In Chef, where are cookbooks uploaded to for management?

In Chef, cookbooks are uploaded to the Chef Infra Server for management. The Chef Infra Server serves as the central repository that stores all cookbooks, configurations, and node information, making it critical for managing infrastructure and deployments. By uploading cookbooks to the server, they become accessible to all nodes that connect to it, allowing for the consistent application of policies and configurations across different environments.

When using the Chef Workstation, developers can create, test, and prepare cookbooks but ultimately need to upload them to the Chef Infra Server for deployment and management. The Chef Dashboard, while providing a user interface to visualize resources, still relies on the Chef Infra Server to manage data and cookbooks. The Chef Client is installed on nodes and is responsible for applying configurations by retrieving cookbooks from the server, but it does not serve as a repository for uploading cookbooks. Therefore, the Chef Infra Server is the correct location for managing cookbooks in a Chef environment.