Ansible Role: nodejs

This role installs (by default) the nodejs package or uninstalls it (if specified) on Debian and EL-based systems. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment. npm and npx are also installed as part of this role. The default Node.js version installed is 18.x, unless you specifically request a different version.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Here are the available variables (found in defaults/main.yml):

Variables List:

nodejs_app: nodejs
nodejs_app_desired_state: present
nodejs_version: 18.x

# Debian requirements
nodejs_debian_pre_reqs:
  - apt-transport-https
  - gnupg
nodejs_debian_pre_reqs_desired_state: present
nodejs_repo_debian_gpg_key: https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key
nodejs_repo_debian: "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_{{ nodejs_version }} {{ ansible_lsb['codename'] }} main"
nodejs_repo_debian_filename: "{{ nodejs_app }}"
nodejs_repo_debian_desired_state: present

# EL requirements
nodejs_repo_el: "https://rpm.nodesource.com/pub_{{ nodejs_version }}/el/{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}/$basearch"
nodejs_repo_el_name: nodesource
nodejs_repo_el_description: Node.js EL Family Repo
nodejs_repo_el_gpgkey: https://rpm.nodesource.com/pub/el/NODESOURCE-GPG-SIGNING-KEY-EL
nodejs_repo_el_gpgcheck: yes
nodejs_repo_el_enabled: yes
nodejs_repo_el_filename: "{{ nodejs_app }}"
nodejs_repo_el_desired_state: present

Variables Table:

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

For the default behavior of the role (i.e., installing the nodejs package) in Ansible playbooks:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.nodejs

To customize the behavior of the role (e.g., installing version 14.x of Node.js):

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.nodejs
  vars:
    nodejs_version: 14.x

To customize the behavior of the role (e.g., uninstalling the nodejs package):

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - darkwizard242.nodejs
  vars:
    nodejs_app_desired_state: absent

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created by Ali Muhammad.