Vector ansible role

This is an ansible role to set up vector. It translates the YAML configuration to TOML, so any configuration is possible.

Currently only amd64, arch64, arch7 through deb and rpm packages are supported

Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
vector_template	yes	vector.toml.j2	path of your vector.toml template
vector_config_file	yes	/etc/vector/vector.toml	system path of your vector.toml configuration
vector_nightly	no	false	use vector nightly build
add_vector_docker_group	no	false	add user vector to group docker
add_vector_journal_group	no	false	add user vector to group systemd-journal
vector_install_from_repo	no	false	whether to install vector from packages or install from deb or redhat based repositories
vector_repo_key	no	https://repositories.timber.io/public/vector/gpg.3543DB2D0A2BC4B8.key	configurable repo key, in case repo proxy is used
vector_repo	no	Debian: `deb https://repositories.timber.io/public/vector/deb/{{ ansible_distribution	lower }} {{ ansible_lsb.codename
vector_package	no	vector	option to define vector version with package name
sources	yes	false	ingest observability data from a wide variety of targets link
transforms	no	false	shape your data as it moves through your Vector topology link
sinks	yes	false	deliver your observability data to a variety of destinations link

Example for configuration with ansible

sources:
  journald:
    type: journald
    current_boot_only: true

transforms:
  grok:
    type: grok_parser
    inputs:
      - journald
    pattern: '(?<capture>\\d+)%{GREEDYDATA}'

sinks:
  vector:
    type: vector
    inputs: ["journald"]
    address: "vector.example.com:9000"

Example playbook

- name: install and configure vector
  hosts: all
  vars:
    sources:
      journald:
        type: journald
        current_boot_only: true
    transforms:
      grok:
        type: grok_parser
        inputs:
          - journald
        pattern: '(?<capture>\\d+)%{GREEDYDATA}'
    sinks:
      vector:
        type: vector
        inputs: ["journald"]
        address: "vector.example.com:9000"
  roles:
    - vector