Provs framework

Provs is a framework for automating tasks for provisioning reasons and other purposes.

It combines

• being able to use the power of shell commands
• a clear and detailed result summary of the built-in execution handling (incl. failure handling and reporting)
• the convenience and robustness of a modern programming language

Write once, run everywhere

Tasks can be run

• locally
• remotely
• in a local docker container
• in a remote container

Additionally, it is possible to define a custom processor if needed.

Usage

Prerequisites

• A Java Virtual machine (JVM) is required.
• Install jarwrapper (e.g. sudo apt install jarwrapper)
• Download the latest provs-desktop.jar from: https://gitlab.com/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/-/releases
• Make the jar-file executable by chmod +x provs-desktop.jar
• For server functionality (e.g. k3s) download the latest provs-server.jar from: https://gitlab.com/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/-/releases

Usage format

provs-desktop.jar <type> <target> [<options>]

type can be:

• basic - install some basic packages)
• office - install office software (LibreOffice), E-Mail (Thunderbird), etc
• ide - same as office with additionally ide-software (VSCode, IntelliJ, etc)

target can be:

• local
• user123:mypassword@myhost.com - general format is: <user[:password]@host> -
  • if password is omitted, then ssh-keys will be used for authentication
  • if password is omitted but option -p is provided, then the password will be prompted interactively

options

• -p for interactive password question

Show usage options

provs-desktop.jar -h

Examples

Provision a basic desktop workplace locally

provs-desktop.jar basic local

Provision an office desktop workplace remotely

provs-desktop.jar office myuser@myhost.com -p

You'll be prompted for the password of the remote user due to option -p.

Provision k3s

provs-server.jar k3s myuser@myhost.com