Blank Template to add custom Ansible roles to Saltbox.

1. Install this repo:

   git clone https://github.com/saltyorg/saltbox_mod.git /opt/saltbox_mod

   or alternatively :

   sb install saltbox_mod

2. CD into the saltbox_mod folder:

   cd /opt/saltbox_mod

3. Create folders for the Ansible role:

   mkdir -p /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/newrole/tasks/

4. Place the task file there:

   touch /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/newrole/tasks/main.yml

5. Add custom variables into settings.yml:

   /opt/saltbox_mod/settings.yml
   

6. Add the Ansible role to saltbox_mod.yml:

   To edit:

   nano /opt/saltbox_mod/saltbox_mod.yml

   Add the following line under roles::

       - { role: newrole, tags: ['newrole'] }

   Final result:

   ---
   - hosts: localhost
   vars_files:
       - settings.yml
       - ['/srv/git/saltbox/accounts.yml', '/srv/git/saltbox/defaults/accounts.yml.default']
       - ['/srv/git/saltbox/settings.yml', '/srv/git/saltbox/defaults/settings.yml.default']
       - ['/srv/git/saltbox/adv_settings.yml', '/srv/git/saltbox/defaults/adv_settings.yml.default']
   roles:
       - { role: pre_tasks }
       - { role: myrole, tags: ['myrole'] }
       - { role: newrole, tags: ['newrole'] }

   Note: The pre_tasks role is required and should not be removed.

7. Run the Ansible role:

   sudo ansible-playbook saltbox_mod.yml --tags newrole

Step 3 to 5 can be simplified by using the helloworld role as a template. It should be usable without to much modification for most webapp that use a single web port.

cp -r /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/helloworld /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/newrole
sed -i 's/helloworld/newrole/g' /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/defaults/main.yml

then edit the defaults settings.

nano /opt/saltbox_mod/roles/newrole/tasks/main.yml

At the very minimum, you may expect to update the following variables:

newrole_web_port:
newrole_docker_image:
newrole_docker_envs_default:
newrole_docker_volumes_default: