Sensu Go install role

This role installs selected Sensu Go components from the official precompiled packages.

Note

This role only configures your package manager (like yum or apt) and installs the binaries. It does not configure anything and it does not run any services.

Example playbook

The next playbook demonstrates how to install different versions of Sensu components from specific channels.

Role Variables

This role consults the following variables to determine what packages to install:

Variable	Default value	Description
components	sensu-go-backend sensu-go-agent sensu-go-cli	List of components to install. Valid values are sensu-go-backend, sensu-go-agent and sensu-go-cli.
channel	stable	Repository channel that serves as a source of packages. We can see all the available channels on packagecloud site.
version	latest	Package version to install. Can be any valid version string such as 5.14.2 or special value latest.
build	latest	Package build to install. Can be any valid build string such as 8290 or a special value latest. If the version variable is set to latest, this variable is ignored and the latest available build is installed.
packagecloud_auth	“”	Credentials to use when setting up Sensu Go repos. For publicly available repos, this can be left empty. For private repos, this should be set to the value of the read token, folloved by the :@. Example: ofb9123457acdddef6734524:@.

Tested Platforms (CI/CD)

OS	distribution	versions
Linux	CentOS	6, 7, 8
	RedHat	7, 8
	Debian	9, 10
	Ubuntu	14.04, 16.04, 18.04