Ansible Role: Node RED

This role installs and sets up Node RED on your machine.

GitHub	Version	Issues	Pull Requests	Downloads

Example Playbook

This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested every time there is a code change or release.

---
- name: Setup Node RED
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: yes

  roles:
    - role: buluma.node_red

Before running this, prepare your machine with a setup in molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare Machine
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  roles:
    - role: buluma.bootstrap
    - role: buluma.ca_certificates
    - role: buluma.epel
    - role: buluma.npm
    - role: buluma.users
      users_group_list:
        - name: nodered
      users_user_list:
        - name: nodered
          group: nodered

You can also check a detailed explanation and example for using these roles.

Role Variables

Default variable values are found in defaults/main.yml:

---
# Defaults for Node RED

# Directory for Node RED to run from.
node_red_working_directory: /opt/node_red

# User under which Node RED should run.
# User creation is not handled here, see `molecule/default/prepare.yml`.
node_red_user_name: nodered

# Group for Node RED to run under.
# Group creation is not handled here, see `molecule/default/prepare.yml`.
node_red_group_name: nodered

Requirements

• Python packages listed in requirements.txt.

System Preparation Roles

The following roles are used to set up the system. You can choose a different setup method.

Requirement	GitHub	Version
buluma.bootstrap
buluma.ca_certificates
buluma.epel
buluma.npm
buluma.service
buluma.users

Additional Information

This role works well with other roles. For more information, check out the documentation for these roles.

Compatibility

This role has been tested on the following container images:

Ansible version 2.12 or higher is required. Tests have been performed on:

• The previous version.
• The current version.
• The development version.

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

Change Log

For role history, see the changelog.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.

Author Information

Created by Shadow Walker.