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Description

ansible-redis is an Ansible role. The role contains tasks to install Redis server, with optionally the Redmon dashboard.

Provides

1. Redis
2. Redmon dashboard

Requires

1. Ansible 1.4 or higher
2. Debian 7.3 (other deb-based distros should work too)
3. Vagrant (optional)

Usage

Get the code

$ git clone git@github.com:ICTO/ansible-redis.git

Create the playbook file

---
- name: Redis
  hosts: redis
  roles:
    - ansible-redis

Run the playbook

Use ansible.host as inventory. Run the playbook only for the remote host redis. Use vagrant as the SSH user to connect to the remote host. -k enables the SSH password prompt.

$ ansible-playbook -k -i ansible.host redis.yml -u vagrant

Example output

SSH password: 

PLAY [Redis] ****************************************************************** 

GATHERING FACTS *************************************************************** 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK: [ansible-redis | Install Redis server] ********************************** 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK: [ansible-redis | Bind Redis server to all interfaces] ******************* 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK: [ansible-redis | Ensure Redis server is running] ************************ 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK: [ansible-redis | Install Redmon dependencies] *************************** 
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=git)
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=ruby1.9.1)
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=ruby1.9.1-dev)
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=g++)

TASK: [ansible-redis | Install Redmon gems] *********************************** 
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=bundler)
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=redmon)

TASK: [ansible-redis | Install Redmon init script] **************************** 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK: [ansible-redis | Ensure Redis server is running] ************************ 
ok: [127.0.0.1]

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************** 
127.0.0.1                  : ok=8    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0