DevOps Bootcamp

Creating a role

At this stage, all the required cookbooks are uploaded on the hosted Chef. Now, let's create a role on the hosted Chef.

Before creating a role, let's understand what it means.

A role is created for a specific function. It provides a path for various patterns and workflow processes.

For example, the web server role can consist of Tomcat server recipes and any custom attributes:

1. Go to Policy in the hosted Chef Dashboard and click on Roles in the sidebar menu. Click on Create Role to create a role.
2. In the Create Role window, provide a Name and Description.
3. Click on Next.

Refer to the following screenshot:

1. A Run List keeps roles/recipes ...