[chef] Re: Re: bootstrapping Chef server fails with "no valid gem 'chef-server-api' (= 11.0.0)"

[Joshua Timberman < >]

Hi Phil,


On 2/4/13 5:10 PM, "Phil Mocek" 
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 wrote:

>Unfortunately, it seems the problem is that
><http://s3.amazonaws.com/chef-solo/bootstrap-latest.tar.gz> still
>contains the obsolete cookbook.  I put a copy of chef-server
>cookbook 2.0.0 in the location where chef-solo is configured to
>expect cookbooks:
><snip>
>Is there a more reliable method of bootstrapping a Chef server?
>Alternatively, what would I need to modify in order to install a
>version of Chef server that is compatible with the chef-server
>cookbook in the bootstrap-latest archive?

I'm sorry I wasn't clearer earlier, I was using a mobile device to reply.
It was perhaps too terse.

You actually just need to retrieve the correct package for your platform:

http://www.opscode.com/chef/install/


From the "Chef Server" tab.

Then, install the package on the system, and when it's done, run:

sudo chef-server-ctl reconfigure

You can optionally run this to perform all the tests in the "pedant" test
suite.

sudo chef-server-ctl test


>Again:  I'm following [directions on the Opscode wiki][1].  I
>don't see any server installation documentation on the [docs
>site][2].

Yeah, the installation pages in the wiki aren't yet updated for Chef 11.
I'm sorry it isn't obvious how to go about installing Chef 11 server.
We're working on getting that updated.

Cheers,
Joshua