group of nodes. When these nodes perform a Chef Infra Client run, they utilize recipes specified in the Policyfile.Why Policyfiles?Policyfiles make it easier to test and promote cod

Note This topic is meant to support existing customers using Chef replication. The capabilities of Chef replication can be reproduced using the features of Chef Automate workflow and we encourage customers to adopt Chef Automate going forward. Chef replication provides a way to asynchronously distribute cookbook, environment, role, and data bag data from a single, primary Chef server to one (or mo

Ruby is a simple programming language: Chef uses Ruby as its reference language to define the patterns that are found in resources, recipes, and cookbooksUse these patterns to configure, deploy, and manage nodes across the networkRuby is also a powerful and complete programming language: Use the Ruby programming language to make decisions about what should happen to specific resources and recipesE