create network-profile packages

libremesh / network-profiles

Set of profiles for the networks using LibreMesh

https://libremesh.org/development-network_profiles.html

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create network-profile packages #7

Closed aparcar closed 7 years ago

aparcar commented 7 years ago

I'm working on an image on demand server creating images based on various parameter. A community parameter could auto integrate a network profile in the build image. The problem I'm facing right now is that there is no versioning of these profiles. I came up with to solutions:

Use the git commit hash of a folder as version, if the installed hash is different to the current git, update the profiles. This is more like a work around
We could auto create packages of network profiles. These could be installed in a generic way and the package generator could increment a version counter whenever a profiles changes.

Ideas for a better solution?

nicopace commented 7 years ago

I think @p4u can make a good opinion on this... don't despare, we are at BattleMesh and it is a little hard to have tickets updated this days ;)

aparcar commented 7 years ago

There is no rush, please keep me updated :+1:

aparcar commented 7 years ago

@p4u can you please have a look into this? I've been ask to supply all information about an image to make it reproducible

aparcar commented 7 years ago

@p4u @ilario with the new way to include packages in network profiles https://github.com/libremesh/lime-sdk/commit/60e6109b20c9bacd453f12dc55a3e182424305c7 and my need to implement this into the build-server https://github.com/aparcar/gsoc17-attended-sysupgrade/commit/03ca8a7e8a5296a40eafbb66566961eb7d65205e I'd like to push this issue again. Creating packages out of the network-profiles would simplify updating to new profile versions, needed packages are set as a dependence. Re-installation after messing the configs would be possible as well.

I could create a "package-builder" and only the cooker/image-server must include a extra repo

p4u commented 7 years ago

I like the idea of having packages for profiles, it's actually very easy to implement.

If you like to do it, go ahead.

aparcar commented 7 years ago

I created a simple script that builds all packages, I'll add a readme asap. https://github.com/aparcar/network_profiles_builder Currently the script builds every 15 minutes the packages here https://betaupdate.libremesh.org/static/packages/profiles/ It should be possible to add the url above to the cooker, so network profiles are installable with adding np-libremesh-encrypt-11s to a flavor or in PACKAGES= var

p4u commented 7 years ago

Great. Do you want to transfer this repository to the libremesh github organization? You would administrate it.

Also the reposotiry might be build on the official libremesh server and then included to the feeds.conf.default file of lime-sdk, so the profiles will be available out of the box.

aparcar commented 7 years ago

that would be perfect. I just triggered the change of ownership. Still I'd need some more right within the team to actually push things