Information Technology Reference
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Database
The database is a PostgreSQL persistent data store. Prior to Chef 11, the data store was
CouchDB, but was moved to PostgreSQL due to CouchDB's inability to scale.
In the first part of this chapter, we'll install Enterprise Chef On-Premises Server in a sandbox
environment using Test Kitchen. In order to set up the server in a virtual machine, you'll
need at least 2 GB of free memory on your machine—1.5 GB for Chef Server itself plus 512
MB for the accompanying node.
With Enterprise Chef On-Premises, you can manage up to five nodes for free, more than
enough for learning all the enterprise capabilities of Chef Server. Appendix A covers the in-
stallation of Open Source Chef Server, should you not wish to provide contact information
and don't currently need the advanced capabilities of Enterprise Chef in your organization.
With Open Source Chef Server, you can manage an unlimited number of nodes for free. Ap-
pendix B presents a similar overview of Hosted Enterprise Chef, should you wish to explore
the Chef—it also offers the ability manage up to five nodes with its free tier.
How to Install Enterprise Chef Server Manually
As shown in Figure 9-2 , go to http://www.getchef.com/contact/on-premises and provide your
contact information to receive download details and installation instructions for Enterprise
Chef Server.
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