RPM Spec for Consul-template

Tries to follow the packaging guidelines from Fedora.

• Binary: /usr/bin/consul-template
• Config: /etc/consul-template/

Build

Build the RPM as a non-root user from your home directory:

• Check out this repo. Seriously - check it out. Nice.

  git clone <this_repo_url>
  

• Install rpmdevtools and mock.

  sudo yum install rpmdevtools mock
  

• Set up your rpmbuild directory tree.

  rpmdev-setuptree
  

• Link the spec file and sources.

  ln -s $HOME/consul-template-rpm/SPECS/consul-template.spec rpmbuild/SPECS/
  find $HOME/consul-template-rpm/SOURCES -type f -exec ln -s {} rpmbuild/SOURCES/ \;
  

• Download remote source files

  spectool -g -R rpmbuild/SPECS/consul-template.spec
  

• Build the RPM

  rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/consul-template.spec
  

Result

One RPM for the Consul template binary

Run

• Install the RPM.
• Put config files in /etc/consul-template/.
• Start the service and tail the logs systemctl start consul-template.service and journalctl -f.
  • To enable at reboot systemctl enable consul-template.service.

Config

Config files are loaded in lexicographical order from the config-dir. Some sample configs are provided.

More info

See the consul.io website.