Prior knowledge/experience with InfluxDB is highly recommended. Full documentation is available [here](https://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/introduction/overview.html).
Prior knowledge/experience with InfluxDB is highly recommended. Full
The high-level variables are stored in the `defaults/main.yml` file. The most important ones being:
The high-level variables are stored in the `defaults/main.yml` file. The most important one being:
```
# Channel of InfluxDB to install (stable, unstable, nightly)
influxdb_install_version: stable
# If multiple servers are specified, whether to create a clustered configuration
# NOTE:
# - Do not attempt to cluster previously-unclustered servers. This can lead to data loss.
# - This will overwrite your /etc/default/influxdb file (though it makes a backup)
influxdb_cluster_servers: no
# When clustering is enabled, whether or not to overwrite the /etc/hosts file with raw
# IPs (may be useful if no DNS resolution).
influxdb_overwrite_hosts_file: yes
```
More advanced configuration options are stored in the `defaults/main.yml` file, which includes all of the necessary bells and whistles to tweak your configuration. The entire InfluxDB configuration defaults are set using the `defaults/main.yml` file. You may override these via inventory vars, playbook vars, or extra vars.
More advanced configuration options are also stored in the
`defaults/main.yml` file, which includes all of the necessary bells
and whistles to tweak your configuration. There are more advanced
runtime options available in the `vars/main.yml` file as well.
Dependencies
------------
No other Ansible dependencies are required. This role was tested and developed with Ansible 1.9.4.
No other Ansible dependencies are required. This role was tested and
developed with Ansible 1.9.4.
Testing
-------
To test the role locally, it is recommended to either use
[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) or Docker. There are a variety
of available Dockerfiles in the `/docker` directory. For more
information on building the images, please review the
`docker/build.sh` script.
To run a playbook within one of the Docker images, simply run:
```
docker run -v $(pwd):/root <DOCKER IMAGE> <PLAYBOOK>
```
For example, to run the included `test.yml` using the included CentOS
7 Docker image, run (after building the image):
```
docker run -v $(pwd):/root ansible.influxdb.centos7 test.yml
```
Example Playbook
----------------
An example playbook is included in the `test.yml` file. There is also a `Vagrantfile`, which can be used for quick local testing leveraging [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/).
An example playbook is included in the `test.yml` file. There is also
a `Vagrantfile`, which can be used for quick local testing leveraging
[Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/), and a few Docker Dockerfiles
located in the `/docker` directory.
Contributions and Feedback
--------------------------
Any contributions are welcome. For any bugs or feature requests, please open an issue through Github.
Any contributions are welcome. For any bugs or feature requests,
