# 2019-01-16: @jvonau's PR #1403 moved installation of Node.js (8.x for now) & # npm to roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml, triggered by roles/nodered/meta/main.yml - name: 'npm install node-red packages globally: node-red, node-red-admin, node-red-dashboard' shell: npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red node-red-admin node-red-dashboard when: nodered_install - name: Ensure Linux group 'nodered' exists group: name: nodered state: present when: nodered_install - name: Ensure Linux user 'nodered' exists and is added to group 'nodered' user: name: nodered group: nodered when: nodered_install - name: Create /home/nodered/.node-red/ directory file: path: /home/nodered/.node-red state: directory owner: nodered group: nodered mode: 0775 when: nodered_install - name: Install /home/nodered/.node-red/settings.js from template, with authentication template: backup: yes src: settings.js.j2 dest: /home/nodered/.node-red/settings.js owner: nodered group: nodered mode: 0755 when: nodered_install - name: Install /etc/systemd/system/node-red.service systemd unit file from template template: backup: yes src: node-red.service.j2 dest: /etc/systemd/system/node-red.service owner: root group: root mode: 0666 when: nodered_install - name: Enable & Start node-red service systemd: daemon_reload: yes name: node-red enabled: yes state: started when: nodered_enabled - name: Add 'nodered' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" section: nodered option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value }}" with_items: - option: name value: Node-RED - option: description value: '"Node-RED is a flow-based development tool for visual programming developed originally by IBM for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services as part of the Internet of Things. Node-RED provides a web browser-based flow editor, which can be used to create JavaScript functions."' - option: nodered_install value: "{{ nodered_install }}" - option: nodered_enabled value: "{{ nodered_enabled }}"