Ansible Role: apache-minifi

An Ansible Role that installs, configures and runs Apache MiNiFi in tiny devices like a Raspberry Pi, although you can use it on any distro. This Role provides the following features:

Install Apache MiNiFi and Java SDK.
Configure Apache MiNiFi.
Run Apache MiNiFi as a systemd service.

Requirements

A tiny device like Raspberry Pi with minimalist distro based on Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.
This device connected to your LAN with assigned IP address.

Role Variables

Default variables is in defaults/main.yml.

Actions to be executed

minifi_action_clean: true
minifi_action_install: true
minifi_action_run: true

Variables to download and install

localmirror_dir_name_www: "localmirror"
#minifi_url_bin_installer: "https://public-repo-1.hortonworks.com/HDF/2.1.2.0/minifi-1.0.2.1.2.0-10-bin.tar.gz"
#minifi_url_bin_installer: "http://apache.mirror.anlx.net/nifi/minifi/0.1.0/minifi-0.1.0-bin.tar.gz"
minifi_url_bin_installer: "http://{{ groups['pibuilder'][0] }}/{{ localmirror_dir_name_www }}/minifi-{{ minifi_version }}-bin.{{ minifi_packaging }}"
minifi_version: "0.1.0"
minifi_packaging: "tar.gz"

Variables to clean

minifi_remove_dependencies: false

Variables to run

minifi_service_name: minifipi

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Using the Ansible Role for installing, configuring and running Apache MiNiFi. The idea is to connect the preinstalled Kismet with Apache MiNiFi, and forward the captured traffic to Apache NiFi running in other VM or Server.

---
- hosts: piminifis
  become: yes

  vars_files:
    - vars.yml

  roles:
    - { role: chilcano.apache-minifi }

The inventory file contains:

[pibuilder]
192.168.1.204

[pikismets]
192.168.1.35

[piminifis]
192.168.1.35

[nifis]
192.168.1.100

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2017 by Roger Carhuatocto, author of HolisticSecurity.io Blog.

chilcano/ansible-role-apache-minifi

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