opsworks-php-cookbooks

AWS OpsWorks custom layer with support for PHP 5.6 and php application deployment from a private git repository. The project also contains a centos 7.1 virtual machine using Vagrant that emulate Amazon Linux AMI environment.

Please make sure to read opsworks user guide before using these cookbooks http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/chef-12-linux.html

Based on https://www.chef.io/blog/2015/12/07/chef-community-cookbooks-with-aws-opsworks-chef-12/

Requirements

• Chef Development Kit (chefdk)
• AWS CLI
• S3 bucket for chef cookbooks deployment
• Vagrant

Bundling up the Cookbook for OpsWorks

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Run berks package cookbooks.tar.gz to bundle the cookbooks
3. Upload cookbooks bundle to S3 aws s3 cp cookbooks.tar.gz s3://YOURBUCKET/cookbooks.tar.gz

Stack Setup

1. Add a new stack (Chef 12 Stack)
2. Use latest Amazon Linux AMI
3. Under Advanced Settings:
   • Pick Use custom Chef cookbooks
   • Repository type: S3 Archive
   • Repository URL s3://YOURBUCKET/cookbooks.tar.gz
   • Enter S3 credentials if your cookbooks are not public
4. Add a new layer.
5. Edit the newly created layer, and add the custom chef recipes:

• add phpapp::setup_opsworks to the setup lifetime event
• add phpapp::deploy_opsworks in the deploy lifetime event

5. If your VPC is public, make sure the Automatically Assign Public IP Address in the layer's network settings is turned on
6. Add an application from the "Applications" section. Make sure to enter your git deploy key

Vagrant Setup

1. Download Vagrant 1.6+ from http://www.vagrantup.com
2. Download latest VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org
3. Install ChefDK ">= 0.6.0" https://downloads.getchef.com/chef-dk/mac/#/
4. Install vagrant-omnibus vagrant plugin install vagrant-omnibus
5. Install vagrant-berkshelf vagrant plugin install vagrant-berkshelf
6. Create a new project with the supplied Vagrantfile and edit chef.cookbooks_path to point to the cookbooks folder