The Infrahub Installation Role in the OpsMill Infrahub Ansible Collection allows you to install and configure Infrahub using Docker and systemd.

Overview

This role automates the installation and configuration of Infrahub by:

• Setting up the required directory structure
• Configuring Docker Compose
• Installing and configuring systemd services
• Managing Infrahub configuration

Requirements

This role requires:

• Docker Engine with Docker Compose v2 to be installed
• Root or sudo access for systemd service installation (on the target server)

Role variables

Variable	Type	Default	Description
install_infrahub_version	str		Version of Infrahub to install. Can be any Docker image tag name.
install_infrahub_url	str	https://infrahub.opsmill.io	URL from where to fetch the Infrahub docker-compose file.
install_infrahub_install_directory	str	/opt/infrahub	Install directory for the Infrahub files (docker-compose and configuration file).
install_infrahub_config	dict		Environment variables to pass as configuration for Infrahub.
install_infrahub_docker_project	str	infrahub	Docker project name to use when starting Infrahub.
install_infrahub_docker_pull_images	bool	true	Whether to pull the required Docker images.
install_infrahub_setup_systemd	bool	true	Whether to install the systemd service for Infrahub.
install_infrahub_systemd_directory	str	/etc/systemd/system/	Where to install the systemd service unit file.
install_infrahub_systemd_service_state	str	restarted	Target state of the systemd service. Can be used to avoid starting Infrahub during the role's execution.

Installation example

Quick start

For a basic installation with default settings:

install_infrahub_minimal.yml

- name: Install Infrahub
  hosts: infrahub_servers
  become: true

  roles:
    - role: opsmill.infrahub.install
      vars:
        install_infrahub_version: "latest"

Production setup

Production setup

For a production environment with custom configuration:

install_infrahub_advanced.yml

- name: Install Infrahub with custom configuration
  hosts: infrahub_servers
  become: true

  roles:
    - role: opsmill.infrahub.install
      vars:
        install_infrahub_version: "2.0.0"
        install_infrahub_install_directory: "/usr/local/infrahub"
        install_infrahub_docker_project: "infrahub_prod"
        install_infrahub_docker_pull_images: true
        install_infrahub_setup_systemd: true
        install_infrahub_systemd_service_state: "started"
        infrahub_config:
          INFRAHUB_ADMIN_EMAIL: "[email protected]"
          INFRAHUB_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "secure_password"
          INFRAHUB_DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://user:pass@db:5432/infrahub"

Usage

To install Infrahub, use:

ansible-playbook install_infrahub.yml -i inventory.yml