A simple playground for software infrastructure tools and virtual machines. In this setup, the host machine will be the central device, networking with 3 virtual machines. Currently, this project is being developed on Linux, but should work on MacOS. Eventually, I plan to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies for VM setup.
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
The following must be installed on the host machine:
- Python 3.8 or greater
- Makefile
- Vagrant
- Virtualbox
- Direnv
It is highly recommended to use pyenv to manage Python versions. Everything else should be installed through the Makefile in a local scope only. The use of direnv allows for ease of access by allowing us to load and unload environment variables depending on the current directory.
In order to start up the Olympus Network machines, you can use the following command. Aside from enacting the standard vagrant up, this command first validates the Vagrantfile configuration before running.
# Start the Vagrant machines
make startupIf you want to use Ansible, we can configure a virtual environment to isolate the installation to local scope.
# Set up a Python3 virtual env, name it ".venv" for compatibility with the Makefile
python -m venv .venv
# Install Python prerequisites using local pip
make install-requirementsTo remote connect into any of the virtual machines, we can use Vagrant's built-in ssh command. This allows us to connect via hostname rather than IP address.
# Connect to VM
vagrant ssh [zeus|poseidon|hades]If you wish to completely wipe the environment and tear down the virtual machines, simply run:
# Destroys the Vagrant VMs and related drives
make cleanSpecial thanks to Brandon Fulljames for the project that served as an inspiration for this build.