Ansible Role: homeroom_labs_deployer

Ansible Role for deploying "Homeroom labs" on OpenShift.

NOTE: Despite the fact that this repository is named ansible-lab-deployer the role is named homeroom_labs_deployer.

Role Variables

Variable	Default Value	Description
lab_repo		REQUIRED Git url for the workshop content
lab_branch	master	REQUIRED Git branch for the workshop
install_homeroom	true	Should it install the homeroom application
project_name	openshift-homeroom	Name of the project where the workshops will be deployed. If the project does not exist, it will create it
homeroom_app_name	homeroom	Name of the resources generated for homeroom
lab_workshop_app_name		Name of the generated k8s resources for the workshop
lab_workshop_name		Name of the lab to show in the homeroom tile
lab_workshop_description		Description for the lab to show in the homeroom tile
lab_workshop_image		Full image location for the workshop (e.g. quay.io/openshiftlabs/lab-build-an-operator:v1.0.0). It should include the version
lab_workshop_file	workshop.yaml	Name of the workshop definition file to use (in lab_repo/workshop directory)
lab_spawner_repo		Location of workshop-spawner repository to use
lab_spawner_version		Tag of workshop-spawner repository to use
lab_spawner_image		workshop-spawner image to use
lab_spawner_mode		Spawner mode to use (learning-portal, hosted-workshop, terminal-server, user-workspace, jumpbox-server)
lab_spawner_variant		Variant of spawner to use (production,development)
lab_dashboard_repo		Location of workshop-dashboard repository to use
lab_dashboard_version		Tag of workshop-dashboard repository to use
lab_dashboard_image		workshop-dashboard image to use
lab_dashboard_variant		Variant of dashboard to use (production,development)
lab_terminal_image		workshop-terminal image to use
lab_resource_budget	medium	T-Shirt size (small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large) for the resources to be allocated to the workshop's pods
lab_max_session	14400	Maximum time (in seconds) a session can live. After this time it will be deleted no matter what
lab_idle_timeout	1800	Maximum time (in seconds) a session can be idled
lab_server_limit		Number of maximum sessions per node
lab_lets_encrypt	false	Does the workshop require a secured route via Let's Encrypt
settings		xxx
lab_workshop_file		xxx
lab_workshop_memory		xxx
lab_spawner_role		xxx
lab_spawner_password		xxx
lab_download_url		xxx
lab_console_image		Image of the OpenShift console to use in the workshop (fully quialified)
lab_workshop_envvars		Additional environment variables to be provided to the workshop
lab_terminal_envvars		Additional environment variables to be provided to the terminal
lab_gateway_envvars		Additional environment variables to be provided to the gateway
lab_jupyterhub_config		Additional configuration to be provided to the spawner

Running an example

Install the role:

ansible-galaxy install openshift_labs.homeroom_labs_deployer

And now create your playbook (my-playbook.yml):

- name: Example Playbook
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
  - import_role:
      name: homeroom_labs_deployer
    vars:
      lab_repo: "https://github.com/openshift-labs/lab-build-an-operator"
      lab_workshop_name: "Build an operator"
      lab_workshop_description: "Automate applications with k8s operators"

And execute it:

ansible-playbook my-playbook.yml

Use a requirements file

Create a requirements file (requirements.yml) to install the role:

- src: openshift_labs.homeroom_labs_deployer
  version: master
  name: homeroom_labs_deployer

Install the role:

ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -f

Use meta/main.yaml

NOTE: this is kind of a hack to use this within a role

Add the dependency to your role including it in the dependencies section of your meta. This will execute that role with the provided vars.

dependencies:
  - role: openshift_labs.homeroom_labs_deployer
    version: master
    name: homeroom_labs_deployer
    vars:
      lab_repo: "https://github.com/openshift-labs/lab-build-an-operator"
      lab_workshop_description: "Automate applications with k8s operators"

More examples

Here are some other examples with alernate configuratiosn:

- name: Event specific configuration
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
  - import_role:
      name: homeroom_labs_deployer
    vars:
      lab_repo: "https://github.com/openshift-labs/lab-build-an-operator"
      lab_branch: "rhte19"
      event: "rhte19"
      lab_workshop_description: "Automate applications with k8s operators"

OpenShift Version Compatibility

When listing this role, make sure to pin the version of the role via one of the tags:

- src: openshift_labs.homeroom_labs_deployer
  version: 1.0.0
  name: homeroom_labs_deployer

NOTE: This should be set in a requirements.yml file and installed via ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -f

The following tables shows the version combinations that are tested and verified:

Role Version	OpenShift Versions
1.0.x	3.11.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x

Note that if a version combination is not listed above, it does NOT mean that it won't work on that version. The above table is merely the combinations that we have verified and tested.