Role Name

A simple Role to create an Upstart service.

Requirements

Role Variables

• upstart_name: The name of the service.
• upstart_description: A description of the service.
• upstart_chdir: The directory where the command will run.
• upstart_command: The command used to start the service.
• upstart_user: The user under which the service will run.
• upstart_group: The group under which the service will run.
• upstart_env: A list of environment variables to set.
• upstart_log_directory: The directory for log files.
• upstart_log_filename: The name of the log file.
• upstart_pidfile_directory: The directory for the PID file.
• upstart_pidfile_filename: The name of the PID file.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: basserselim.upstart
      upstart_name: node-app
      upstart_description: "Service for node-app"
      upstart_command: "node app.js"
      upstart_chdir: "/var/www/node-app"
      upstart_user: www-data
      upstart_group: www-data
      upstart_env:
        NODE_ENV: "production"
      upstart_log_directory: "/var/log/node-app"
      upstart_log_filename: "output.log"
      upstart_pidfile_directory: "/var/run/node-app"
      upstart_pidfile_filename: "node-app.pid"

License

BSD

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