This is an Ansible role for installing InfluxDB.

What it Does

Software

Installs InfluxDB from the .deb which provides influxdb command.

Configuration & Logging

Creates the files:

• /opt/influxdb/current/config.toml -- configuration file for InfluxDB
• /var/log/influxdb -- log directory (FIXME: though it doesn't seem to want to log there?)

Services

Leaves a service influxdb which camps out several ports.

Usage

Use the role in a playbook like this:

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - influxdb

Variables

The following variables are exposed for configuration...