Simplify Installation in any way

[NavidSassan]

Python setup.py with something like a requirements.txt? https://docs.python.org/3/distutils/setupscript.html, pip3 install -r /path/to/requirements.txt

Bash script? Something like curl https://git.linuxfabrik.ch/path/to/install.sh | sudo bash?

should:

• download the monitoring-plugins and lib repos (curl)
• copy the checks and lib to the right directory
• if icingacli director is available, import all the command definitions (make sure that this will not break the existing config)
• deploy the correct sudoers
• handle upgrades
• throw human readable errors

should use a default PYVER and default to the master branch, but accept those as options

[NavidSassan]

In GitLab by @markuslf on Jul 18, 2021, 10:17

Possibilities to think about

• bash-script
• using pip including virtual environments
• rpm (el, fc, sles, suse) and deb (debian/ubuntu) using a linuxfabrik-repo
• plus: what about the Windows versions?

What would be the best? Advantages/Disadvantages? What is the best in a datacenter environment?

And what about Windows?

[NavidSassan]

In GitLab by @markuslf on Jul 28, 2021, 16:52

Bash:

• Pro: https://gist.github.com/btm/6700524
• Con: Links within this thread

[fl0wx]

+1 for debian package :)

[markuslf]

Sounds like there's definitely a need for a Linuxfabrik repo server, based on fpm or something similar.

[markuslf]

RPM or DEB file will do a complete low-level installation including Python psutil (not with pip), like glances does. There will be no dependency on EPEL or similar.

[markuslf]

We will implement this as follows:

• Compile all plugins including all Linuxfabrik and 3rd party libraries so that a Python environment is no longer needed on the target host.
• Create installation packages with fpm (targets are rpm, deb, etc.) that install the binaries.

[NavidSassan]

done :) https://repo.linuxfabrik.ch/monitoring-plugins/