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64 lines
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[Propellor](https://propellor.branchable.com/) is a
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configuration management system using Haskell and Git.
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Each system has a list of properties, which Propellor ensures
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are satisfied.
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Propellor is configured via a git repository, which typically lives
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in `~/.propellor/` on your development machine. Propellor clones the
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repository to each host it manages, in a
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[secure](http://propellor.branchable.com/security/) way. The git repository
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contains the full source code to Propellor, along with its config file.
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Properties are defined using Haskell. Edit `~/.propellor/config.hs`
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to get started. There is fairly complete
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[API documentation](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/),
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which includes many built-in Properties for dealing with
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[Apt](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Apt.html)
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and
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[Apache](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Apache.html)
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,
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[Cron](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Cron.html)
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and
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[Commands](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Cmd.html)
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,
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[Dns](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Dns.html)
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and
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[Docker](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/propellor/docs/Propellor-Property-Docker.html), etc.
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There is no special language as used in puppet, chef, ansible, etc.. just
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the full power of Haskell. Hopefully that power can be put to good use in
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making declarative properties that are powerful, nicely idempotent, and
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easy to adapt to a system's special needs!
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If using Haskell to configure Propellor seems intimidating,
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see [configuration for the Haskell newbie](https://propellor.branchable.com/haskell_newbie/).
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## quick start
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1. Get propellor installed on your laptop.
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`cabal install propellor`
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or
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`apt-get install propellor`
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2. Run propellor for the first time. It will set up a `~/.propellor/` git
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repository for you.
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3. If you don't have a gpg private key already, generate one: `gpg --gen-key`
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4. Run: `propellor --add-key $KEYID`, which will make propellor trust
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your gpg key, and will sign your `~/.propellor` repository using it.
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5. Edit `~/.propellor/config.hs`, and add a host you want to manage.
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You can start by not adding any properties, or only a few.
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6. Pick a host and run: `propellor --spin $HOST`
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7. Now you have a simple propellor deployment, but it doesn't do
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much to the host yet, besides installing propellor.
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So, edit `~/.propellor/config.hs` to configure the host (maybe
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start with a few simple properties), and re-run step 6.
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Repeat until happy and move on to the next host. :)
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8. Optionally, set up a [centralized git repository](https://propellor.branchable.com/centralized_git_repository/)
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so multiple hosts can be updated with a simple `git commit -S; git push`
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9. Write some neat new properties and send patches!
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## debugging
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Set `PROPELLOR_DEBUG=1` to make propellor print out all the commands it runs
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and any other debug messages that Properties choose to emit.
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