Role Name

A simple Role to create an upstart service

Requirements

Role Variables

• upstart_name: name of the service
• upstart_description: description of the service
• upstart_chdir: directory where the command should be executed in
• upstart_command: command to start
• upstart_user: user to run as
• upstart_group: group to run as
• upstart_env: list with environemnt variables to set
• upstart_log_directory: directory of logfile
• upstart_log_filename: logfile
• upstart_pidfile_directory: directory for pidfile
• upstart_pidfile_filename: pidfile

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: basserselim.upstart
      upstart_name: node-app
      upstart_description: "service for node-app"
      upstart_command: "node app.js"
      upstart_chdir: "/var/www/node-app"
      upstart_user: www-data
      upstart_group: www-data
      upstart_env:
        NODE_ENV: "production"
      upstart_log_directory: "/var/log/node-app"
      upstart_log_filename: "output.log"
      upstart_pidfile_directory: "/var/run/node-app"
      upstart_pidfile_filename: "node-app.pid"

License

BSD

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