IRCD

The IRCD role deploys the IRCD Hybrid server, its documentation can be found here: http://www.ircd-hybrid.org/

Currently the role supports deployment on Debian-based distributions only. Tested on Ubuntu Trusty and Precise.

Install

ansible-galaxy install jpbarto.ircd

Requirements

No requirements.

Role Variables and Defaults

# text to be embedded into the servers message of the day (motd) file
ircd_motd: Confucious say, if you think you will sum up your whole life on this little bit of paper, you are crazy

# A string containing the name of the administrator, eg 'John Smith'
ircd_admin_name: Admin Smith

# A string containing the email address of the administrator
ircd_admin_email: admin@local.host

# Which port number the server should listen on
ircd_port: 6667

# A string containing the IRC network name to which the server belongs, eg 'Interlinks IRC'
ircd_network_name: Local Network

# A string containing a description of, geographically, where the server resides, eg 'San Francisco, California, USA'
ircd_geo_location: Earth

Dependencies

No dependendencies

Example Playbook

    - hosts: ircd_servers

      become: true
      become_user: root
      become_method: sudo

      vars:
        ircd_motd: Confucius say, if you think you will sum up your whole life on this little bit of paper, you are crazy.
        ircd_network_name: Local Network
        ircd_port: 6667
        ircd_admin_name: Admin Smith
        ircd_admin_email: admin@local.host
        ircd_geo_location: Earth

      pre_tasks:
        - name: update apt cache
          apt: update_cache=yes

      roles:
         - { role: jpbarto.ircd }

License

MIT

Author Information

Jason Barto - jason.p.barto@gmail.com