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I'm unsure how exactly chef does its thing, but I found that using puppet apply (similar to Chef Solo), was far superior to using puppet server (which we use fo
by jsmeaton 13y ago
I'm unsure how exactly chef does its thing, but I found that using puppet apply (similar to Chef Solo), was far superior to using puppet server (which we use for production).
Maintaining usable certificates, sharing them with other devs, synchronising puppet plugins etc was just far too much work, and very time consuming. I also found it a lot nicer to have the explicit puppet configuration right next to the code that runs on it.
I don't know if these kind of setbacks will be similar with Chef Server or not.
- saryant 13y agoAfter spending two weeks getting Chef Solo set up for our requirements, we aren't exactly giddy about running into Chef Server's open arms.
- jsmeaton 13y agoMaybe spend some time looking into puppet then? Although if you've already got everything setup there's probably no need to change. That said, I should probably look into chef a little more than I have.
- colbyolson 13y agoCheck out salt. Simple and amazing.
- jsmeaton 13y agoI've tried looking into salt a couple of times, but I find the documentation really lacking. The information is too spread out. I just took another look at the docs and it appears to do just about everything puppet does, but is much easier to configure (puppet-db/mcollective salt-alternatives are default). Is there a canonical tutorial that's worth reading?