bakeit

README

This was a side project to learn some Go. Don't use this in production. Support not given, use at your own risk, etc.

bakeit

bakeit is a platform agnostic chef bootstrap tool. Unlike knife bootstrap, bakeit is written for end points not servers. All required configuration data is compiled into a single static binary that can be ran on the end point for bootstrapping.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Basic Usage
• Developers
• Changelog
• License

Features

• No extra dependencies necessary on your end points
• Shared code between each platform where possible
• One file, config.go, holds all configuration settings
• Works on Mac, Linux (coming soon) and Windows

Basic Usage

This section is designed for users new to the Go ecosystem that just want to build and use this project.

1. Download and install Go 1.9
2. Set required Go variables

   export GOPATH=$(go env GOPATH)
   PATH=$PATH:${GOPATH}/bin
   

3. Create the proper go path

   mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/clburlison/bakeit
   

4. Clone this repo

   git clone git@github.com:clburlison/bakeit $GOPATH/src/github.com/clburlison/bakeit
   

5. Download dependencies

   make deps
   

6. Modify the config.go file. Make sure to modify the following keys:
   • ChefClientChefServerURL - The URL to your chef server
   • ChefClientValidationClientName - The name of your validator file
   • ValidationPEM - The contents of your validator certificate
   • OrgCert - (Optional) The contents of your organization certificate
7. Build

   make build-all
   

8. Copy the correct output file from build/ to a machine and run it.
9. Running instructions

   # Linux/macOS
   sudo /path/bakeit
   
   # Windows. Open a command prompt as administrator
   /path/bakeit.exe
   

Developers

Coming soon!

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

License

MIT © Clayton Burlison