Ansible Role github_project_createrepo

This role installs and configures github_project_createrepo.

Runs on

RHEL 8 (and compatible)

Mandatory Requirements

Install Python 3. This can be done using the linuxfabrik.lfops.python role.
Install createrepo. This can be done using the linuxfabrik.lfops.apps role.
Install git. This can be done using the linuxfabrik.lfops.apps role.

If you use the github_project_createrepo Playbook, this is automatically done for you.

Tags

Tag	What it does
`github_project_createrepo`	Installs and configures github_project_createrepo
`github_project_createrepo:configure`	Deploys `/etc/github_project_createrepo.yml`

Mandatory Role Variables

Variable	Description
`github_project_createrepo__github_repos`	A list of dictionaries containing GitHub Repository from which the RPM-assets will be downloaded. Subkeys: Have a look at the project’s README

Example:

# mandatory
github_project_createrepo__github_repos:
  - github_user: 'mydumper'
    github_repo: 'mydumper'
    relative_target_path: 'mydumper/el/8'
    rpm_regex: 'mydumper-{latest_version}-\d\+.el8.x86_64.rpm'
  - github_user: 'exoscale'
    github_repo: 'cli'
    relative_target_path: 'exoscale/cli'
    # cannot use latest_version, as exoscale prefixes that with a "v", but there is no "v" in the rpm filename
    rpm_regex: 'exoscale-cli_\d+\.\d+\.\d+_linux_amd64\.rpm'

Optional Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
`github_project_createrepo__base_path`	Directory under which all the repos will be placed. This directory should be served by a webserver.	`'/var/www/html/github-repos'`
`github_project_createrepo__timer_enabled`	Enables or disables the github-project-createrepo timer, analogous to `systemctl enable/disable --now`.	`true`
`github_project_createrepo__webserver_user`	The user under which the webserver runs. Will be used to set the correct FACL entries so that both users can access the files.	`'apache'`

Example:

# optional
github_project_createrepo__base_path: '/var/www/html/github-repos'
github_project_createrepo__timer_enabled: true
github_project_createrepo__webserver_user: 'nginx'

License

The Unlicense

Author Information

Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich