Setup

First published: Monday, August 25, 2025 | Last updated: Monday, August 25, 2025

Setup the SloopStash Chef starter-kit on your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.


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Setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit

Windows

Below are the steps you can use to setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit while using the Windows operating system.

  1. Open the Git Bash terminal in administrator mode.
  2. Execute the below commands in the Git Bash terminal to setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit.
# Download SloopStash Chef starter-kit from GitHub to local filesystem path.
$ git clone https://github.com/sloopstash/kickstart-chef.git /opt/kickstart-chef

Mac

Here are the instructions for setting up SloopStash Chef starter-kit on a Mac operating system.

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Execute the below commands in the terminal to setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit.
# Download SloopStash Chef starter-kit from GitHub to local filesystem path.
$ sudo git clone https://github.com/sloopstash/kickstart-chef.git /opt/kickstart-chef

# Change ownership of SloopStash Chef starter-kit directory.
$ sudo chown -R $USER /opt/kickstart-chef

Linux

You can use the following commands to setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit in any Linux-based operating system.

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Execute the below commands in the terminal to setup SloopStash Chef starter-kit.
# Download SloopStash Chef starter-kit from GitHub to local filesystem path.
$ sudo git clone https://github.com/sloopstash/kickstart-chef.git /opt/kickstart-chef

# Change ownership of SloopStash Chef starter-kit directory.
$ sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/kickstart-chef

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