ChefConf

Habitat is an open-source framework that gives modern application teams an application-centric automation platform. Build, deploy, and manage modern and legacy applications with Habitat.

In this talk we will explore:

• Introduction to Habitat
• The problems Habitat solves
• Getting started with Habitat Plans
• Using Habitat in your Chef workflow

Habitat is an open-source framework that gives modern application teams an application-centric automation platform. Build, deploy, and manage modern and legacy applications with Habitat. Habitat plays well with many container technologies such as Docker, rkt, Mesosphere, and Kubernetes. This talk will explore some of the ways Habitat fits into the broader ecosystem.

A year ago I finished building a large distributed system to support an online game. We used a the most advanced tooling and patterns known at that time but we still didn't exactly get what we needed. [new paragraph] Habitat needed a similar large, distributed system of it's own: Builder. Builder is the first production application built with Habitat in mind.

I will explore the development process of Builder, lessons learned along the way, and show you how Habitat helped us build and deploy a scalable, distributed hosted service.

Are you interested in contributing to core Habitat, including the Rust code? Do you want to learn more about Habitat's internals, including the gossip system, the build system, and the supervisor? Join Habitat core engineer Fletcher Nichol (of Test Kitchen fame!) in a freestyle deep-dive through the Habitat code base, with some pointers on where you can start submitting your first PR to the project. BYOAG (Bring Your Own Animated GIFs).

The launch of Habitat as already seen a lot of awesome community involvement.  Join us for this discussion about how we can grow and improve the community.  We are looking forward to your ideas and suggestions!