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# Application specific configuration
This directory is **empty** on purpose in git. Content in this folder is
-placed on installer packaging time and can be modified by user on target
-server where installer package is installed.
+populated packaging time (see package.sh/package.conf) and can be modified if needed
+also on target server where package is installed.
## Application configuration
@@ -20,34 +20,20 @@ Example:
Application helm charts must be available on infra node before application playbook is executed.
That folder on infra node is specified within `app_helm_charts_infra_directory` variable.
-Helm charts folder name is configured on `application_configuration.yml` file
-with `app_helm_charts_directory` variable - it is the path on remote infrastructure server.
-
-Example:
-```
-app_helm_charts_directory: /opt/application/helm_charts
-```
-
-It is expected that helm charts are available from packaging script as a part of installer SW package.
-Such source directory of helm charts is specified by `app_helm_charts_install_directory` variable
-
-Example:
-```
-app_helm_charts_install_directory: ansible/application/helm_charts/kubernetes
-```
+There is a good default value for this variable and if not changed, installer will handle
+Helm charts transfer from packaging up to the target infra server.
## Application specific roles
Installer supports optional custom pre and post install roles. Custom roles' code folders
-need to be placed to this directory and name of those folders are configured in
+are placed to this directory at packaging time and name of those folders are configured in
application.yml with variable `application_pre_install_role` and `application_post_install_role`.
Example:
```
-application_pre_install_role: "{{ project_configuration }}-patch-role"
+application_pre_install_role: "{{ app_name }}-patch-role"
```
-
## Inventory hosts
Ansible inventory file is least application specific but in practice example
@@ -56,3 +42,6 @@ and at least ip addresses need to be changed according to target servers after
installer installation and before starting installer execution.
So it's better to place also hosts.yml to this application directory and edit it here.
+That can be done either at packaging time same way as application_configuration.yml
+or after package has been installed to server where ansible process are run just
+before lauching any playbooks.