Cardano Node Ansible Role

Ansible role to install Cardano binaries from source. This guide shows how to install Cardano for those who want to run a professional ADA Staking Pool.

Usage

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Here are some variables you can use (all have default values):

    ### Server settings
    # Cardano username (must not be 'admin' or 'root')
    server_username: cardano
    server_hostname: cardano-eu-central-1

    # Cabal
    cabal_install_version: 3.2.0.0
    cabal_base_url: "https://downloads.haskell.org"
    cabal_install_url: "{{ cabal_base_url }}/~cabal/cabal-install-{{ cabal_install_version }}/cabal-install-{{ cabal_install_version }}-x86_64-unknown-linux.tar.xz"

    # GHC
    ghc_install_version: 8.6.5
    ghc_install_url: "https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/{{ ghc_install_version }}/ghc-{{ ghc_install_version }}-x86_64-deb9-linux.tar.xz"

    # Libsodium
    libsodium_github_url: "https://github.com/input-output-hk/libsodium"
    libsodium_version_tag:  "66f017f1"

    # Cardano
    cardano_github_url: "https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node.git"
    cardano_version: "1.14.2"
    cardano_install_dir: "/opt/cardano/cnode"
    cardano_config_dir: "{{ cardano_install_dir }}/configuration"
    cardano_scripts_dir: "{{ cardano_install_dir }}/scripts"
    cardano_default_port: "3000" # Change if running relay and producer on the same server

    # Shelly Testnet Configuration
    cardano_shelly_test_config: "https://hydra.iohk.io/build/3246637/download/1/shelley_testnet-config.json"
    cardano_shelly_test_genesis: "https://hydra.iohk.io/build/3246637/download/1/shelley_testnet-genesis.json"
    cardano_shelly_test_topology: "https://hydra.iohk.io/build/3246637/download/1/shelley_testnet-topology.json"

Dependencies

None.

Examples

Here’s an example Playbook:

    ---
    - hosts: all
      become: yes
      gather_facts: yes
      vars:
        # Cardano build version
        cardano_version: "1.14.2"
      roles:
        - role: sionsmith.cardano_node

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