README.md

Node.js role for Ansible

Installs the latest version of Node.js from the chris-lea PPA.

Requirements

Tested on Ubuntu 12.04 Server.

Role Variables

The default variables are as follows:

nodejs_do_bower_install: false
nodejs_update_npm: false
nodejs_global_packages: []
nodejs_user: '{{ ansible_ssh_user }}'

Example Playbook

- hosts: 'servers'
  roles:
    - role: 'ssilab.nodejs'
      nodejs_update_npm: true               # If true, install the latest npm immediately after installing Node.js
      nodejs_user: 'hercules'
      nodejs_global_packages:
      	- 'bower'
      	- 'forever'
      	- 'gulp'
      	- 'nodemon'
      nodejs_app_root: '/path/to/my/app'    # If defined, 'npm install' will be run here
      nodejs_do_bower_install: true         # If true and nodejs_app_home is defined, 'bower install' will be run

License

This playbook is provided 'as-is' under the conditions of the BSD license. No fitness for purpose is guaranteed or implied.