Wildfly Install role

A set of playbooks to automate the installation the JEE server, including retrieving the source archive (wildfly or JBoss EAP from the Red Hat Customer Portal, if proper credentials are provided)

Requirements

Requirements on the target system are ensured by the role.

Role Defaults

Variable	Description	Default
`wildfly_version`	Wildfly version to install	`26.0.0.Final`
`wildfly_archive_filename`	Wildfly download archive name	`wildfly-{{ wildfly_version }}.zip`
`wildfly_download_baseurl`	Base URL for wildfly download	`https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly/releases/download`
`wildfly_install_workdir`	TODO document argument	`/opt/wildfly/`
`wildfly_home`	Wildfly installation directory	`{{ wildfly_install_workdir }}wildfly-{{ wildfly_version }}/`
`wildfly_install_download_url`	Wildfly download URL	`{{ wildfly_download_baseurl }}/{{ wildfly_version }}/{{ wildfly_archive_filename }}`
`wildfly_archive_dir`	Target download directory	`{{ wildfly_install_workdir }}`
`wildfly_config_base`	wildfly standalone.xml filename override	`standalone.xml`
`wildfly_user`	posix user account for wildfly	`wildfly`
`wildfly_group`	posix group for wildfly	`{{ wildfly_user }}`
`wildfly_java_package_name`	RHEL java rpm package	`java-1.8.0-openjdk`
`wildfly_jboss_eap_version`	Red Hap EAP version to install	`7.4.0`
`wildfly_jboss_eap_archive_filename`	Red Hat EAP archive name	`jboss-eap-7.4.0.zip`
`wildfly_jboss_eap_home`	Red Hat EAP installation path	`{{ wildfly_install_workdir }}jboss-eap-{{ wildfly_jboss_eap_version
`wildfly_jboss_eap_enable`	Choice between wildfly (usptream) or Red Hat JBoss EAP (product)	`{{ True if rhn_username is defined and rhn_password is defined else False }}`
`wildfly_jboss_eap_apply_cp`	Whether to apply the latest cumulative patch on top of baseline version	`False`
`wildfly_offline_install`	Whether to install from local archive	`False`
`wildfly_systemd_enable`	Whether to configure the systemd unit for the service	`False`

Role Variables

No required variables

Dependencies

Example Playbooks

Default Install

Installs the default version of Wildfly to the default location with the default user.

---
- name: "Installation and configuration"
  hosts: "{{ hosts_group_name | default('localhost') }}"
  become: yes
  collections:
    - middleware_automation.wildfly
  roles:
    - wildfly_install

Explicit Location and Version

Older Wildfly versions can be download from outside Github.

---
- name: "Installation and configuration"
  hosts: "{{ hosts_group_name | default('localhost') }}"
  become: yes
  vars:
    wildfly_version: '24.0.1.Final'
    wildfly_download_baseurl: "https://download.jboss.org/wildfly"
  collections:
    - middleware_automation.wildfly
  roles:
    - wildfly_install

License

GPL2

Author Information

Romain Pelisse