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title: Chef InSpec - Downloads
description: Chef InSpec is an open source (OSS) automated testing tool for integration, compliance, security, and other policy requirements. Download Chef InSpec packages and start using Compliance-as-Code.
priority: 0.7
change_frequency: daily
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          | Compliance as code starts here.
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          | Download Chef InSpec and let's get started.
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          small.t-gray For all OS
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            ' Installable packages that include everything you need to write and execute profiles
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            ' Chef InSpec is available as a standalone
            a href="https://brew.sh/" Homebrew
            '  package.
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             code#install brew cask install chef/chef/inspec
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            ' Use
            a href="https://www.habitat.sh/" Chef Habitat
            '  to install Chef InSpec, or include Chef InSpec in your own Chef Habitat packages.
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            ' Chef InSpec is included in the
            a href="https://downloads.chef.io/chefdk" ChefDK
            '  and is available as a standalone
            a href="https://rubygems.org/gems/inspec" Ruby gem
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          | Whether it’s a code review or a commit, your participation matters.
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            |  Chef InSpec is an OSS project created and supported by active and passionate users. If you would like to contribute, we would love to have you.
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            ' We rely on your feedback to improve Chef InSpec. Whether you found a bug or have a great idea for an improvement, join us on
            a href="https://github.com/chef/inspec" GitHub
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