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Ansible Configuration

Configure a Linux system as an IOTA Node using Ansible

This is a self-contained Ansible role for configuring a Linux system as an IOTA Node.

Tested with ansible [core 2.13.4] and:

  • ubuntu 20.04 (linux/amd64) on bare metal
  • ubuntu 22.04 (linux/amd64) on bare metal

Prerequisites and Setup​

  1. Install Ansible

  2. Add the target host to the Ansible Inventory

  3. Update the iota_release var in the Ansible Inventory

  4. Update validator.yaml and copy it to this directory.

  5. Copy the genesis.blob to this directory (see Genesis).

  6. Update the keypair_path var in the Ansible Inventory

Example use:​

  • Configure everything:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.yaml iota-node.yaml -e host=$inventory_name

  • Software update:

TODO