October 2018
Beginner
232 pages
7h 52m
English
A recipe is a key part of the Cookbook. It's used to detail what exactly should happen with a node. It's similar to a Vagrantfile when setting the state for a Vagrant virtual machine.
The recipe is written in Ruby and must be added onto the node's run list, which will then allow the node to run that recipe. A Cookbook can use one or more recipes or rely on outside recipes, too.
A recipe's main aim is to manage resources. A resource could be a software package, service, users, groups, files, directories, cron jobs, and more.
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