# Why do we need Chef Management console?

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [November 25, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365 "2015-11-25T12:07:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![manishmehra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/manishmehra/32/1484_2.png) [@manishmehra](https://discourse.chef.io/u/manishmehra)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/1 "2015-11-25T12:07:09Z")

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Hi Team

I am installing Chef 12 in Red Hat 5. When we used to work on CHef 11, we did not have to install Chef Management Console. Why is it mandatory to have it now?

Can I work with Chef without installing chef management console? If my server does not have internet connectivity, Will I be able to install Chef Management console?

Regards  
Manish Mehra

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**Author:** ![Tensibai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/tensibai/32/29_2.png) [@Tensibai](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Tensibai)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/2 "2015-11-25T12:44:22Z")

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> [@manishmehra](#):
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> When we used to work on CHef 11, we did not have to install Chef Management Console.

On open source Chef Server 11 it was disabled by default starting from 11.1 IIRC, but it was still present, on private chef I 've no clue.

> [@manishmehra](#):
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> Why is it mandatory to have it now?

No it is not, that's part of why it's a premium feature and not core feature.

> [@manishmehra](#):
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> Can I work with Chef without installing chef management console?

Yes

> [@manishmehra](#):
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> If my server does not have internet connectivity, Will I be able to install Chef Management console?

Yes

More information on [http://docs.chef.io](http://docs.chef.io) under the chef-server entry

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**Author:** ![manishmehra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/manishmehra/32/1484_2.png) [@manishmehra](https://discourse.chef.io/u/manishmehra)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/3 "2015-11-25T18:54:00Z")

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Thanks.  
I installed Chef and ran reconfigure command. Created a user and organisation. Everything ran smooth. What next?

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**Author:** ![manishmehra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/manishmehra/32/1484_2.png) [@manishmehra](https://discourse.chef.io/u/manishmehra)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/4 "2015-11-26T04:47:16Z")

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Hi

I want to use open source version of chef. I went ahead and installed Chef server. When I am browsing “[https://ip](https://ip)”, Chef server redirects me to “Are You Looking For the Chef Server?” page. How do I download Chef DK in this situation? What should be my next step?

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**Author:** ![coderanger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/coderanger/32/5_2.png) [@coderanger](https://discourse.chef.io/u/coderanger)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/5 "2015-11-26T04:47:56Z")

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You can download ChefDK from [https://downloads.chef.io/chef-dk/](https://downloads.chef.io/chef-dk/). This is not related to your server.

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**Author:** ![manishmehra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/manishmehra/32/1484_2.png) [@manishmehra](https://discourse.chef.io/u/manishmehra)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/why-do-we-need-chef-management-console/7365/6 "2015-12-11T07:32:49Z")

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Thanks @coderanger .