This is an Ansible role for installing Riemann.

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What it Does

Software

Installs Riemann server, either via .deb and .rpm packages (riemann_use_package, default true) or from a tarball (riemann_use_tarball).

Configuration & Logging

Creates the files:

• /etc/riemann/riemann.config -- configuration file for Riemann
• /var/log/riemann -- log directory for Riemann

Services

Creates the service riemann.

FIXME: No service is set up when using RedHat and riemann_use_tarball...

Usage

Use the role in a playbook like this:

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - riemann-server