This cookbook installs a base image with common configurations that can be further built upon with more application-specific cookbooks. It can be included as a recipe in your own cookbook or baked into an image as is and sourced for speedier converging purposes.

This cookbook contains the following public cookbooks:

• auditd
• hostname
• iptables
• ntp
• selinux
• sudo
• sysctl
• timezone_lwrp

This cookbook contains the following custom recipes:

• base: default cookbook to call for including all settings
• bash: custom bash PS1, clear history
• login_defs: set ENCRYPT_METHOD to SHA512
• nfs: define specific nfs port
• ssh: unique ssh server key, ssh config hardening
• update: update os via package management

To include all configurations provided by this cookbook in your recipe, configure your Berksfile and Metadata.rb accordingly, and include the following:

include_recipe base-chef::base

Included with this cookbook is a Vagrantfile configured with both virtualbox and aws providers. Utilizing chef-zero, these providers can install this cookbook onto either a VM or AMI. To utilize AWS funcationality please update the aws variables within the Vagrantfile prior to launching.

Virtualbox

$ git clone https://github.com/audio4ears/base-chef.git
$ cd base-chef
$ vagrant up --provider virtualbox

AWS

$ git clone https://github.com/audio4ears/base-chef.git
$ cd base-chef
$ vagrant up --provider aws