[chef] Re: Deploying server under CentOS

[Alex Soto < >]

I'm on centos for one client, running chef .7X

It should work, but as you say, it's best to go ubuntu if you can.  I'm in 
the process of moving all my systems to ubuntu not just because of chef, but 
it's part of the reason.

Alex

On Jul 8, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Albert Llop wrote:

> Hi there!
> I've been battling today trying to update my chef server to the latest 
> version (0.9.6) but have been a complete disaster. We run everything under 
> centos 5.3 so far, and I haven't found much support in that area, since 
> most of the documentation / bootstrapping cookbooks mention mostly only 
> ubuntu support. What would you suggest to be the best course of action? I 
> have a very small environment of only 5 clients, preparing for a bigger 
> future, so scrapping everything can be considered. Would it be worth it to 
> create a new chef server on an ubuntu based system, keep battling, or just 
> wait for the rpm's to be updated?
> 
> Is there anyone else hosting the server in a centos that can share his 
> experience?
> --
> { :name => "Albert Llop" }