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Writing Your First Chef Recipe

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Christopher Adamson
Nov 07, 2025
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Now that you’ve set up Chef Workstation, it’s time to write and execute your first Chef recipe. Recipes are the building blocks of Chef automation and define the specific tasks you want Chef to perform, such as installing software, managing files, or configuring services. This section will guide you through creating a basic Chef cookbook, writing a recipe, and executing it on your local machine.

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