hostctl
Ansible Role: hostctl
Role to install (by default) hostctl on Debian/Ubuntu and EL systems. hostctl is a tool that gives you more control over the use of your hosts file. You can have multiple profiles and switch them on/off as you need.
Requirements
None.
Role Variables
Available variables are listed below (located in defaults/main.yml):
Variables list:
hostctl_app: hostctl
hostctl_version: 1.1.4
hostctl_os: linux
hostctl_arch: 64-bit
hostctl_dl_url: https://github.com/guumaster/{{ hostctl_app }}/releases/download/v{{ hostctl_version }}/hostctl_{{ hostctl_version }}_{{ hostctl_os }}_{{ hostctl_arch }}.tar.gz
hostctl_bin_path: /usr/local/bin
hostctl_file_owner: root
hostctl_file_group: root
hostctl_file_permission_mode: '0755'
Variables table:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| hostctl_app | Defines the app to install i.e. hostctl |
| hostctl_version | Defined to dynamically fetch the desired version to install. Defaults to: 1.1.4 |
| hostctl_os | Defines os type. Defaults to: linux |
| hostctl_arch | Defines os architecture. Defaults to: 64-bit |
| hostctl_dl_url | Defines URL to download the hostctl binary from. |
| hostctl_bin_path | Defined to dynamically set the appropriate path to store hostctl binary into. Defaults to (as generally available on any user's PATH): /usr/local/bin |
| hostctl_file_owner | Owner for the binary file of hostctl. |
| hostctl_file_group | Group for the binary file of hostctl. |
| hostctl_file_permission_mode | Defines the permission mode level for the file. Defaults to: 0755 |
Dependencies
None
Example Playbook
For default behaviour of role (i.e. installation of hostctl) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
roles:
- darkwizard242.hostctl
For customizing behavior of role (i.e. specifying the desired hostctl version) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
roles:
- darkwizard242.hostctl
vars:
hostctl_version: 1.1.2
For customizing behavior of role (i.e. placing binary of hostctl package in different location) in ansible playbooks.
- hosts: servers
roles:
- darkwizard242.hostctl
vars:
hostctl_bin_path: /bin/
License
Author Information
This role was created by Ali Muhammad.
About
Installs/Uninstalls 'hostctl'. hostctl is an open source tool to manage hosts file.
Install
ansible-galaxy install darkwizard242/ansible-role-hostctlLicense
mit
Downloads
1055
Owner
Senior DevOps/CloudOps Engineer.
Dedicated to Automating everything I come across.
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