NAME

       cdist-type__consul - Install consul

DESCRIPTION

       Downloads  and  installs  the  consul binary from https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/consul.  Note that the
       consul binary is downloaded on the server (the machine running cdist) and then  deployed  to  the  target
       host using the __file type unless --direct parameter is used.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       state  either 'present' or 'absent'. Defaults to 'present'

       version
              which  version  of  consul  to  install.  See  ./files/versions  for a list of supported versions.
              Defaults to the latest known version.

BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

       direct Download and deploy consul binary directly on the target machine.

MESSAGES

       If consul binary is created using __staged_file then underlaying __file type messages are emitted.

       If consul binary is created by direct method then the following messages are emitted:

       /usr/local/bin/consul created
              consul binary was created

EXAMPLES

          # just install using defaults
          __consul

          # install by downloading consul binary directly on the target machine
          __consul --direct

          # specific version
          __consul \
             --version 0.4.1

AUTHORS

       Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
       Darko Poljak <darko.poljak--@--gmail.com>

COPYING

       Copyright (C) 2015 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the  GNU
       General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
       (at your option) any later version.

COPYRIGHT

       ungleich GmbH 2021

7.0.0                                             Sep 11, 2024                             CDIST-TYPE__CONSUL(7)