Ansible Role elasticsearch_oss

This role installs and configures a Elasticsearch OSS server.

Note that this role does NOT let you specify a particular Elasticsearch OSS server version. It simply installs the latest available Elasticsearch OSS server version from the repos configured in the system. If you want or need to install a specific Elasticsearch OSS server version, use the linuxfabrik.lfops.repo_elasticsearch_oss beforehand.

Runs on

RHEL 8 (and compatible)

Mandatory Requirements

Enable the official elasticsearch oss repository. This can be done using the linuxfabrik.lfops.repo_elasticsearch_oss role.

If you use the elasticsearch playbook, this is automatically done for you.

Tags

Tag	What it does
`elasticsearch_oss`	Installs and configures Elasticsearch OSS
`elasticsearch_oss:state`	Manages the state of the Elasticsearch OSS service

Optional Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
`elasticsearch_oss__action_auto_create_index__host_var` / `elasticsearch_oss__action_auto_create_index__group_var`	Automatic index creation allows any index to be created automatically. For the usage in `host_vars` / `group_vars` (can only be used in one group at a time).	`true`
`elasticsearch_oss__cluster_name__host_var` / `elasticsearch_oss__cluster_name__group_var`	A descriptive name for your cluster. For the usage in `host_vars` / `group_vars` (can only be used in one group at a time).	`'my-application'`
`elasticsearch_oss__service_enabled`	Enables or disables the elasticsearch oss service, analogous to `systemctl enable/disable --now`.	`true`

Example:

# optional
elasticsearch_oss__action_auto_create_index__host_var: false
elasticsearch_oss__cluster_name__host_var: 'my-cluster'
elasticsearch_oss__service_enabled: false

License

The Unlicense

Author Information

Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich