# Bootstrap multi nodes at same time

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464 "2016-09-21T02:07:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nguyenhuukhoinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nguyenhuukhoinw](https://discourse.chef.io/u/nguyenhuukhoinw)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464/1 "2016-09-21T02:07:17Z")

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Hello guys, are there any way to install chef client to node by one command? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![nclemons](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/nclemons/32/3374_2.png) [@nclemons](https://discourse.chef.io/u/nclemons)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464/2 "2016-09-21T04:35:21Z")

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You probably want to look into chef-provisioning: [https://github.com/chef/chef-provisioning](https://github.com/chef/chef-provisioning)

Nathan Clemons  
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**Author:** ![nguyenhuukhoinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nguyenhuukhoinw](https://discourse.chef.io/u/nguyenhuukhoinw)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464/3 "2016-09-21T04:45:09Z")

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I am new with chef, so could you tell me a simple example to see how do that. I am grateful to you.

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**Author:** ![aarsan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@aarsan](https://discourse.chef.io/u/aarsan)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464/4 "2016-09-21T12:44:49Z")

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What I would do is write a script (bash on Linux/OS/X, PowerShell on Windows) that loops through the nodes you want to bootstrap and starting each bootstrap process as a background job.

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**Author:** ![nclemons](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/nclemons/32/3374_2.png) [@nclemons](https://discourse.chef.io/u/nclemons)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/bootstrap-multi-nodes-at-same-time/9464/5 "2016-09-21T15:00:10Z")

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I haven’t used it myself, so I can’t help with that, sorry. I’ve just seen it recommended before.

Nathan Clemons  
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Moxie Cloud Services (MCS)

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