rex9/ansible-role-rsync-server

Ansible role for a rsync server

Rsync Server

Setup rsync as a server.

Role Variables

Defaults: defaults/main.yml

• rsync_server_timeout: Timeout for connections, default 300 seconds
• rsync_server_max_connections: Maximum number of connections, default 10
• rsync_server_shares: A list of dictionaries of shares with fields:
  • name: The published name of the share, required
  • path: Filesystem path of the share, required
  • comment: Description of the share, default is the same as name
  • readonly: Whether the share is read-only, default True
  • uid: User name or ID when access the share, default nobody
  • gid: Group name or ID when access the share, default nobody
  • excludes: A list of exclusions, default ['lost+found', '.*']

Log rotation:

• rsync_server_logrotate_interval: Rotate log files at this interval, default weekly
• rsync_server_logrotate_backlog_size: Number of backlog files to keep, default 52

Example Playbook

- hosts: localhost
  roles:
  - role: ome.rsync_server
    rsync_server_shares:
    - name: dataset-1
      comment: Public datasets
      path: /data/1

Related roles

This role was originally written with the OME's minimal requirements in mind. Please also take a look at @stejoo's fork which has additional features.

Author Information

ome-devel@lists.openmicroscopy.org.uk