Ansible Role: istioctl

This role installs istioctl on Debian/Ubuntu and EL systems. istioctl is a command-line tool for Istio, which is an open-source service mesh for Kubernetes.

Requirements

No special requirements.

Role Variables

The variables that can be used are listed below (found in defaults/main.yml):

List of Variables:

istioctl_app: istioctl
istioctl_version: 1.23.0
istioctl_os: linux
istioctl_architecture_map:
  amd64: amd64
  arm: arm64
  x86_64: amd64
  armv6l: armv6
  armv7l: armv7
  aarch64: arm64
  32-bit: "386"
  64-bit: amd64
istioctl_dl_url: https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/download/{{ istioctl_version }}/istio-{{ istioctl_version }}-{{ istioctl_os }}-{{ istioctl_architecture_map[ansible_architecture] }}.tar.gz
istioctl_bin_path: /usr/local/bin
istioctl_file_owner: root
istioctl_file_group: root
istioctl_file_mode: '0755'

Description of Variables:

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

To install istioctl using an Ansible playbook, use the following:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.istioctl

To specify a different version of istioctl:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.istioctl
  vars:
    istioctl_version: 1.17.1

To change the location where the istioctl binary is installed:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.istioctl
  vars:
    istioctl_bin_path: /bin/

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created by Ali Muhammad.