deploy_keepalived

This repository is only a mirror. Development and testing is done on a private gitea server.

This role lets you install and configure keepalived on debian-based systems. It can either deploy it natively, or within a docker container.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values.

deploy_keepalived_deploy_method: host # by default, set to host

This variable defines the method of deployment of keepalived. The host method installs the binary directly on the host, and runs keepalived as a systemd service. The docker method install keepalived as a docker container.

deploy_keepalived_version: "latest" # by default, set to latest

This variable sets the version of keepalived to install. Please note that not all versions are available. For the host deploy method, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.7, and 2.2.8 are officially supported (2.2.0,2.2.1 and 2.2.2 require different compilation dependencies that I couldn't make work, while 2.2.5 and 2.2.6 are "false " releases, as no source code is available. Older versions might work, but are not tested.) For the docker deploy method, only 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.7, and 2.2.8 are available. You can also use 2.2 or 2 on docker deployment, to stick to the latest minor or patch version. The latest is however recomended, and works on both host and docker deployment method.

deploy_keepalived_start_service: true # by default, set to true

This variable defines if the keepalived service should be started once it has been configured. This is usefull in case you're using this role to build golden images, in which case you might want to only enable the service, to have it start on the next boot (when the image is launched).

deploy_keepalived_env_variables: {} # by default, set to {}

This value is a list of key/value that will populate the keepalived.env (for host deployment method) or /etc/default/keepalived (for docker deploy method) file.

deploy_keepalived_vrrp_instance_name: "{{ ansible_hostname }}" # by default, set to {{ ansible_hostname }}

This value sets the name of the vrrp instance. Defaults to the hostname of the machine.

deploy_keepalived_interface: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.interface }}" # by default, set to {{ ansible_default_ipv4.interface }}

This defines the interface for the vrrp instance. Defaults to the primary network interface.

deploy_keepalived_state: "BACKUP" # by default, set to BACKUP

This variable sets the initial state of the vrrp instance. Defaults to backup, to avoid multi-master issues in cluster setups.

deploy_keepalived_router_id: 50 # by default, set to 50

Arbitrary router id of the vrrp instance, defaults to 50

deploy_keepalived_priority: 100 # by default, set to 100

Sets the initial priority of the instance.

deploy_keepalived_advert_interval: 1 # by default, set to 1

Interval in second, at which the keepalived instance advertise itself to its peers.

deploy_keepalived_unicast_source: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}" # by default, set to {{ ansible_default_ipv4 }}

The source ip to communicate with other vrrp peers. Defaults to the address of the primary interface, but isn't needed if no peers are set.

deploy_keepalived_unicast_peers: [] # by default, set to []

List of unicast peers to advertise to. By default, no peers are set.

deploy_keepalived_auth_passwd: "password"

The password for communicating to/from peers. You should really change it..

deploy_keepalived_virtual_ips: # by default, set to ["192.168.1.100/32"]
  - 192.168.1.100/32

List of virtual IPs to set on the host if it has the MASTER state. Refer to the documentation for more information on the syntax.

deploy_keepalived_notify_script: notify.sh # by default, set to notify.sh

Path to the notify script. The default one is located in files/notify.sh, but you can put any name here. This script is expected to be in /etc/keepalived/scripts.d on the host (keep reading to see how to copy your own scripts).

deploy_keepalived_custom_scripts_src: # by default, unset

Path to a local scripts directory. The content of the directory will be copied over to /etc/keepalived/scripts.d on the host, and will override the default notify.sh script if it encounters name conflict (if you also copy a custom notify.sh). This lets you copy notify scripts, as well as any other scripts you may need.

deploy_keepalived_extra_container_volumes: []

Extra volumes to mount to the container if using the docker deploy method. By default, /etc/keepalived (host) will be mounted to /etc/keepalived (container)

deploy_keepalived_use_custom_config: false # by default, set to false

This variable lets you switch to using a custom keepalived.conf template file. By default, this is false, and the role will use the default keepalived.conf template.

deploy_keepalived_custom_config_src: # by default, unset

If deploy_keepalived_use_custom_config: true, this sets the path for the custom keepalived.conf template to use. This can either be a static file, or a jinja2 template. It will be copied to /etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf on the target machine.

Dependencies

ednz_cloud.manage_apt_packages to install build dependencies for keepalived.

ednz_cloud.docker_systemd_service if installing keepalived in a container.

Example Playbook

# calling the role inside a playbook with either the default or group_vars/host_vars
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - ednz_cloud.deploy_keepalived

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created by Bertrand Lanson in 2024.