Ansible Role collectd

This role helps you install and set up collectd on your machine.

GitHub	Version	Issues	Pull Requests	Downloads

Example Playbook

Here’s an example playbook from molecule/default/converge.yml, which is tested with each code change.

---
- name: converge
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true
  vars:
    collectd_plugin_logging: logfile
    collectd_basic_plugins:
      - cpu
      - interface
      - load
      - memory
    collectd_plugins:
      - name: df
        config: |
          MountPoint "/proc"
          MountPoint "/dev"
          ...
      - name: disk
        config: |
          Disk "/^hd"
          IgnoreSelected true
      ...
  pre_tasks:
    - name: Update apt cache.
      apt: update_cache=true cache_valid_time=600
      when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
  roles:
    - role: buluma.collectd

Before running this, prepare your machine using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: prepare
  hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: false

  roles:
    - role: buluma.bootstrap
    - role: buluma.epel

For detailed instructions on using these roles, check out this full guide.

Role Variables

You can find the default values for the variables in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for collectd

collectd_conf_hostname: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
collectd_conf_fqdnlookup: "false"
collectd_conf_basedir: /var/lib/collectd
collectd_conf_pidfile: /var/run/collectd.pid
...
collectd_basic_plugins:
  - cpu
  - interface
  - load
  - memory
...
collectd_plugins: []

Requirements

You need the pip packages mentioned in requirements.txt.

State of used roles

Some roles are needed to prepare your system:

Requirement	GitHub	Version
buluma.bootstrap
buluma.epel

Context

This role is part of a collection of compatible roles. You can read more about them here.

Dependencies Overview

Compatibility

This role has been tested with these container images:

The minimum version of Ansible needed is 2.10. Tests have been done on:

• Previous versions
• Current version
• Development versions

If you encounter any issues, please report them on GitHub.

Changelog

Check the Role History for updates.

License

This role is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Author Information

This role is created by Shadow Walker.