Installs and configures Consul.
CentOS 5.10, 6.5 Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04
| Key | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ['consul']['version'] | String | Version to install | 0.2.0 |
| ['consul']['base_url'] | String | Base URL for binary downloads | https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/consul/ |
| ['consul']['install_method'] | String | Method to install consul with when using default recipe: binary or source | binary |
| ['consul']['install_dir'] | String | Directory to install binary to. | /usr/local/bin |
| ['consul']['service_mode'] | String | Mode to run consul as: bootstrap, server, or client | bootstrap |
| ['consul']['data_dir'] | String | Location to store consul's data in | /var/lib/consul |
| ['consul']['servers'] | Array Strings | Consul servers to join | [] |
| Key | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ['consul']['client_address'] | String | Address to bind to | 0.0.0.0 |
| ['consul']['ui_dir'] | String | Location to download the UI to | /var/lib/consul/ui |
| ['consul']['serve_ui'] | Boolean | Determines whether the consul service also serve's the UI | false |
This uses the binary installation recipe by default. It also starts consul at boot time.
Include consul::binary_install in your node's run_list:
{
"run_list": [
"recipe[consul::binary_install]"
]
}Include consul::source_install in your node's run_list:
{
"run_list": [
"recipe[consul::source_install]"
]
}This installs the UI into a specified directory.
Include consul::ui in your node's run_list:
{
"run_list": [
"recipe[consul::ui]"
]
}Author:: John Bellone @johnbellone (jbellone@bloomberg.net)