Ansible Role: nimbus

Description

This Ansible role installs, configures, and runs nimbus, which is an Ethereum 2 Client for businesses.

Table of Contents

• Supported Platforms
• Dependencies
• Role Variables
• Example Playbook
• License
• Author Information

Supported Platforms

* MacOS
* Debian
* Ubuntu
* Redhat (CentOS/Fedora)
* Amazon

Role Variables

All adjustable variables can be found in the defaults/main.yml file. These variables mainly pertain to configuration options. For more details, check the nimbus documentation.

Keys/Secrets

You need to put your own keys and secrets in the configuration directory you are using, i.e., nimbus_config_dir.

Example Playbook

1. Default setup: To install the role from Galaxy:

ansible-galaxy install consensys.nimbus

Create a requirements.yml file like this: Make sure to change x.y.z to the version you want from the nimbus releases page.

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  force_handlers: True

  roles:
  - role: consensys.nimbus
    vars:
      nimbus_version: vx.y.z
      nimbus_git_hash: abcd1203

Run it with ansible-playbook:

ansible-playbook -v /path/to/requirements.yml

2. Install via GitHub:

ansible-galaxy install git+https://github.com/consensys/ansible-role-nimbus.git

Create a requirements.yml file like this: Don't forget to replace x.y.z with the desired version from the nimbus releases page.

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  force_handlers: True

  roles:
  - role: ansible-role-nimbus
    vars:
      nimbus_version: vx.y.z
      nimbus_git_hash: abcd1203

Run it with ansible-playbook:

ansible-playbook -v /path/to/requirements.yml

License

Apache License

Author Information

Consensys, 2023