Propellor is a configuration management system using Haskell and Git. Each system has a list of properties, which Propellor ensures are satisfied. Linux and FreeBSD are supported.
Propellor is configured via a git repository, which typically lives
in ~/.propellor/ on your development machine. Propellor clones the
repository to each host it manages, in a
secure way. See
components
for details.
Properties are defined using Haskell in the file ~/.propellor/config.hs.
There is fairly complete
API documentation,
which includes many built-in Properties for dealing with
Apt
and
Apache,
Cron
and
Commands,
Dns
and
Docker, etc.
There is no special language as used in puppet, ansible, etc.. just the full power of Haskell. Hopefully that power can be put to good use in making declarative properties that are powerful, nicely idempotent, and easy to adapt to a system's special needs!
If using Haskell to configure Propellor seems intimidating, see configuration for the Haskell newbie.
quick start
- Get propellor installed on your development machine (ie, laptop).
apt-get install propellororcabal install propellororcabal unpack propellor; cd propellor-version; stack install - Run
propellor --init; this will set up a~/.propellor/git repository for you. - Edit
~/.propellor/config.hs, and add a host you want to manage. You can start by not adding any properties, or only a few. - Run:
propellor --spin $HOST - Now you have a simple propellor deployment to a host. Continue editing
~/.propellor/config.hsto further configure the host, add more hosts etc, and re-runpropellor --spin $HOSTafter each change. - Once you have a lot of hosts, and running
propellor --spin HOSTfor each host becomes tiresome, you can automate that. - Write some neat new properties and send patches!
(Want to get your feet wet with propellor before plunging in? try this)
newsenjoyHope you find Propellor fun and useful! Propellor is free software, licensed under the BSD license. You are encouraged to send patches and improve it. |
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