SatNOGS Ansible - Revision history

Acinonyx: Acinonyx moved page SatNOGS Client Ansible to SatNOGS Ansible: Project rename

2025-01-11T12:45:34Z

Acinonyx moved page SatNOGS Client Ansible to SatNOGS Ansible: Project rename

Acinonyx: Marked as outdated.

2025-01-11T12:45:08Z

Marked as outdated.

Pe0sat: Remark on the name selection for youruser.

2022-02-12T17:13:25Z

Remark on the name selection for youruser.

Pe0sat: Update the installation with dependency packages that need to be installed.

2022-02-12T16:45:12Z

Update the installation with dependency packages that need to be installed.

Kerel+satnogs at 08:24, 23 November 2021

2021-11-23T08:24:40Z

Kerel+satnogs: Add link to Raspberry Pi Setup Guide

2021-11-23T08:18:24Z

Add link to Raspberry Pi Setup Guide

Kerel+satnogs: /* Other distributions */ Fix title level

2021-11-23T08:15:51Z

‎Other distributions: Fix title level

Kerel+satnogs: /* Other distributions= */ Fix syntax

2021-11-23T08:15:29Z

‎Other distributions=: Fix syntax

Kerel+satnogs: Add note on pre-built packages / supported distributions

2021-11-23T08:15:04Z

Add note on pre-built packages / supported distributions

Acinonyx: Fix Ansible installation URL

2021-04-26T19:30:46Z

Fix Ansible installation URL

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 ==Introduction==
-{{Warning|Follow these instructions only if you are provisioning SatNOGS to Debian from another host or are installing on the same host. }}
+{{Warning|Follow these instructions only if you are provisioning SatNOGS to a host from another host or are installing on the same host. }}
-'''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' makes the actual provisioning of the '''SatNOGS Client''' system. It is called, under the hood, when applying the configuration using [[SatNOGS Client Setup|SatNOGS Client Setup utility]]. It currently supports Raspbian and Debian (stretch and buster).
+'''SatNOGS Ansible''' makes the actual provisioning of SatNOGS software. It is called, under the hood, when applying the configuration using [[SatNOGS Setup|SatNOGS Setup utility]]. Supported distributions and releases can be found in the [https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/satnogs-ansible#supported-distributions-and-releases README file of the project].
 ==Raspbian==
-For Raspberry Pi, which is the reference platform for SatNOGS, a custom Raspbian image with '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' pre-installed is available. Installation instructions are given in the [[Raspberry_Pi| Raspberry Pi Setup Guide]].
+For Raspberry Pi, which is the reference platform for SatNOGS, a custom Raspbian image with '''SatNOGS Ansible''' pre-installed is available. Installation instructions are given in the [[Raspberry_Pi| Raspberry Pi Setup Guide]].
 ==Debian==
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 ==Other distributions==
-Other distributions are not supported by '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''', as the pre-built packages won't be compatible. Thus, while derived from Debian, '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' is known to break for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. If you are an experienced user, a manual installation of all components could be possible.
+Other distributions are not supported by '''SatNOGS Ansible''', as the pre-built packages won't be compatible. Thus, while derived from Debian, '''SatNOGS Ansible''' is known to break for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. If you are an experienced user, a manual installation of all components could be possible.
 ==Installation Guide==

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 *A target Debian system. To install Debian please follow the [https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/installmanual Debian Installation Guide] and chose the net installer if you want to run a headless server. The target system can be the host itself.
-*A user (referenced later as ''youruser'') which is member of 'sudo' group exists on the target system.
+*A user (referenced later as ''youruser'') which is member of 'sudo' group exists on the target system. Don't use the username `satnogs` when you install the Debian system.
 *An SSH server running on the target system.
 *Install installation dependencies: `sudo apt-get install ansible git sshpass python-setuptools`

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 *A user (referenced later as ''youruser'') which is member of 'sudo' group exists on the target system.
 *An SSH server running on the target system.
-*A host system with Git and latest version of Ansible installed. To install Ansible on Debian, follow the [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-ansible-on-debian Ansible Installation Guide].
+*Install installation dependencies: `sudo apt-get install ansible git sshpass python-setuptools`
 ===Installation===

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 ==Introduction==
 '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' makes the actual provisioning of the '''SatNOGS Client''' system. It is called, under the hood, when applying the configuration using [[SatNOGS Client Setup|SatNOGS Client Setup utility]]. It currently supports Raspbian and Debian (stretch and buster).
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 ==Debian==
-{{Warning|Follow these instructions only if you are provisioning SatNOGS to Debian from another host or are installing on the same host. If you are using [[Raspberry_Pi|SatNOGS Raspbian]] image, follow [[SatNOGS_Client_Setup|SatNOGS Client Setup]] to set up your system. }}These sections contain generic instructions for installing SatNOGS Client on a Debian system.
+These sections contain generic instructions for installing SatNOGS Client on a Debian system.
 ==Other distributions==
-Other distributions are not supported by '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''', as the pre-built packages won't be compatible. While derived from Debian, this includes Ubuntu und Linux Mint.
+Other distributions are not supported by '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''', as the pre-built packages won't be compatible. Thus, while derived from Debian, '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' is known to break for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. If you are an experienced user, a manual installation of all components could be possible.
 ===Prerequisites===
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 <br />
-==See also==
+===Next Steps===
-*[[SatNOGS Client Setup]]
+Follow [[SatNOGS_Client_Setup|SatNOGS Client Setup]] to configure your system and SatNOGS station.
 [[Category:Build]]
 [[Category:Software]]

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 ==Raspbian==
-For Raspberry Pi, which is the reference platform for SatNOGS, a [[Raspberry Pi|Raspbian image]] with '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' pre-installed is available.
+For Raspberry Pi, which is the reference platform for SatNOGS, a custom Raspbian image with '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''' pre-installed is available. Installation instructions are given in the [[Raspberry_Pi| Raspberry Pi Setup Guide]].
 ==Debian==

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 {{Warning|Follow these instructions only if you are provisioning SatNOGS to Debian from another host or are installing on the same host. If you are using [[Raspberry_Pi|SatNOGS Raspbian]] image, follow [[SatNOGS_Client_Setup|SatNOGS Client Setup]] to set up your system. }}These sections contain generic instructions for installing SatNOGS Client on a Debian system.
-==Other distributions===
+===Other distributions===
 Other distributions are not supported by '''SatNOGS Client Ansible''', as the pre-built packages won't be compatible. While derived from Debian, this includes Ubuntu und Linux Mint.