NodeJS

Install and Set Up NodeJS

This role is part of my OPS project. Click the link to see it in action. OPS includes many features such as a Vagrant file for development machines, playbooks for orchestrating roles, inventory files, role configuration examples, an Ansible configuration file, and more.

Compatibility

Tested and confirmed to work on:

• Debian jessie (8+)
• Ubuntu Trusty (14.04 LTS)
• Ubuntu Xenial (16.04 LTS)

Role Variables

# NodeJS installation settings
nodejs_apt_key_url: "https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key"
nodejs_apt_repositories:
  - "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_{{ nodejs_major_version }} {{ ansible_distribution_release | lower }} main"
  - "deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_{{ nodejs_major_version }} {{ ansible_distribution_release | lower }} main"
nodejs_packages:
  - nodejs
nodejs_major_version: 6.x # choose between 4.x and 6.x

# NPM basic settings
nodejs_npm_config_path: /usr/local/lib/npm
nodejs_npm_config_unsafe_perm: "false"
nodejs_npm_user: root
nodejs_npm_usergroup: root
nodejs_npm_packages:
  - name: npm
    version: latest

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: jebovic.nodejs }

Example: Configuration

# Customize NodeJS version and user
nodejs_major_version: 4.x
nodejs_npm_user: me
nodejs_npm_usergroup: me

Tags

• nodejs_config : only update configurations
• nodejs_npm_addons : only install extra npm packages

License

MIT

Author Information

Jérémy Baumgarth GitHub