FreeBSD Build Server

Creates a FreeBSD server which provides a ready to run 'poudriere' installation. See FreeBSD Handbook for further information.

I wanted to have a build server which I don't have to keep running all the time. To accomplish this, the package repository and the build option for all the packages are synced to S3. This allows me to destroy the build server after the packages have been build and synced.

Before you start you may provide you own files for by setting the path for the corresponding Ansible variable.

1. make.conf, (poudriere_build_options_file)
2. ports-list, (poudriere_port_list_file)
3. poudriere.key, (poudriere_key_file)

You may do so by providing you own version of the file and setting the path to it via the corresponding Ansible variable.

With all that in mind the typical workflow looks like this.

1. Spawn a new server (there is a Vagrant file for this)
2. Apply this Ansible role
3. Log in
4. Run: sudo build-ports
5. Run: sudo upload-to-s3
6. Log out
7. Destroy the server

Easy as pie.

Requirements

This role is intent to be used with a fresh FreeBSD install with some minor modifications. There is a Vagrant Box with providers for VirtualBox and EC2 you may use. I created this Vagrant project to create VirtualBox and EC2 machines.

Role Variables

aws_default_region

S3 region to use. Default: ''.

aws_access_key_id

S3 access key. Default: ''.

aws_secret_access_key

S3 secret key. Default: ''.

s3_bucket_name

The bucket to use to store the packages and build options. Default: ''.

s3_upload_path

The path within the S3 bucket where to put packages and build-options folder. Default: '/public/FreeBSD'.

freebsd_mirror_server

The FreeBSD mirror server used to set up the jails. Default: 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org'.

poudriere_ssl_prefix

The path where the package signing key should be saved. Default: '/usr/local/etc/ssl'.

poudriere_key_file

The private key used to sign the packages. Please change this to use your own key. Default: 'poudriere.key.default'.

poudriere_ports_list_file

The list of ports to build. Default: 'ports-list.default'.

poudriere_ports_branch_name

The ports branch name to checkout via svn and build. Default: 'head'.

poudriere_build_options_file

Build options make.conf used to build to ports. Default: 'make.conf.default'.

poudriere_jails

The jails which should be created.

poudriere_jails:
- { jail_name: 'freebsd-11_2_x64', version: '11.2-RELEASE' }

Default: ''.

poudriere_zpool

The name of the zpool that will be used by poudriere. If the pool does not exist, it will be created using the devices specified in poudriere_zpool_devices. Default: 'tank'.

poudriere_zpool_devices

The devices that should be used to create the zpool for poudriere, e.g. /dev/nvd1. Default: ''.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: default
  sudo: true

  vars:
    aws_access_key_id: '{{ lookup("env","AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID") }}'
    aws_secret_access_key: '{{ lookup("env","AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY") }}'
    aws_default_region: '{{ lookup("env","AWS_DEFAULT_REGION") }}'
    s3_bucket_name: 'repo.bucket.name'
    poudriere_ports_list_file: './files/ports.list'
    poudriere_key_file: './files/poudriere.key'
    poudriere_build_options_file: './files/make.conf'
    poudriere_jails:
      - { jail_name: 'freebsd-11_2_x64', version: '11.2-RELEASE' }

  roles:
  - { role: JoergFiedler.freebsd-build-server }

License

BSD

Author Information

If you like it or do have ideas to improve this project, please open an issue on Github. Thanks.