Notice: AWS OpsWorks has been fully discontinued by AWS. Per the AWS lifecycle reference (full shutdown), AWS OpsWorks, AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate, AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise, and AWS OpsWorks Stacks reached end of support on May 1, 2024. The service is no longer available to new customers; AWS names alternatives such as AWS Systems Manager and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform.
What is AWS OpsWorks?
AWS OpsWorks was a configuration management service providing managed Chef Automate and Puppet Enterprise servers. The service enabled automation of server configurations, application deployments, and operational tasks with established DevOps tools.
OpsWorks handled management of Chef or Puppet server infrastructure: installation, updates, backups, and high availability. Per the AWS lifecycle reference (full shutdown), AWS OpsWorks, AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate, AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise, and AWS OpsWorks Stacks have been fully discontinued since May 1, 2024.
Core Features
- OpsWorks for Chef Automate: Fully managed Chef Server with Chef Automate Dashboard
- OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise: Managed Puppet Master with Puppet Enterprise Console
- OpsWorks Stacks: Legacy service with Layers and Stacks abstraction
- Node Management: Automatic registration and management of nodes
- Compliance: Chef Compliance and Puppet Compliance reporting
Typical Use Cases
Existing Chef/Puppet Migration: Teams with existing Chef Cookbooks or Puppet Modules can migrate their investments to the cloud without changing tools.
Compliance Automation: OpsWorks enables continuous compliance checks and automatic remediation of configuration deviations.
Application Lifecycle Management: Automated deployments with Chef or Puppet recipes across development, staging, and production.
Benefits
- Uses established DevOps tools without server management
- Integration with existing Chef/Puppet investments
- Automatic backups and high availability
- Native AWS integration with IAM and CloudWatch
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with AWS OpsWorks: We help with migrating existing configuration management setups, developing Chef Cookbooks and Puppet Modules, and modernizing to Infrastructure as Code.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What was AWS OpsWorks?
AWS OpsWorks was a configuration management service providing managed Chef and Puppet servers. It enabled automation of server configurations, deployments, and operational tasks. Per the AWS lifecycle reference (full shutdown), the service has been fully discontinued since May 1, 2024.
Which OpsWorks variants were available?
OpsWorks for Chef Automate provided a managed Chef Server. OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise provided a managed Puppet Master. OpsWorks Stacks was an older service with its own abstraction layer. All four variants (including AWS OpsWorks) reached end of support on May 1, 2024, per the AWS lifecycle reference (full shutdown).
Can I still use AWS OpsWorks for new projects?
No. AWS OpsWorks, OpsWorks for Chef Automate, OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise, and OpsWorks Stacks are fully shut down per the AWS lifecycle reference (full shutdown) as of May 1, 2024. For new projects, AWS recommends Systems Manager or Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
What did AWS OpsWorks cost?
OpsWorks for Chef Automate and Puppet Enterprise were billed based on the number of managed nodes. OpsWorks Stacks was free; you only paid for the underlying EC2 instances.
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