Role Name

This role sets up Rancher 2 (check out rancher.com) on a custom server using Docker. It also installs:

• one cluster (see Role Variables section)
• Cert Manager catalog (visit cert-manager.io)
• Rook (learn more at rook.io)

Requirements

No requirements needed.

Role Variables

• docker_version: "18.03" => The version of Docker you want to install.
• rancher_container_name: "rancher-server" => The name for your Rancher Docker container.
• rancher_domain_name: "your_domain_name" => The domain name for Rancher.
• rancher_url: "https://{{ rancher_domain_name }}" => The URL for the Rancher server.
• rancher_admin_password: "admin_password" => The password you want to set.
• rancher_cluster_name: "cluster_name" => The name for the cluster you are creating.
• rancher_network_provider: "calico" => The network provider you want to use.
• install_rook: true => Set this to true if you want to install Rook.
• rook_version: "0.9.1" => The version of Rook you want to install.
• install_certmanager: true => Set this to true if you want to install Cert Manager.
• cluster_issuer_name: "letsencrypt-staging" => The name of the cluster issuer; should be "letsencrypt-staging" or "letsencrypt-prod."
• letsencrypt_email: "youremail@email.fr" => The email used for Let's Encrypt.
• validate_certs: true => Set to false if you do not want to use SSL.
• rancher_ssl_port: 443 => Change this if you do not want SSL.
• single_node: false => Set to true if you want to install Rancher on a single-node cluster.

Dependencies

No dependencies required.

Example Playbook

    - hosts: servers
      tasks:
      - include_role:
          name: '../../rancher2-ansible'
        vars:
          docker_version: "18.03"
          rancher_container_name: "rancher-server"
          rancher_domain_name: your_domain_name.fr
          rancher_admin_password: "admin_password"
          rancher_cluster_name: "cluster_name"
          rancher_network_provider: "calico"
          install_rook: true
          rook_version: "0.9.1"
          install_certmanager: true
          cluster_issuer_name: "letsencrypt-staging"
          letsencrypt_email: "[email protected]"
          validate_certs: true
          rancher_ssl_port: 443
          single_node: false

License

MIT

Author Information

If you have any questions or issues with the project, please open an issue on GitHub. Any pull requests or suggestions for improvements are welcome!