Berkshelf::API

A server which indexes cookbooks from various sources and hosts it over a REST API

Installation

The API server can be installed in two ways; from a Chef Cookbook (recommended) and from a Rubygem.

Cookbook install

Basic

1. Select a release and download its cookbooks artifact (cookbooks.tar.gz).
2. Upload the cookbooks to your Chef Server if you're using Chef Client or just give them to Chef Solo if that's your thing.
3. Add "recipe[berkshelf-api-server::default]" to your node's run_list and run Chef.

Express

Install and configure Chef/Knife and Berkflow on your machine.

Create an environment

$ knife environment create berks-api-production -d

Bootstrap a server into that environment

$ knife ec2 server create -I ami-23f78e13 -f t1.micro -E berks-api-production -r "recipe[organization-base::default]" -G ssh-admin,http-https --ssh-user ubuntu

Install the cookbooks into your environment

$ blo in https://github.com/berkshelf/berkshelf-api/releases/download/v1.3.1/cookbooks.tar.gz

Add the recipe to your new node's run_list

$ knife node run_list add i-c8cd9ac1 "recipe[berkshelf-api-server::default]"

Edit the environment to configure the API server

$ knife environment edit berks-api-production

And add your configuration to the node[:berkshelf_api][:config] attribute

"default_attributes": {
  "berkshelf_api": {
    "config": {
      "endpoints": [
        {
          "type": "chef_server",
          "options": {
            "url": "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/vialstudios",
            "client_key": "/etc/berkshelf/api-server/client.pem",
            "client_name": "berkshelf"
          }
        }
      ],
      "build_interval": 5.0
    },
    "host": "your.fqdn.here"
  }
}

Options:

• build_interval - the number of seconds before it refreshes from the endpoints.
• endpoints - an array of endpoints to cache
• home_path - data directory for the berkshelf-api server

See configuration endpoints below for a complete list of supported endpoints, and the api cookbook readme for all configuration options.

Update the machine you bootstrapped to the latest version of Berkshelf-API

$ blo up berks-api-production berkshelf-api-server latest

Gem install

$ gem install berkshelf-api

Running the server

$ berks-api
I, [2014-02-21T12:05:07.639699 #43671]  INFO -- : Cache Manager starting...
I, [2014-02-21T12:05:07.639883 #43671]  INFO -- : Loading save from /Users/reset/.berkshelf/api-server/cerch
I, [2014-02-21T12:05:07.640462 #43671]  INFO -- : Cache contains 0 items
I, [2014-02-21T12:05:07.641021 #43671]  INFO -- : Cache Builder starting...
I, [2014-02-21T12:05:07.723779 #43671]  INFO -- : REST Gateway listening on 0.0.0.0:26200

Supported Platforms

Berkshelf-API is tested on Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0.0, and JRuby 1.7+.

Ruby 1.9 mode is required on all interpreters.

Configuring Endpoints

You may configure the endpoints to index by editing the JSON configuration file (default: #{ENV['HOME']}/.berkshelf/api-server/config.json).

Supermarket Community Site

Please note: this is unnecessary. You may point your Berksfile at "https://supermarket.getchef.com" instead.

{
  "endpoints": [
    { "type": "supermarket" }
  ]
}

Supermarket "Behind the Firewall"

Please note: this is unnecessary. You may point your Berksfile at "https://your-supermarket-install.example.com" instead.

{
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "type": "supermarket",
      "options": {
        "url": "https://your-supermarket-install.example.com/"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Chef Server

{
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "type": "chef_server",
      "options": {
        "url": "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/vialstudios",
        "client_name": "berkshelf",
        "client_key": "/etc/berkshelf/api-server/client.pem"
      }
    }
  ]
}

GitHub Organization

WARNING: Using the GitHub endpoint is STRONGLY FROWNED UPON and potentially DANGEROUS. Please consider setting up a proper release process for the cookbooks you wish to index instead where they are uploaded to the community site or a Chef Server and use the chef_server endpoint instead.

GitHub limits the rate of requests to their API if not authenticated. For this reason the access_token option is required. The api_endpoint, web_endpoint and ssl_verify options are only needed when you want to point to a GitHub Enterprise server within your own organization

{
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "type": "github",
      "options": {
        "organization": "opscode-cookbooks",
        "access_token": "",
        "api_endpoint": "https://github.enterprise.local/api/v3",
        "web_endpoint": "https://github.enterprise.local",
        "ssl_verify": true
      }
    }
  ]
}

FileStore directory

A local directory containing cookbooks.

{
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "type": "file_store",
      "options": {
        "path": "/Users/chef/code/cookbooks"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Getting Help

• If you have an issue: report it on the issue tracker
• If you have a question: visit the #chef or #berkshelf channel on irc.freenode.net

Authors and Contributors

• Jamie Winsor (jamie@vialstudios.com)
• Andrew Garson (agarson@riotgames.com)

Thank you to all of our Contributors, testers, and users.