diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 0f1f18646b627..b478785a07709 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -2460,6 +2460,8 @@ ROUTER = console
 ;LIMIT_TOTAL_OWNER_SIZE = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Cargo upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_CARGO = -1
+;; Maximum size of a Chef upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
+;LIMIT_SIZE_CHEF = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Composer upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 ;LIMIT_SIZE_COMPOSER = -1
 ;; Maximum size of a Conan upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index c9116edc66594..04344b15dc73f 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ Task queue configuration has been moved to `queue.task`. However, the below conf
 - `LIMIT_TOTAL_OWNER_COUNT`: **-1**: Maximum count of package versions a single owner can have (`-1` means no limits)
 - `LIMIT_TOTAL_OWNER_SIZE`: **-1**: Maximum size of packages a single owner can use (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CARGO`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Cargo upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
+- `LIMIT_SIZE_CHEF`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Chef upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_COMPOSER`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Composer upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conan upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
 - `LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA`: **-1**: Maximum size of a Conda upload (`-1` means no limits, format `1000`, `1 MB`, `1 GiB`)
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/packages/chef.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/packages/chef.en-us.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ecc774d7928ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/doc/packages/chef.en-us.md
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+---
+date: "2023-01-20T00:00:00+00:00"
+title: "Chef Packages Repository"
+slug: "packages/chef"
+draft: false
+toc: false
+menu:
+  sidebar:
+    parent: "packages"
+    name: "Chef"
+    weight: 5
+    identifier: "chef"
+---
+
+# Chef Packages Repository
+
+Publish [Chef](https://chef.io/) cookbooks for your user or organization.
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+{{< toc >}}
+
+## Requirements
+
+To work with the Chef package registry, you have to use [`knife`](https://docs.chef.io/workstation/knife/).
+
+## Authentication
+
+The Chef package registry does not use an username:password authentication but signed requests with a private:public key pair.
+Visit the package owner settings page to create the necessary key pair.
+Only the public key is stored inside Gitea. if you loose access to the private key you must re-generate the key pair.
+[Configure `knife`](https://docs.chef.io/workstation/knife_setup/) to use the downloaded private key with your Gitea username as `client_name`.
+
+## Configure the package registry
+
+To [configure `knife`](https://docs.chef.io/workstation/knife_setup/) to use the Gitea package registry add the url to the `~/.chef/config.rb` file.
+
+```
+knife[:supermarket_site] = 'https://gitea.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/chef'
+```
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+| --------- | ----------- |
+| `owner`   | The owner of the package. |
+
+## Publish a package
+
+To publish a Chef package execute the following command:
+
+```shell
+knife supermarket share {package_name}
+```
+
+| Parameter      | Description |
+| -------------- | ----------- |
+| `package_name` | The package name. |
+
+You cannot publish a package if a package of the same name and version already exists. You must delete the existing package first.
+
+## Install a package
+
+To install a package from the package registry, execute the following command:
+
+```shell
+knife supermarket install {package_name}
+```
+
+Optional you can specify the package version:
+
+```shell
+knife supermarket install {package_name} {package_version}
+```
+
+| Parameter         | Description |
+| ----------------- | ----------- |
+| `package_name`    | The package name. |
+| `package_version` | The package version. |
+
+## Delete a package
+
+If you want to remove a package from the registry, execute the following command:
+
+```shell
+knife supermarket unshare {package_name}
+```
+
+Optional you can specify the package version:
+
+```shell
+knife supermarket unshare {package_name}/versions/{package_version}
+```
+
+| Parameter         | Description |
+| ----------------- | ----------- |
+| `package_name`    | The package name. |
+| `package_version` | The package version. |
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/packages/overview.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/packages/overview.en-us.md
index b3ccb73c19658..1199d9ede0a94 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/packages/overview.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/packages/overview.en-us.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ The following package managers are currently supported:
 | Name | Language | Package client |
 | ---- | -------- | -------------- |
 | [Cargo]({{< relref "doc/packages/cargo.en-us.md" >}}) | Rust | `cargo` |
+| [Chef]({{< relref "doc/packages/chef.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `knife` |
 | [Composer]({{< relref "doc/packages/composer.en-us.md" >}}) | PHP | `composer` |
 | [Conan]({{< relref "doc/packages/conan.en-us.md" >}}) | C++ | `conan` |
 | [Conda]({{< relref "doc/packages/conda.en-us.md" >}}) | - | `conda` |
diff --git a/models/packages/descriptor.go b/models/packages/descriptor.go
index 40010eb720cbe..96f34a22ee984 100644
--- a/models/packages/descriptor.go
+++ b/models/packages/descriptor.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/cargo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/chef"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/composer"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conda"
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ func GetPackageDescriptor(ctx context.Context, pv *PackageVersion) (*PackageDesc
 	switch p.Type {
 	case TypeCargo:
 		metadata = &cargo.Metadata{}
+	case TypeChef:
+		metadata = &chef.Metadata{}
 	case TypeComposer:
 		metadata = &composer.Metadata{}
 	case TypeConan:
diff --git a/models/packages/package.go b/models/packages/package.go
index b6b033cc95a69..32f30fab9b407 100644
--- a/models/packages/package.go
+++ b/models/packages/package.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Type string
 // List of supported packages
 const (
 	TypeCargo     Type = "cargo"
+	TypeChef      Type = "chef"
 	TypeComposer  Type = "composer"
 	TypeConan     Type = "conan"
 	TypeConda     Type = "conda"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const (
 
 var TypeList = []Type{
 	TypeCargo,
+	TypeChef,
 	TypeComposer,
 	TypeConan,
 	TypeConda,
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ func (pt Type) Name() string {
 	switch pt {
 	case TypeCargo:
 		return "Cargo"
+	case TypeChef:
+		return "Chef"
 	case TypeComposer:
 		return "Composer"
 	case TypeConan:
@@ -103,6 +107,8 @@ func (pt Type) SVGName() string {
 	switch pt {
 	case TypeCargo:
 		return "gitea-cargo"
+	case TypeChef:
+		return "gitea-chef"
 	case TypeComposer:
 		return "gitea-composer"
 	case TypeConan:
diff --git a/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go b/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
index ec5fa59842fba..2d156c17e65ad 100644
--- a/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
+++ b/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ package activitypub
 
 import (
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
+const rsaBits = 2048
+
 // GetKeyPair function returns a user's private and public keys
 func GetKeyPair(user *user_model.User) (pub, priv string, err error) {
 	var settings map[string]*user_model.Setting
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ func GetKeyPair(user *user_model.User) (pub, priv string, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	} else if len(settings) == 0 {
-		if priv, pub, err = GenerateKeyPair(); err != nil {
+		if priv, pub, err = util.GenerateKeyPair(rsaBits); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		if err = user_model.SetUserSetting(user.ID, user_model.UserActivityPubPrivPem, priv); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/packages/chef/metadata.go b/modules/packages/chef/metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a1c91870c2950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/packages/chef/metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package chef
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
+)
+
+const (
+	KeyBits          = 4096
+	SettingPublicPem = "chef.public_pem"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrMissingMetadataFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("metadata.json file is missing")
+	ErrInvalidName         = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidVersion      = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
+
+	namePattern    = regexp.MustCompile(`\A\S+\z`)
+	versionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\A\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?\z`)
+)
+
+// Package represents a Chef package
+type Package struct {
+	Name     string
+	Version  string
+	Metadata *Metadata
+}
+
+// Metadata represents the metadata of a Chef package
+type Metadata struct {
+	Description     string            `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	LongDescription string            `json:"long_description,omitempty"`
+	Author          string            `json:"author,omitempty"`
+	License         string            `json:"license,omitempty"`
+	RepositoryURL   string            `json:"repository_url,omitempty"`
+	Dependencies    map[string]string `json:"dependencies,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type chefMetadata struct {
+	Name               string            `json:"name"`
+	Description        string            `json:"description"`
+	LongDescription    string            `json:"long_description"`
+	Maintainer         string            `json:"maintainer"`
+	MaintainerEmail    string            `json:"maintainer_email"`
+	License            string            `json:"license"`
+	Platforms          map[string]string `json:"platforms"`
+	Dependencies       map[string]string `json:"dependencies"`
+	Providing          map[string]string `json:"providing"`
+	Recipes            map[string]string `json:"recipes"`
+	Version            string            `json:"version"`
+	SourceURL          string            `json:"source_url"`
+	IssuesURL          string            `json:"issues_url"`
+	Privacy            bool              `json:"privacy"`
+	ChefVersions       [][]string        `json:"chef_versions"`
+	Gems               [][]string        `json:"gems"`
+	EagerLoadLibraries bool              `json:"eager_load_libraries"`
+}
+
+// ParsePackage parses the Chef package file
+func ParsePackage(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
+	gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer gzr.Close()
+
+	tr := tar.NewReader(gzr)
+	for {
+		hd, err := tr.Next()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if hd.Typeflag != tar.TypeReg {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.Count(hd.Name, "/") != 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if hd.FileInfo().Name() == "metadata.json" {
+			return ParseChefMetadata(tr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, ErrMissingMetadataFile
+}
+
+// ParseChefMetadata parses a metadata.json file to retrieve the metadata of a Chef package
+func ParseChefMetadata(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
+	var cm chefMetadata
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&cm); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !namePattern.MatchString(cm.Name) {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidName
+	}
+
+	if !versionPattern.MatchString(cm.Version) {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidVersion
+	}
+
+	if !validation.IsValidURL(cm.SourceURL) {
+		cm.SourceURL = ""
+	}
+
+	return &Package{
+		Name:    cm.Name,
+		Version: cm.Version,
+		Metadata: &Metadata{
+			Description:     cm.Description,
+			LongDescription: cm.LongDescription,
+			Author:          cm.Maintainer,
+			License:         cm.License,
+			RepositoryURL:   cm.SourceURL,
+			Dependencies:    cm.Dependencies,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/modules/packages/chef/metadata_test.go b/modules/packages/chef/metadata_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6def4162a9dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/packages/chef/metadata_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package chef
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const (
+	packageName          = "gitea"
+	packageVersion       = "1.0.1"
+	packageAuthor        = "KN4CK3R"
+	packageDescription   = "Package Description"
+	packageRepositoryURL = "https://gitea.io/gitea/gitea"
+)
+
+func TestParsePackage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("MissingMetadataFile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		zw := gzip.NewWriter(&buf)
+		tw := tar.NewWriter(zw)
+		tw.Close()
+		zw.Close()
+
+		p, err := ParsePackage(&buf)
+		assert.Nil(t, p)
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrMissingMetadataFile)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		zw := gzip.NewWriter(&buf)
+		tw := tar.NewWriter(zw)
+
+		content := `{"name":"` + packageName + `","version":"` + packageVersion + `"}`
+
+		hdr := &tar.Header{
+			Name: packageName + "/metadata.json",
+			Mode: 0o600,
+			Size: int64(len(content)),
+		}
+		tw.WriteHeader(hdr)
+		tw.Write([]byte(content))
+
+		tw.Close()
+		zw.Close()
+
+		p, err := ParsePackage(&buf)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotNil(t, p)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
+		assert.NotNil(t, p.Metadata)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestParseChefMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("InvalidName", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, name := range []string{" test", "test "} {
+			p, err := ParseChefMetadata(strings.NewReader(`{"name":"` + name + `","version":"1.0.0"}`))
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidName)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("InvalidVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, version := range []string{"1", "1.2.3.4", "1.0.0 "} {
+			p, err := ParseChefMetadata(strings.NewReader(`{"name":"test","version":"` + version + `"}`))
+			assert.Nil(t, p)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidVersion)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p, err := ParseChefMetadata(strings.NewReader(`{"name":"` + packageName + `","version":"` + packageVersion + `","description":"` + packageDescription + `","maintainer":"` + packageAuthor + `","source_url":"` + packageRepositoryURL + `"}`))
+		assert.NotNil(t, p)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, packageName, p.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageVersion, p.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageDescription, p.Metadata.Description)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageAuthor, p.Metadata.Author)
+		assert.Equal(t, packageRepositoryURL, p.Metadata.RepositoryURL)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/packages.go b/modules/setting/packages.go
index 190c17dd8fb24..84da4eb53e8a8 100644
--- a/modules/setting/packages.go
+++ b/modules/setting/packages.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var (
 		LimitTotalOwnerCount int64
 		LimitTotalOwnerSize  int64
 		LimitSizeCargo       int64
+		LimitSizeChef        int64
 		LimitSizeComposer    int64
 		LimitSizeConan       int64
 		LimitSizeConda       int64
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func newPackages() {
 
 	Packages.LimitTotalOwnerSize = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_TOTAL_OWNER_SIZE")
 	Packages.LimitSizeCargo = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CARGO")
+	Packages.LimitSizeChef = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CHEF")
 	Packages.LimitSizeComposer = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_COMPOSER")
 	Packages.LimitSizeConan = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONAN")
 	Packages.LimitSizeConda = mustBytes(sec, "LIMIT_SIZE_CONDA")
diff --git a/modules/activitypub/keypair.go b/modules/util/keypair.go
similarity index 76%
rename from modules/activitypub/keypair.go
rename to modules/util/keypair.go
index 299bdc43e336c..5a3ce715a40f1 100644
--- a/modules/activitypub/keypair.go
+++ b/modules/util/keypair.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-package activitypub
+package util
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 )
 
-const rsaBits = 2048
-
-// GenerateKeyPair generates a public and private keypair for signing actions by users for activitypub purposes
-func GenerateKeyPair() (string, string, error) {
-	priv, _ := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, rsaBits)
+// GenerateKeyPair generates a public and private keypair
+func GenerateKeyPair(bits int) (string, string, error) {
+	priv, _ := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, bits)
 	privPem, err := pemBlockForPriv(priv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
diff --git a/modules/activitypub/keypair_test.go b/modules/util/keypair_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from modules/activitypub/keypair_test.go
rename to modules/util/keypair_test.go
index 888254c9dae90..c6f68c845a47a 100644
--- a/modules/activitypub/keypair_test.go
+++ b/modules/util/keypair_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-package activitypub
+package util
 
 import (
 	"crypto"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestKeygen(t *testing.T) {
-	priv, pub, err := GenerateKeyPair()
+	priv, pub, err := GenerateKeyPair(2048)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, priv)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestKeygen(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSignUsingKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	priv, pub, err := GenerateKeyPair()
+	priv, pub, err := GenerateKeyPair(2048)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	privPem, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(priv))
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index bc2e8cb91cfba..a7506986f6966 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -3145,6 +3145,8 @@ keywords = Keywords
 details = Details
 details.author = Author
 details.project_site = Project Site
+details.repository_site = Repository Site
+details.documentation_site = Documentation Site
 details.license = License
 assets = Assets
 versions = Versions
@@ -3157,6 +3159,9 @@ cargo.install = To install the package using Cargo, run the following command:
 cargo.documentation = For more information on the Cargo registry, see the documentation.
 cargo.details.repository_site = Repository Site
 cargo.details.documentation_site = Documentation Site
+chef.registry = Setup this registry in your ~/.chef/config.rb file:
+chef.install = To install the package, run the following command:
+chef.documentation = For more information on the Chef registry, see the documentation.
 composer.registry = Setup this registry in your ~/.composer/config.json file:
 composer.install = To install the package using Composer, run the following command:
 composer.documentation = For more information on the Composer registry, see the documentation.
@@ -3173,8 +3178,6 @@ conda.details.repository_site = Repository Site
 conda.details.documentation_site = Documentation Site
 container.details.type = Image Type
 container.details.platform = Platform
-container.details.repository_site = Repository Site
-container.details.documentation_site = Documentation Site
 container.pull = Pull the image from the command line:
 container.digest = Digest:
 container.documentation = For more information on the Container registry, see the documentation.
@@ -3208,8 +3211,6 @@ npm.dependencies.optional = Optional Dependencies
 npm.details.tag = Tag
 pub.install = To install the package using Dart, run the following command:
 pub.documentation = For more information on the Pub registry, see the documentation.
-pub.details.repository_site = Repository Site
-pub.details.documentation_site = Documentation Site
 pypi.requires = Requires Python
 pypi.install = To install the package using pip, run the following command:
 pypi.documentation = For more information on the PyPI registry, see the documentation.
@@ -3262,6 +3263,9 @@ owner.settings.cleanuprules.remove.days = Remove versions older than
 owner.settings.cleanuprules.remove.pattern = Remove versions matching
 owner.settings.cleanuprules.success.update = Cleanup rule has been updated.
 owner.settings.cleanuprules.success.delete = Cleanup rule has been deleted.
+owner.settings.chef.title = Chef Registry
+owner.settings.chef.keypair = Generate key pair
+owner.settings.chef.keypair.description = Generate a key pair used to authenticate against the Chef registry. The previous key can not be used afterwards.
 
 [secrets]
 secrets = Secrets
diff --git a/public/img/svg/gitea-chef.svg b/public/img/svg/gitea-chef.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8f1cd6165caba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/img/svg/gitea-chef.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/api.go b/routers/api/packages/api.go
index 8ec9ae9bf70a8..9f77367d6f5bb 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/api.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/cargo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/chef"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/composer"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/conda"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 		&auth.Basic{},
 		&nuget.Auth{},
 		&conan.Auth{},
+		&chef.Auth{},
 	}
 	if setting.Service.EnableReverseProxyAuth {
 		authMethods = append(authMethods, &auth.ReverseProxy{})
@@ -86,6 +88,25 @@ func CommonRoutes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 				})
 			})
 		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
+		r.Group("/chef", func() {
+			r.Group("/api/v1", func() {
+				r.Get("/universe", chef.PackagesUniverse)
+				r.Get("/search", chef.EnumeratePackages)
+				r.Group("/cookbooks", func() {
+					r.Get("", chef.EnumeratePackages)
+					r.Post("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), chef.UploadPackage)
+					r.Group("/{name}", func() {
+						r.Get("", chef.PackageMetadata)
+						r.Group("/versions/{version}", func() {
+							r.Get("", chef.PackageVersionMetadata)
+							r.Delete("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), chef.DeletePackageVersion)
+							r.Get("/download", chef.DownloadPackage)
+						})
+						r.Delete("", reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeWrite), chef.DeletePackage)
+					})
+				})
+			})
+		}, reqPackageAccess(perm.AccessModeRead))
 		r.Group("/composer", func() {
 			r.Get("/packages.json", composer.ServiceIndex)
 			r.Get("/search.json", composer.SearchPackages)
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/chef/auth.go b/routers/api/packages/chef/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..69f7b763ab66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/packages/chef/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package chef
+
+import (
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"hash"
+	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	chef_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/chef"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/auth"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxTimeDifference = 10 * time.Minute
+)
+
+var (
+	algorithmPattern     = regexp.MustCompile(`algorithm=(\w+)`)
+	versionPattern       = regexp.MustCompile(`version=(\d+\.\d+)`)
+	authorizationPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\AX-Ops-Authorization-(\d+)`)
+)
+
+// Documentation:
+// https://docs.chef.io/server/api_chef_server/#required-headers
+// https://github.com/chef-boneyard/chef-rfc/blob/master/rfc065-sign-v1.3.md
+// https://github.com/chef/mixlib-authentication/blob/bc8adbef833d4be23dc78cb23e6fe44b51ebc34f/lib/mixlib/authentication/signedheaderauth.rb
+
+type Auth struct{}
+
+func (a *Auth) Name() string {
+	return "chef"
+}
+
+// Verify extracts the user from the signed request
+// If the request is signed with the user private key the user is verified.
+func (a *Auth) Verify(req *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, store auth.DataStore, sess auth.SessionStore) (*user_model.User, error) {
+	u, err := getUserFromRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if u == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	pub, err := getUserPublicKey(u)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := verifyTimestamp(req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	version, err := getSignVersion(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := verifySignedHeaders(req, version, pub.(*rsa.PublicKey)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return u, nil
+}
+
+func getUserFromRequest(req *http.Request) (*user_model.User, error) {
+	username := req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Userid")
+	if username == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return user_model.GetUserByName(req.Context(), username)
+}
+
+func getUserPublicKey(u *user_model.User) (crypto.PublicKey, error) {
+	pubKey, err := user_model.GetSetting(u.ID, chef_module.SettingPublicPem)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pubPem, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(pubKey))
+
+	return x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(pubPem.Bytes)
+}
+
+func verifyTimestamp(req *http.Request) error {
+	hdr := req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Timestamp")
+	if hdr == "" {
+		return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("X-Ops-Timestamp header missing")
+	}
+
+	ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, hdr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	diff := time.Now().UTC().Sub(ts)
+	if diff < 0 {
+		diff = -diff
+	}
+
+	if diff > maxTimeDifference {
+		return fmt.Errorf("time difference")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getSignVersion(req *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	hdr := req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Sign")
+	if hdr == "" {
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("X-Ops-Sign header missing")
+	}
+
+	m := versionPattern.FindStringSubmatch(hdr)
+	if len(m) != 2 {
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("invalid X-Ops-Sign header")
+	}
+
+	switch m[1] {
+	case "1.0", "1.1", "1.2", "1.3":
+	default:
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("unsupported version")
+	}
+
+	version := m[1]
+
+	m = algorithmPattern.FindStringSubmatch(hdr)
+	if len(m) == 2 && m[1] != "sha1" && !(m[1] == "sha256" && version == "1.3") {
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("unsupported algorithm")
+	}
+
+	return version, nil
+}
+
+func verifySignedHeaders(req *http.Request, version string, pub *rsa.PublicKey) error {
+	authorizationData, err := getAuthorizationData(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	checkData := buildCheckData(req, version)
+
+	switch version {
+	case "1.3":
+		return verifyDataNew(authorizationData, checkData, pub, crypto.SHA256)
+	case "1.2":
+		return verifyDataNew(authorizationData, checkData, pub, crypto.SHA1)
+	default:
+		return verifyDataOld(authorizationData, checkData, pub)
+	}
+}
+
+func getAuthorizationData(req *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
+	valueList := make(map[int]string)
+	for k, vs := range req.Header {
+		if m := authorizationPattern.FindStringSubmatch(k); m != nil {
+			index, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[1])
+			var v string
+			if len(vs) == 0 {
+				v = ""
+			} else {
+				v = vs[0]
+			}
+			valueList[index] = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp := make([]string, len(valueList))
+	for k, v := range valueList {
+		if k > len(tmp) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid X-Ops-Authorization headers")
+		}
+		tmp[k-1] = v
+	}
+
+	return base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(strings.Join(tmp, ""))
+}
+
+func buildCheckData(req *http.Request, version string) []byte {
+	username := req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Userid")
+	if version != "1.0" && version != "1.3" {
+		sum := sha1.Sum([]byte(username))
+		username = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+	}
+
+	var data string
+	if version == "1.3" {
+		data = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Method:%s\nPath:%s\nX-Ops-Content-Hash:%s\nX-Ops-Sign:version=%s\nX-Ops-Timestamp:%s\nX-Ops-UserId:%s\nX-Ops-Server-API-Version:%s",
+			req.Method,
+			path.Clean(req.URL.Path),
+			req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Content-Hash"),
+			version,
+			req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Timestamp"),
+			username,
+			req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Server-Api-Version"),
+		)
+	} else {
+		sum := sha1.Sum([]byte(path.Clean(req.URL.Path)))
+		data = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Method:%s\nHashed Path:%s\nX-Ops-Content-Hash:%s\nX-Ops-Timestamp:%s\nX-Ops-UserId:%s",
+			req.Method,
+			base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sum[:]),
+			req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Content-Hash"),
+			req.Header.Get("X-Ops-Timestamp"),
+			username,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return []byte(data)
+}
+
+func verifyDataNew(signature, data []byte, pub *rsa.PublicKey, algo crypto.Hash) error {
+	var h hash.Hash
+	if algo == crypto.SHA256 {
+		h = sha256.New()
+	} else {
+		h = sha1.New()
+	}
+	if _, err := h.Write(data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return rsa.VerifyPKCS1v15(pub, algo, h.Sum(nil), signature)
+}
+
+func verifyDataOld(signature, data []byte, pub *rsa.PublicKey) error {
+	c := new(big.Int)
+	m := new(big.Int)
+	m.SetBytes(signature)
+	e := big.NewInt(int64(pub.E))
+	c.Exp(m, e, pub.N)
+
+	out := c.Bytes()
+
+	skip := 0
+	for i := 2; i < len(out); i++ {
+		if i+1 >= len(out) {
+			break
+		}
+		if out[i] == 0xFF && out[i+1] == 0 {
+			skip = i + 2
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !util.SliceEqual(out[skip:], data) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not verify signature")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go b/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..28d07dea47760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/packages/chef/chef.go
@@ -0,0 +1,404 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package chef
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	packages_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	packages_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
+	chef_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/chef"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/helper"
+	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
+)
+
+func apiError(ctx *context.Context, status int, obj interface{}) {
+	type Error struct {
+		ErrorMessages []string `json:"error_messages"`
+	}
+
+	helper.LogAndProcessError(ctx, status, obj, func(message string) {
+		ctx.JSON(status, Error{
+			ErrorMessages: []string{message},
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func PackagesUniverse(ctx *context.Context) {
+	pvs, _, err := packages_model.SearchVersions(ctx, &packages_model.PackageSearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:    ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		Type:       packages_model.TypeChef,
+		IsInternal: util.OptionalBoolFalse,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pds, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptors(ctx, pvs)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	type VersionInfo struct {
+		LocationType string            `json:"location_type"`
+		LocationPath string            `json:"location_path"`
+		DownloadURL  string            `json:"download_url"`
+		Dependencies map[string]string `json:"dependencies"`
+	}
+
+	baseURL := setting.AppURL + "api/packages/" + ctx.Package.Owner.Name + "/chef/api/v1"
+
+	universe := make(map[string]map[string]*VersionInfo)
+	for _, pd := range pds {
+		if _, ok := universe[pd.Package.Name]; !ok {
+			universe[pd.Package.Name] = make(map[string]*VersionInfo)
+		}
+		universe[pd.Package.Name][pd.Version.Version] = &VersionInfo{
+			LocationType: "opscode",
+			LocationPath: baseURL,
+			DownloadURL:  fmt.Sprintf("%s/cookbooks/%s/versions/%s/download", baseURL, url.PathEscape(pd.Package.Name), pd.Version.Version),
+			Dependencies: pd.Metadata.(*chef_module.Metadata).Dependencies,
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, universe)
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_list.rb
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_search.rb
+func EnumeratePackages(ctx *context.Context) {
+	opts := &packages_model.PackageSearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:    ctx.Package.Owner.ID,
+		Type:       packages_model.TypeChef,
+		Name:       packages_model.SearchValue{Value: ctx.FormTrim("q")},
+		IsInternal: util.OptionalBoolFalse,
+		Paginator: db.NewAbsoluteListOptions(
+			ctx.FormInt("start"),
+			ctx.FormInt("items"),
+		),
+	}
+
+	switch strings.ToLower(ctx.FormTrim("order")) {
+	case "recently_updated", "recently_added":
+		opts.Sort = packages_model.SortCreatedDesc
+	default:
+		opts.Sort = packages_model.SortNameAsc
+	}
+
+	pvs, total, err := packages_model.SearchLatestVersions(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pds, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptors(ctx, pvs)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	type Item struct {
+		CookbookName        string `json:"cookbook_name"`
+		CookbookMaintainer  string `json:"cookbook_maintainer"`
+		CookbookDescription string `json:"cookbook_description"`
+		Cookbook            string `json:"cookbook"`
+	}
+
+	type Result struct {
+		Start int     `json:"start"`
+		Total int     `json:"total"`
+		Items []*Item `json:"items"`
+	}
+
+	baseURL := setting.AppURL + "api/packages/" + ctx.Package.Owner.Name + "/chef/api/v1/cookbooks/"
+
+	items := make([]*Item, 0, len(pds))
+	for _, pd := range pds {
+		metadata := pd.Metadata.(*chef_module.Metadata)
+
+		items = append(items, &Item{
+			CookbookName:        pd.Package.Name,
+			CookbookMaintainer:  metadata.Author,
+			CookbookDescription: metadata.Description,
+			Cookbook:            baseURL + url.PathEscape(pd.Package.Name),
+		})
+	}
+
+	skip, _ := opts.Paginator.GetSkipTake()
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &Result{
+		Start: skip,
+		Total: int(total),
+		Items: items,
+	})
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_show.rb
+func PackageMetadata(ctx *context.Context) {
+	packageName := ctx.Params("name")
+
+	pvs, err := packages_model.GetVersionsByPackageName(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, packages_model.TypeChef, packageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if len(pvs) == 0 {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pds, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptors(ctx, pvs)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(pds, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return pds[i].SemVer.LessThan(pds[j].SemVer)
+	})
+
+	type Result struct {
+		Name          string    `json:"name"`
+		Maintainer    string    `json:"maintainer"`
+		Description   string    `json:"description"`
+		Category      string    `json:"category"`
+		LatestVersion string    `json:"latest_version"`
+		SourceURL     string    `json:"source_url"`
+		CreatedAt     time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+		UpdatedAt     time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+		Deprecated    bool      `json:"deprecated"`
+		Versions      []string  `json:"versions"`
+	}
+
+	baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("%sapi/packages/%s/chef/api/v1/cookbooks/%s/versions/", setting.AppURL, ctx.Package.Owner.Name, url.PathEscape(packageName))
+
+	versions := make([]string, 0, len(pds))
+	for _, pd := range pds {
+		versions = append(versions, baseURL+pd.Version.Version)
+	}
+
+	latest := pds[len(pds)-1]
+
+	metadata := latest.Metadata.(*chef_module.Metadata)
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &Result{
+		Name:          latest.Package.Name,
+		Maintainer:    metadata.Author,
+		Description:   metadata.Description,
+		LatestVersion: baseURL + latest.Version.Version,
+		SourceURL:     metadata.RepositoryURL,
+		CreatedAt:     latest.Version.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
+		UpdatedAt:     latest.Version.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
+		Deprecated:    false,
+		Versions:      versions,
+	})
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_show.rb
+func PackageVersionMetadata(ctx *context.Context) {
+	packageName := ctx.Params("name")
+	packageVersion := strings.ReplaceAll(ctx.Params("version"), "_", ".") // Chef calls this endpoint with "_" instead of "."?!
+
+	pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, packages_model.TypeChef, packageName, packageVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+			return
+		}
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pd, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptor(ctx, pv)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	type Result struct {
+		Version         string            `json:"version"`
+		TarballFileSize int64             `json:"tarball_file_size"`
+		PublishedAt     time.Time         `json:"published_at"`
+		Cookbook        string            `json:"cookbook"`
+		File            string            `json:"file"`
+		License         string            `json:"license"`
+		Dependencies    map[string]string `json:"dependencies"`
+	}
+
+	baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("%sapi/packages/%s/chef/api/v1/cookbooks/%s", setting.AppURL, ctx.Package.Owner.Name, url.PathEscape(pd.Package.Name))
+
+	metadata := pd.Metadata.(*chef_module.Metadata)
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &Result{
+		Version:         pd.Version.Version,
+		TarballFileSize: pd.Files[0].Blob.Size,
+		PublishedAt:     pd.Version.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
+		Cookbook:        baseURL,
+		File:            fmt.Sprintf("%s/versions/%s/download", baseURL, pd.Version.Version),
+		License:         metadata.License,
+		Dependencies:    metadata.Dependencies,
+	})
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_share.rb
+func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
+	file, _, err := ctx.Req.FormFile("tarball")
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	buf, err := packages_module.CreateHashedBufferFromReader(file, 32*1024*1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer buf.Close()
+
+	pck, err := chef_module.ParsePackage(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, err := buf.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = packages_service.CreatePackageAndAddFile(
+		&packages_service.PackageCreationInfo{
+			PackageInfo: packages_service.PackageInfo{
+				Owner:       ctx.Package.Owner,
+				PackageType: packages_model.TypeChef,
+				Name:        pck.Name,
+				Version:     pck.Version,
+			},
+			Creator:          ctx.Doer,
+			SemverCompatible: true,
+			Metadata:         pck.Metadata,
+		},
+		&packages_service.PackageFileCreationInfo{
+			PackageFileInfo: packages_service.PackageFileInfo{
+				Filename: strings.ToLower(pck.Version + ".tar.gz"),
+			},
+			Creator: ctx.Doer,
+			Data:    buf,
+			IsLead:  true,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch err {
+		case packages_model.ErrDuplicatePackageVersion:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		case packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalCount, packages_service.ErrQuotaTypeSize, packages_service.ErrQuotaTotalSize:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusForbidden, err)
+		default:
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, make(map[any]any))
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_download.rb
+func DownloadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
+	pv, err := packages_model.GetVersionByNameAndVersion(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, packages_model.TypeChef, ctx.Params("name"), ctx.Params("version"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+			return
+		}
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pd, err := packages_model.GetPackageDescriptor(ctx, pv)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	pf := pd.Files[0].File
+
+	s, _, err := packages_service.GetPackageFileStream(ctx, pf)
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	ctx.ServeContent(s, &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
+		Filename:     pf.Name,
+		LastModified: pf.CreatedUnix.AsLocalTime(),
+	})
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_unshare.rb
+func DeletePackageVersion(ctx *context.Context) {
+	packageName := ctx.Params("name")
+	packageVersion := ctx.Params("version")
+
+	err := packages_service.RemovePackageVersionByNameAndVersion(
+		ctx.Doer,
+		&packages_service.PackageInfo{
+			Owner:       ctx.Package.Owner,
+			PackageType: packages_model.TypeChef,
+			Name:        packageName,
+			Version:     packageVersion,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == packages_model.ErrPackageNotExist {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Status(http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+// https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/main/knife/lib/chef/knife/supermarket_unshare.rb
+func DeletePackage(ctx *context.Context) {
+	pvs, err := packages_model.GetVersionsByPackageName(ctx, ctx.Package.Owner.ID, packages_model.TypeChef, ctx.Params("name"))
+	if err != nil {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(pvs) == 0 {
+		apiError(ctx, http.StatusNotFound, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, pv := range pvs {
+		if err := packages_service.RemovePackageVersion(ctx.Doer, pv); err != nil {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx.Status(http.StatusOK)
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
index 2a20d66d1e07c..ab077090d1c73 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/packages/package.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func ListPackages(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: package type filter
 	//   type: string
-	//   enum: [cargo, composer, conan, conda, container, generic, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rubygems, vagrant]
+	//   enum: [cargo, chef, composer, conan, conda, container, generic, helm, maven, npm, nuget, pub, pypi, rubygems, vagrant]
 	// - name: q
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: name filter
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/packages.go b/routers/web/user/setting/packages.go
index b3f8a3e41dfb3..0d2eb14c202d6 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/packages.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/setting/packages.go
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ package setting
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	chef_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/chef"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	shared "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/shared/packages"
 )
 
@@ -95,3 +99,21 @@ func RebuildCargoIndex(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/user/settings/packages")
 }
+
+func RegenerateChefKeyPair(ctx *context.Context) {
+	priv, pub, err := util.GenerateKeyPair(chef_module.KeyBits)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GenerateKeyPair", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := user_model.SetUserSetting(ctx.Doer.ID, chef_module.SettingPublicPem, pub); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("SetUserSetting", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.ServeContent(strings.NewReader(priv), &context.ServeHeaderOptions{
+		ContentType: "application/x-pem-file",
+		Filename:    ctx.Doer.Name + ".priv",
+	})
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index a024c0ac37ebd..6898956053521 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 				m.Post("/initialize", user_setting.InitializeCargoIndex)
 				m.Post("/rebuild", user_setting.RebuildCargoIndex)
 			})
+			m.Post("/chef/regenerate_keypair", user_setting.RegenerateChefKeyPair)
 		}, packagesEnabled)
 		m.Group("/secrets", func() {
 			m.Get("", user_setting.Secrets)
diff --git a/services/forms/package_form.go b/services/forms/package_form.go
index 558ed54b6559e..b22ed47c775a1 100644
--- a/services/forms/package_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/package_form.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 type PackageCleanupRuleForm struct {
 	ID            int64
 	Enabled       bool
-	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(cargo,composer,conan,conda,container,generic,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rubygems,vagrant)"`
+	Type          string `binding:"Required;In(cargo,chef,composer,conan,conda,container,generic,helm,maven,npm,nuget,pub,pypi,rubygems,vagrant)"`
 	KeepCount     int    `binding:"In(0,1,5,10,25,50,100)"`
 	KeepPattern   string `binding:"RegexPattern"`
 	RemoveDays    int    `binding:"In(0,7,14,30,60,90,180)"`
diff --git a/services/packages/packages.go b/services/packages/packages.go
index f5028407552c0..3abca7337c7db 100644
--- a/services/packages/packages.go
+++ b/services/packages/packages.go
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ func CheckSizeQuotaExceeded(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, p
 	switch packageType {
 	case packages_model.TypeCargo:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeCargo
+	case packages_model.TypeChef:
+		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeChef
 	case packages_model.TypeComposer:
 		typeSpecificSize = setting.Packages.LimitSizeComposer
 	case packages_model.TypeConan:
diff --git a/templates/package/content/chef.tmpl b/templates/package/content/chef.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f0f8de7bd5587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/package/content/chef.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{{if eq .PackageDescriptor.Package.Type "chef"}}
+	
knife[:supermarket_site] = '{{AppUrl}}api/packages/{{.PackageDescriptor.Owner.Name}}/chef'knife supermarket install {{.PackageDescriptor.Package.Name}} {{.PackageDescriptor.Version.Version}}{{.PackageDescriptor.Metadata.Description}}
{{end}} + {{if .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.LongDescription}}{{RenderMarkdownToHtml .PackageDescriptor.Metadata.LongDescription}}{{end}} +| {{.locale.Tr "packages.dependency.id"}}+ | {{.locale.Tr "packages.dependency.version"}}+ | 
|---|---|
| {{$dependency}}+ | {{$version}}+ |