diff --git a/.berkshelf/config.json b/.berkshelf/config.json
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+{
+  "chef": {
+    "chef_server_url": "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/locavore-roar",
+    "validation_client_name": "locavore-roar-validator",
+    "validation_key_path": ".chef/locavore-roar-validator.pem",
+    "client_key": ".chef/vkenney.pem",
+    "node_name": "vkenney"
+  },
+  "vagrant": {
+    "vm": {
+      "box": "opscode-ubuntu-12.04-i386",
+      "box_url": "https://opscode-vm.s3.amazonaws.com/vagrant/opscode_ubuntu-12.04-i386_provisionerless.box",
+      "provision": "chef_client"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.chef/knife.rb b/.chef/knife.rb
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+++ b/.chef/knife.rb
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+# See http://docs.opscode.com/config_rb_knife.html for more information on knife configuration options
+
+current_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+log_level                :info
+log_location             STDOUT
+node_name                "vkenney"
+client_key               "#{current_dir}/vkenney.pem"
+validation_client_name   "locavore-roar-validator"
+validation_key           "#{current_dir}/locavore-roar-validator.pem"
+chef_server_url          "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/locavore-roar"
+cache_type               'BasicFile'
+cache_options( :path => "#{ENV['HOME']}/.chef/checksums" )
+cookbook_path            ["#{current_dir}/../cookbooks"]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Chef
+.chef/*.pem
+.chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret
+
+# Ruby
+.rake_test_cache
+.rvmrc
+.rbenv-version
+
+# Emacs
+*~
+\#*\#
+/.emacs.desktop
+/.emacs.desktop.lock
+.elc
+auto-save-list
+tramp
+.\#*
+
+# Emacs org-mode
+.org-id-locations
+*_archive
+
+# SublimeText
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# TextMate
+*.tmproj
+*.tmproject
+tmtags
+
+# Vim
+.*.s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+*~
+
+# OS X
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
diff --git a/Berksfile b/Berksfile
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+++ b/Berksfile
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+# This is a Berkshelf configuration file. It can be used to declare community
+# and third-party cookbook dependencies. You can install Berkshelf via the
+# command line by typing:
+#
+#   $ gem install berkshelf
+#
+# For more information on Berkshelf, see the documentation at
+# http://berkshelf.com/
+
+# This declares the default location to search for cookbooks. The key :opscode
+# tells Berkshelf to search community.opscode.com for cookbooks. For a list of
+# other valid keys, see the Berkshelf documentation
+site :opscode
+
+# Example usage
+# -------------
+
+# Uncomment to download the latest apache2 cookbook from the community site.
+# cookbook "apache2"
+
+# Uncomment to download a specific version of the nginx cookbook from
+# the community site. The ~> is called a pessimistic version
+# constraint. It will pick up any additional patch (bug) releases, but
+# will keep the minor version locked at 101. In other words, 0.101.X.
+# cookbook "nginx", "~> 0.101.5"
+
+# Berkshelf also allows you to define git locations. Uncomment the following line
+# to download the latest master branch from github for this cookbook.
+# cookbook "mysql", :git => "https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/mysql.git"
+
+# Especially for local development, it's helpful to use a local path location.
+# Uncomment to point at a local cookbook on the filesystem, relative to the
+# current working directory.
+# cookbook "myserver", :path => "/code/myserver-cookbook"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+Chef Repository
+===============
+All Chef installations require a central "workspace" - we call this the **Chef Repository**. This is a place where Chef primitive objects like cookbooks, roles, and data bags, are stored and managed. As such, we highly recommend keeping this repository under version control such as [git](http://git-scm.org), and treat it like source code.
+
+Knife Configuration
+-------------------
+"Knife" is the CLI (commonad line interface) to Chef. Inside the `.chef` directory of this project (you may need to show hidden files and folders to see it), you will find a `knife.rb`. This file holds configuration and settings for your project.
+
+The `knife.rb` has been automatically created and customized for you. However, you may want to add additional configuration such as [cloud provider options](http://docs.opscode.com/plugin_knife.html) or [knife plugins](http://docs.opscode.com/plugin_knife_custom.html).
+
+Also inside the `.chef` directory you will see two `.pem` files. These are private keys are used to authenticate your requests to the Chef Server. Your `USERNAME.pem` file is private and should never be shared. However your `ORGANIZATION-validator.pem` is global for your Enterprise Chef Organization, and other Chef developers may require it. More information about `knife.rb` configuration options can be found in [the documentation for knife](http://docs.opscode.com/config_rb_knife.html).
+
+Cookbooks
+---------
+A cookbook is the Chef primitive for telling a machine how to behave. A sample cookbook can be found in `cookbooks/starter`. After making changes to any cookbook, you must upload it to your Chef Server using knife:
+
+    $ knife upload cookbooks/starter
+
+For more information about cookbooks, see the example files in the `starter` cookbook.
+
+Roles
+-----
+Roles provide logical grouping of cookbooks and other roles. A sample role can be found at `roles/starter.rb`.
+
+Getting Started with Chef
+-------------------------
+Now that you have your Chef Repository ready to go, check out [Learn Chef](https://learnchef.opscode.com/quickstart/workstation-setup/) to proceed with your workstation setup. If you have any questions about Enterprise Chef you can always ask [our support team](https://www.opscode.com/support/tickets/new) for a helping hand.
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
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+++ b/Vagrantfile
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+# This is a Vagrant configuration file. It can be used to set up and manage
+# virtual machines on your local system or in the cloud. See http://downloads.vagrantup.com/
+# for downloads and installation instructions, and see http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/
+# for more information and configuring and using Vagrant.
+
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  # All Vagrant configuration is done here. The most common configuration
+  # options are documented and commented below. For a complete reference,
+  # please see the online documentation at vagrantup.com.
+
+  # Every Vagrant virtual environment requires a box to build off of.
+  config.vm.box = "opscode-ubuntu-12.04-i386"
+
+  # The url from where the 'config.vm.box' box will be fetched if it
+  # doesn't already exist on the user's system.
+  config.vm.box_url = "https://opscode-vm.s3.amazonaws.com/vagrant/opscode_ubuntu-12.04-i386_provisionerless.box"
+
+  # This can be set to the host name you wish the guest machine to have. Vagrant
+  # will automatically execute the configuration necessary to make this happen.
+  config.vm.hostname = "vkenney-starter"
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
+  # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
+  # config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 80, host: 8080
+
+  # Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
+  # using a specific IP.
+  # config.vm.network :private_network, ip: "192.168.33.10"
+
+  # Create a public network, which generally matched to bridged network.
+  # Bridged networks make the machine appear as another physical device on
+  # your network.
+  # config.vm.network :public_network
+
+  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
+  # the path on the host to the actual folder. The second argument is
+  # the path on the guest to mount the folder. And the optional third
+  # argument is a set of non-required options.
+  # config.vm.synced_folder "../data", "/vagrant_data"
+
+  # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
+  # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
+  # Example for VirtualBox:
+  #
+  # config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
+  #   # Don't boot with headless mode
+  #   vb.gui = true
+  #
+  #   # Use VBoxManage to customize the VM. For example to change memory:
+  #   vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--memory", "1024"]
+  # end
+  #
+  # View the documentation for the provider you're using for more
+  # information on available options.
+
+  # Enable provisioning with chef solo, specifying a cookbooks path, roles
+  # path, and data_bags path (all relative to this Vagrantfile), and adding
+  # some recipes and/or roles.
+  #
+  # config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
+  #   chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
+  #   chef.roles_path = "roles"
+  #   chef.data_bags_path = "data_bags"
+  #   chef.add_recipe "mysql"
+  #   chef.add_role "web"
+  #
+  #   # You may also specify custom JSON attributes:
+  #   chef.json = { :mysql_password => "foo" }
+  # end
+
+  # Enable provisioning with chef server, specifying the chef server URL,
+  # and the path to the validation key (relative to this Vagrantfile).
+  #
+  # config.vm.provision :chef_client do |chef|
+  #   chef.chef_server_url = "https://api.opscode.com/organizations/locavore-roar"
+  #   chef.validation_client_name = "locavore-roar-validator"
+  #   chef.validation_key_path = ".chef/locavore-roar-validator.pem"
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/chefignore b/chefignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/chefignore
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+# Chef
+.chef/*.pem
+.chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret
+
+# Ruby
+.rake_test_cache
+.rvmrc
+.rbenv-version
+
+# Emacs
+*~
+\#*\#
+/.emacs.desktop
+/.emacs.desktop.lock
+.elc
+auto-save-list
+tramp
+.\#*
+
+# Emacs org-mode
+.org-id-locations
+*_archive
+
+# SublimeText
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# TextMate
+*.tmproj
+*.tmproject
+tmtags
+
+# Vim
+.*.s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+*~
+
+# OS X
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.gitmodules
+
+# Subversion
+.svn/
+
+# Mercurial
+.hg/*
+*/.hg/*
+.hgignore
diff --git a/cookbooks/starter/attributes/default.rb b/cookbooks/starter/attributes/default.rb
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+++ b/cookbooks/starter/attributes/default.rb
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+# This is a Chef attributes file. It can be used to specify default and override
+# attributes to be applied to nodes that run this cookbook.
+
+# Set a default name
+default["starter_name"] = "Sam Doe"
+
+# For further information, see the Chef documentation (http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_cookbook_attribute_files.html).
diff --git a/cookbooks/starter/files/default/sample.txt b/cookbooks/starter/files/default/sample.txt
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+++ b/cookbooks/starter/files/default/sample.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+This is a Chef cookbook file. It is used to copy content verbatim on to a server.
+For dynamic or otherwise data-driven content, please see sample.erb in the templates/
+directory for an example of using a template resource.
+
+You can create a cookbook_file resource in a recipe file:
+
+    cookbook_file "/etc/myserver.conf" do
+      source "sample.txt"
+      owner "root"
+      group "root"
+      mode "644"
+    end
+
+A cookbook_file resource can be used with any context, including binary files.
+
+For further information, see the Chef documentation (http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_cookbook_files.html).
diff --git a/cookbooks/starter/metadata.rb b/cookbooks/starter/metadata.rb
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+++ b/cookbooks/starter/metadata.rb
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+name 'starter'
+description 'A basic starter cookbook'
+version '1.0.0'
diff --git a/cookbooks/starter/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/starter/recipes/default.rb
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+++ b/cookbooks/starter/recipes/default.rb
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+# This is a Chef recipe file. It can be used to specify resources which will
+# apply configuration to a server.
+
+log "Welcome to Chef, #{node["starter_name"]}!" do
+  level :info
+end
+
+# For more information, see the documentation: http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_cookbook_recipes.html
diff --git a/cookbooks/starter/templates/default/sample.erb b/cookbooks/starter/templates/default/sample.erb
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+++ b/cookbooks/starter/templates/default/sample.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+This is a sample Chef template. It uses the Erubis templating language to insert
+dynamic content into text files. For surely static content, including non-text
+files, please see sample.txt in the files/ directory for an example of using a
+cookbook_file resource.
+
+You can create a template resource in a recipe file:
+
+    template "/etc/myserver.conf" do
+      source "sample.erb"
+      owner "root"
+      group "root"
+      mode "644"
+      variables :hostname => node["fqdn"], :servers => ["alpha", "bravo", "charlie"]
+    end
+
+You can insert the value of a template variable by using "<%=  %>", such as:
+
+    name = <%= @hostname %>
+
+You can also use Ruby loops and conditionals via "<%  %>", such as:
+
+    <% @servers.each do |name| %>
+    ServerAlias <%= name %>;
+    <% end %>
+
+For further information, see the Chef documentation (http://docs.opscode.com/essentials_cookbook_templates.html)
+and the Erubis User Guide (http://www.kuwata-lab.com/erubis/users-guide.html).
diff --git a/roles/starter.rb b/roles/starter.rb
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+++ b/roles/starter.rb
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+name "starter"
+description "An example Chef role"
+run_list "recipe[starter]"
+override_attributes({
+  "starter_name" => "Vincent Kenney",
+})