- Install ChefDK and yum install the rpm https://downloads.chef.io/chefdk#el
- Install Chef Server by downloading from https://downloads.chef.io/chef-server#el
- run as su, chef-server-ctl reconfigure
- install chef-manage by running chef-server-ctl install chef-manage
- run chef-server-ctl reconfigure
- run chef-manage-ctl reconfigure
- Create a folder in your home directory - this will be the workspace to try recipes and cookbooks. let's call it 'learn-chef', switch to this folder and run the following: