16. Test Kitchen - Create
January 5, 2024Less than 1 minute
Test Kitchen Create Stage
What is the Create Stage?
The create stage is a fundamental part of Test Kitchen that prepares your testing environments. Think of it as setting up your test laboratory where you'll run your security tests.
How it Works
Test Kitchen handles environment creation by:
- Fetching pre-configured system images
- Setting up virtual machines or containers
- Preparing the environment for testing
Supported Platforms
Test Kitchen works with various platforms:
- AWS EC2 instances (using AMIs)
- Docker containers
- Vagrant boxes
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems
Image Sources
Test Kitchen automatically pulls from:
- Amazon Marketplace
- DockerHub
- Vagrant Cloud
- Bento Box Repository
- Custom repositories (e.g., Platform One's Iron Bank)
- Local image storage