

Chef
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Chef is an open source systems integration framework built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure. You write source code to describe how you want each part of your infrastructure to be built, then apply those descriptions to your servers.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Features
Chef information
AlternativeTo Categories
Network & Admin, OS & Utilities, System & HardwareGitHub repository
- 7,768 Stars
- 2,519 Forks
- 368 Open Issues
- Updated May 21, 2025
Comments and Reviews
Chef is ideal when you have to maintain a bunch of servers, not just spin them up. It takes some planning and thought, but instead you get an authoritative source of information about your infrastructure, versioned storage of configuration code and a cherry on top — Ruby-based DSL for infrastructure management.