Ansible role that will install, configure and runs Geth
* Debian
* Ubuntu
* Redhat(CentOS/Fedora)
* Amazon
- Go 1.13.x or greater
All variables which can be overridden are stored in defaults/main.yml file. By and large these variables are configuration options.
| Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
geth_version |
unset | Version of Geth to install and run. All available versions are listed on our Geth releases page |
geth_git_hash |
unset | Commit hash of Geth to install and run. Must match geth_version. All available versions are listed on our Geth releases page |
geth_user |
geth | Geth user |
geth_group |
geth | Geth group |
geth_download_url |
https://gethstore.blob.core.windows.net/builds/geth-linux-amd64-{{geth_version}}-{{geth_git_hash}}.tar.gz | The download tar.gz file used. You can use this if you need to retrieve geth from a custom location such as an internal repository. |
geth_install_dir |
/opt/geth | Path to install to |
geth_config_dir |
/etc/geth | Path for default configuration |
geth_node_private_key_file |
"" | Path for node private key, if supplied. This needs to include the node key file name and path like so /home/me/me_node/myPrivateKey. If not supplied Geth will create one automatically |
geth_data_dir |
/opt/geth/data | Path for data directory |
geth_log_dir |
/var/log/geth | Path for logs |
geth_managed_service |
true | Enables a systemd service |
geth_systemd_dir |
/etc/systemd/system/ | The default systemd directory |
geth_systemd_state |
restarted | The default option for the systemd service state |
geth_identity |
GethNode | Identity of the node |
geth_host_ip |
"" | The host IP that Geth uses for the P2P network. This specifies the host on which P2P listens |
geth_discovery_public_ip |
true | Spefies whether the node should use the public IP of the host in cloud (AWS,Azure,GCP). In private networks, the private IP is more secure and faster for traffic to route |
geth_network_id |
1337 | The id of the network |
geth_sync_mode |
snap | Specifies the synchronization mode. Other values are 'fast' |
geth_log_verbosity |
3 | The log level to use. Other log levels are 0=silent, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4=debug, 5=detail |
geth_metrics_enabled |
true | Enable collection of prometheus metrics |
geth_metrics_host |
0.0.0.0 | pprof HTTP server listening interface |
geth_metrics_port |
9545 | pprof HTTP server listening port |
geth_p2p_port |
30303 | Specifies the P2P listening ports (UDP and TCP). Ports must be exposed appropriately |
geth_http_enabled |
true | Enabled the HTTP JSON-RPC service |
geth_http_host |
127.0.0.1 | Specifies the host on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens |
geth_http_port |
8545 | Specifies the port on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens |
geth_http_api |
["admin","db","eth","debug","miner","net","shh","txpool","personal","web3"] | Comma-separated APIs to enable on the HTTP JSON-RPC channel. When you use this option, the geth_rpc_http_enabled option must also be enabled |
geth_http_cors_origins |
["all"] | Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests |
geth_http_virtual_hosts |
["all"] | Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests |
geth_ws_enabled |
true | Enabled the WebSockets service |
geth_ws_api |
["admin","db","eth","debug","miner","net","shh","txpool","personal","web3"] | Comma-separated APIs to enable on the HTTP JSON-RPC channel. When you use this option, the geth_rpc_ws_enabled option must also be enabled |
geth_ws_host |
0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which WebSockets listens |
geth_ws_port |
8546 | Specifies Websockets JSON-RPC listening port (TCP). Port must be exposed appropriately |
geth_ws_origins |
["all"] | Comma separated list of domains from which to accept websockets requests |
| accept requests | ||
geth_user_cmdline_args |
"" | Command line args that are passed in from the user |
geth_env_opts |
[] | Settings passed to the Geth through environment variables |
geth_unlock |
0 | Comma separated list of accounts to unlock |
geth_account_password_file |
"" | Password file to use for non-interactive password input |
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