Puppet Torrox

Deploy Rails applications the stachenblocken way.

Dependencies

• rvm: git://github.com/blt04/puppet-rvm.git
• apache: git://github.com/camptocamp/puppet-apache.git
• puppetlabs stdlib: git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib.git (is_hash)

Requirements

The following was left as an exercise for the admin, as there may be some customization wanted.

• you must provide a class packages::apache
• you must provide a class packages::cron
• you must provide a class logrotate::rule (e.g. rodjek/logrotate)
• you must provide a template for the apache vhost (see examples/)

Installation

git submodule add git://github.com/niklas/puppet-torrox.git modules/rails

Examples

node 'app1.pigstuf.fr' inherits default {
  rails::ruby { 'ree-1.7.01':
    user            => 'bert',
    gemset          => 'nasa',
    default_use     => false,
    bundler_version => '1.2.3.4.5'
  }
  rails::ruby { 'ree-1.7.02':
    user         => 'wally',
    ruby_version => 'ree-1.7.01',
    default_use  => false
  }
  rails::ruby { 'ruby-1.9.3-p194':
    gemset => 'pigstuffr',
    user   => 'application'
  }

  rails::webserver { 'pigstuffr':
    app_name          => 'pigstuffr',
    deploy_to         => '/tmp/',
    rails_env         => 'production',
    ruby_version      => 'ruby-1.9.3-p194',
    server_name       => 'pigstuf.fr',
    server_aliases    => 'www.pigstuf.fr pigstuf.fr pigstuffr.net',
    server_ssl_port   => '443',
    server_web_port   => '80',
    ssl_cert_key_path => '/tmp/shared/pigstuf.fr.key',
    ssl_cert_path     => '/tmp/shared/star.pigstuf.fr.cert',
    user              => 'application'
  }

  include rails::params
  rails::application { 'right_angles':
    user              => 'holgi',
    rails_env         => 'production',
    database_adapter  => $rails::params::database_adapter,
    database_host     => $rails::params::database_host,
    database_port     => $rails::params::database_port,
    database_user     => $rails::params::database_user,
    database_password => $rails::params::database_password,
  }
}

FAQ

What the frak is 'torrox'? -- it is the next big town next to capistrano.

Okay, but… WTF? -- This module sets up a directory structure suitable for capistrano-depployments.