Configuring Chef Example 1

gistfile1.rb

current_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
user = ENV['OPSCODE_USER']
log_level :info
log_location STDOUT
node_name user
client_key "#{ENV['HOME']}/.chef/#{user}.pem"
validation_client_name "#{ENV['ORGNAME']}-validator"
validation_key "#{ENV['HOME']}/.chef/#{ENV['ORGNAME']}-validator.pem"
chef_server_url "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/#{ENV['ORGNAME']}"
cache_type 'BasicFile'
cache_options( :path => "#{ENV['HOME']}/.chef/checksums" )
cookbook_path ["#{current_dir}/../cookbooks"]
knife[:aws_access_key_id] = ENV['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID']
knife[:aws_secret_access_key] = ENV['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY']
knife[:identity_file] = "#{ENV['HOME']}/.ec2/ampms"
knife[:aws_ssh_key_id] = ENV['AWS_SSH_KEY_ID']
knife[:availability_zone] = "us-east-1a"
knife[:region] = "us-east-1"
knife[:aws_image_id] = "ami-81b275e8"