| Original author(s) | Opscode |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Opscode |
| Initial release | January 15, 2009 |
| Stable release | 0.10.8 / December 15, 2011 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Linux, Unix, Windows |
| Type | Configuration management, System administration, Network management |
| License | Apache license |
| Website | www.opscode.com/chef/ |
Chef is a configuration management tool written in Ruby. It uses a pure-Ruby, domain-specific language (DSL) for writing system configuration "recipes" or "cookbooks". Chef was written by Opscode and is released as open source under the Apache license 2.0.
Chef can run as a client/server model, or "chef-solo" can be used to run standalone recipies without a server and with a limited.