consul

Installs and configures Consul

Requirements

This role requires Ansible 1.4 or higher.

Role Variables

See defaults/main.yml for a list and description of variables used in this role.

Dependencies

• kbrebanov.unzip

Example Playbook

Install Consul

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - { role: kbrebanov.consul }

Install Consul specifying version and checksum

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - { role: kbrebanov.consul, consul_version: 0.4.1, consul_sha256sum: 2cf6e59edf348c3094c721eb77436e8c789afa2c35e6e3123a804edfeb1744ac }

Install Consul with webui

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - { role: kbrebanov.consul, consul_webui: true }

Install Consul as a server

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - { role: kbrebanov.consul, consul_server: true }

Install Consul and configure a service

- hosts: all
  vars:
    consul_services:
      - name: "web"
        tags:
          - "rails"
        port: 80
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.consul

Install Consul and configure a check

- hosts: all
  vars:
    consul_checks:
      - name: "Web check"
        http: "http://localhost"
        interval: "10s"
        timeout: "1s"
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.consul

Install Consul and configure a watch

- hosts: all
  vars:
    consul_watches:
      - type: "service"
        service: "redis"
        handler: "/usr/bin/my-service-handler.sh"
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.consul

License

BSD

Author Information

Inspired by:

• Kevin Brebanov's consul role
• Brian Shumate's consul role