# Ansible Role: Besu ### Description Ansible role that will install, configure and runs [Besu](https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/besu): an enterprise Java Ethereum Client ### Table of Contents - [Supported Platforms](#supported-platforms) - [Dependencies](#dependencies) - [Role Variables](#role-variables) - [Example Playbook](#example-playbook) - [License](#license) - [Author Information](#author-information) ### Supported Platforms ``` * MacOS * Debian * Ubuntu * Redhat(CentOS/Fedora) * Amazon ``` ### Dependencies * JDK 11 or greater ### Role Variables: All variables which can be overridden are stored in [defaults/main.yml](defaults/main.yml) file. By and large these variables are configuration options. Please refer to the Besu [docs](https://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/) for more information | Name | Default Value | Description | | -------------- | ------------- | -----------------------------------| | `besu_build_from_source` | ___unset___ | When set to `true`, Besu is build from git sources. See also `besu_git_repo` and `besu_git_commit` | | `besu_version` | ___unset___ | __REQUIRED__ if `besu_build_from_source` is false. Version of Besu to install and run. All available versions are listed on our Besu [solutions](https://pegasys.tech/solutions/hyperledger-besu/) page | | `besu_git_repo` | https://github.com/hyperledger/besu.git | The URL to use when cloning besu sources. Only necessary when `besu_build_from_source` is `true`. | | `besu_git_commit` | master | The git commit to use when building Besu from source. Can be a branchname, commit hash, or anything that's legal to be used as an argument to `git checkout`. Only used if `besu_build_from_source` is `true`. | | `besu_user` | besu | Besu user | | `besu_group` | besu | Besu group | | `besu_download_url` | https://bintray.com/hyperledger-org/besu-repo/download_file?file_path=besu-{{ besu_version }}.tar.gz | The download tar.gz file used. You can use this if you need to retrieve besu from a custom location such as an internal repository. | | `besu_install_dir` | /opt/besu | Path to install to | | `besu_config_dir` | /etc/besu | Path for default configuration | | `besu_node_private_key_file` | "" | Path for node private key, if supplied. This needs to include the node key file name and path like so `/home/me/me_node/myPrivateKey`. If not supplied Besu will create one automatically | | `besu_data_dir` | /opt/besu/data | Path for data directory| | `besu_log_dir` | /var/log/besu | Path for logs | | `besu_log4j_config_file` | "" | Absolute path for a custom log4j config file | | `besu_profile_file` | /etc/profile.d/besu-path.sh | Path to allow loading Besu into the system PATH | | `besu_managed_service` | true | Enables a systemd service (or launchd if on Darwin) | | `besu_launchd_dir` | /Library/LaunchAgents | The default launchd directory | | `besu_systemd_dir` | /etc/systemd/system/ | The default systemd directory | | `besu_systemd_state` | restarted | The default option for the systemd service state | | `besu_identity` | ___unset___ | Configuration of Identity in the Client ID | | `besu_host_ip` | "" | The host IP that Besu uses for the P2P network. This specifies the host on which P2P listens | | `besu_default_ip` | "{{ default(ansible_host) \| default('127.0.0.1') }}" | The fallback default for `besu_host_ip` | | `besu_max_peers` | ___unset___ | The maximum number of P2P connections you can establish | | `besu_network` | mainnet | The network that this node will join. Other values are 'ropsten', 'rinkeby', 'goerli', 'dev' and 'custom' | | `besu_genesis_path` | ___unset___ | The path to the genesis file, only valid when `besu_network` is `custom` | | `besu_sync_mode` | FAST | Specifies the synchronization mode. Other values are 'FULL' | | `besu_log_level` | INFO | The log level to use. Other log levels are 'OFF', 'FATAL', 'WARN', 'INFO', 'DEBUG', 'TRACE', 'ALL' | | `besu_p2p_port` | 30303 | Specifies the P2P listening ports (UDP and TCP). Ports must be exposed appropriately | | `besu_min_gas` | 1000 | The minimum price that a transaction offers for it to be included in a mined block | | `besu_miner_enabled` | false | Enables mining when the node is started | | `besu_miner_coinbase` | 0x | Account to which mining rewards are paid | | `besu_miner_extra_data` | "" | A hex string representing the 32 bytes to be included in the extra data field of a mined block. | | `besu_rpc_http_enabled` | true | Enabled the HTTP JSON-RPC service | | `besu_rpc_http_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens | | `besu_rpc_http_port` | 8545 | Specifies the port on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens | | `besu_rpc_http_api` | ["ADMIN","DEBUG","NET","ETH","MINER","WEB3"] | Comma-separated APIs to enable on the HTTP JSON-RPC channel. When you use this option, the `besu_rpc_http_enabled` option must also be enabled | | `besu_rpc_http_cors_origins` | ["all"] | Comma separated origin domain URLs for CORS validation | | `besu_rpc_ws_enabled` | true | Enabled the WebSockets service | | `besu_rpc_ws_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which WebSockets listens | | `besu_rpc_ws_port` | 8546 | Specifies Websockets JSON-RPC listening port (TCP). Port must be exposed appropriately | | `besu_graphql_http_enabled` | true | Enabled the HTTP JSON-RPC service | | `besu_graphql_http_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens | | `besu_graphql_http_port` | 8547 | Specifies the port on which HTTP JSON-RPC listens | | `besu_graphql_http_cors_origins` | ["all"] | Comma separated origin domain URLs for CORS validation | | `besu_metrics_host` | 0.0.0.0 | Specifies the host on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics. The metrics server respects the `besu_whitelist` option | | `besu_metrics_port` | 9545 | Specifies the port on which Prometheus accesses Besu metrics | | `besu_bootnodes` | [] | List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap. When connecting to MainNet or public testnets, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs | | `besu_host_whitelist` | `["*"]` | Comma-separated list of hostnames to allow access to the JSON-RPC API. By default, access from localhost and 127.0.0.1 is accepted. | | `besu_permissions_accounts_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local accounts permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) | | `besu_permissions_nodes_config_file` | ___unset___ | Path to the [local nodes permissioning file](http://besu.hyperledger.org/en/stable/HowTo/Limit-Access/Local-Permissioning/#permissions-configuration-file) | | `besu_permissions_accounts_contract_address` | ___unset___ | The contract address for onchain accounts permissioning | | `besu_permissions_nodes_contract_address` | ___unset___ | The contract address for onchain nodes permissioning | | `besu_cmdline_args` | "" | Command line args that are passed in as overrides | | `besu_env_opts` | "" | Settings passed to the JVM through `BESU_OPTS` environment variable. eg: `-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005` | | `orion_version` | ___unset___ | Version of Orion installed. When supplied, adds required privacy config items and requires `orion_config_dir` and `orion_key_name` to be set | | `orion_config_dir` | ___unset___ | Path to Orion configuration directory | | `orion_key_name` | ___unset___ | Name of the Node Key | ### Example Playbook 1. Default setup: Install the role from galaxy ``` ansible-galaxy install pegasyseng.hyperledger_besu ``` Create a requirements.yml with the following: Replace `x.y.z` below with the version you would like to use from the Besu [solutions](https://pegasys.tech/solutions/hyperledger-besu/) page ``` --- - hosts: localhost connection: local force_handlers: True roles: - role: pegasyseng.hyperledger_besu vars: besu_version: x.y.z ``` Run with ansible-playbook: ``` ansible-playbook -v /path/to/requirements.yml ``` 2. Install via github ``` ansible-galaxy install git+https://github.com/pegasyseng/ansible-role-besu.git ``` Create a requirements.yml with the following: Replace `x.y.z` below with the version you would like to use from the Besu [solutions](https://pegasys.tech/solutions/hyperledger-besu/) page ``` --- - hosts: localhost connection: local force_handlers: True roles: - role: ansible-role-besu vars: besu_version: x.y.z ``` Run with ansible-playbook: ``` ansible-playbook -v /path/to/requirements.yml ``` ### License Apache ### Author Information PegaSysEng, 2019