This roles installs Apache Kafka server.
For more information about Kafka please visit zookeeper.apache.org/.
This role is designed to work with merge "hash_behaviour". Make sure your ansible.cfg contains these settings
[defaults]
hash_behaviour = merge
This role will install sansible.users_and_groups
for managing kafka
user.
To install run ansible-galaxy install sansible.kafka
or add this to your
roles.yml
- name: sansible.kafka
version: v1.0
and run ansible-galaxy install -p ./roles -r roles.yml
This role uses two tags: build and configure
build
- Installs Kafka server and all it's dependencies.configure
- Configure and ensures that the Kafka service is running.
- name: Install Kafka Server
hosts: sandbox
pre_tasks:
- name: Update apt
become: yes
apt:
cache_valid_time: 1800
update_cache: yes
tags:
- build
roles:
- name: sansible.kafka
kafka:
zookeeper_hosts:
- my.zookeeper.host
If you just want to test Kafka service build both Zookeeper and Kafka on the same machine.
- name: Install Kafka Server
hosts: sandbox
pre_tasks:
- name: Update apt
become: yes
apt:
cache_valid_time: 1800
update_cache: yes
tags:
- build
roles:
- name: sansible.zookeeper
- name: sansible.kafka