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Asked: 2014-08-30 13:40:30 +0800 CST

configure dependency of a puppet module

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I need to more finely tune the Apache vhost file being generated by the example42/kibana Puppet module. Is it possible in Puppet to 'reach through' the example42/kibana plugin and configure the puppetlabs/apache module directly?

For example, I need to modify the apache::vhost.vhost_name setting to "*" somehow (https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/apache#defined-type-apachevhost). Below is my current configuration for Kibana.

class { 'kibana':
    install_url => 'https://download.elasticsearch.org/kibana/kibana/kibana-3.1.0.zip',
    elasticsearch_url => "http://elastic.${::domain}:9200",

    webserver   => 'apache',
    virtualhost => "logs.${::domain}",
}
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  1. Best Answer

    I assume you are referring to this vhost that is declared inside the kibana module.

    It is indeed possible to modify this resource. Note that the means to that basically form a monkey patch, so you should not rely on it too often. You do it using a resource override, similar to a virtual resource collector:

    Apache::Vhost<| title == $kibana::virtualhost |> {
    vhost_name => '*'
}

    As a cleaner alternative, you would need to enhance the module's interface (and ideally send your patch upstream).

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