ara
=========

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Install and configure ara on your system.

Example Playbook
----------------

This example is taken from `molecule/resources/playbook.yml`:
```yaml
---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: yes

  roles:
    - robertdebock.ara
```

The machine you are running this on, may need to be prepared.
```yaml
---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  roles:
    - robertdebock.bootstrap
    - robertdebock.buildtools
    - robertdebock.epel
    - robertdebock.python_pip
```

Also see a [full explanation and example](https://robertdebock.nl/how-to-use-these-roles.html) on how to use these roles.

Role Variables
--------------

These variables are set in `defaults/main.yml`:
```yaml
---
# defaults file for ara

# If you would like to update the packages that this role installs, set `ara_packages_state` to `latest`, otherwise use `default`.

# The ansible.cfg to modify.
ara_configuration_file: /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

# The user to run ara as. Typically root, but if you run playbooks under your username, ara saves data in your homedirectory. In that case change the ara_user to your username.
ara_user: root

# Extra options can be set using this structure.
# ara_configuration:
#   - option: port
#     value: 9191
#   - option: host
#     value: 0.0.0.0
#   - option: playbook_per_page
#     value: 10
#   - option: result_per_page
#     value: 25
```

Requirements
------------

- Access to a repository containing packages, likely on the internet.
- A recent version of Ansible. (Tests run on the current, previous and next release of Ansible.)

The following roles can be installed to ensure all requirements are met, using `ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml`:

```yaml
---
- robertdebock.bootstrap
- robertdebock.epel
- robertdebock.buildtools
- robertdebock.python_pip
- robertdebock.service

```

Context
-------

This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at [the documentation of these roles](https://robertdebock.nl/) for further information.

Here is an overview of related roles:
![dependencies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robertdebock/drawings/artifacts/ara.png "Dependency")


Compatibility
-------------

This role has been tested against the following distributions and Ansible version:

|distribution|ansible 2.7|ansible 2.8|ansible devel|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|alpine-edge*|no|no|no*|
|alpine-latest|no|no|no*|
|archlinux|yes|yes|yes*|
|centos-6|no|no|no*|
|centos-latest|no|no|no*|
|debian-stable|no|no|no*|
|debian-unstable*|no|no|no*|
|fedora-latest|yes|yes|yes*|
|fedora-rawhide*|yes|yes|yes*|
|opensuse-leap|no|no|no*|
|ubuntu-devel*|no|no|no*|
|ubuntu-latest|no|no|no*|
|ubuntu-rolling|no|no|no*|

A single star means the build may fail, it's marked as an experimental build.

Testing
-------

[Unit tests](https://travis-ci.org/robertdebock/ansible-role-ara) are done on every commit and periodically.

If you find issues, please register them in [GitHub](https://github.com/robertdebock/ansible-role-ara/issues)

To test this role locally please use [Molecule](https://github.com/ansible/molecule):
```
pip install molecule
molecule test
```

To test on Amazon EC2, configure [~/.aws/credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/v1/developer-guide/credentials.html) and set a region using `export AWS_REGION=eu-central-1` before running `molecule test --scenario-name ec2`.

There are many specific scenarios available, please have a look in the `molecule/` directory.

License
-------

Apache-2.0


Author Information
------------------

[Robert de Bock](https://robertdebock.nl/)