kasm_server

Kasm server installation

Kasm is desktop and browser isolation platform.

This role will search for running Kasm docker containers. If there are not any, role will install Kasm server. Optionally it can create a persistent storage for home folder of 5 users per one server (Community Kasm version allows maximum of 5 user sessions on one server)

Quick guide

1. register at https://www.kasmweb.com/downloads.html and download the latest community version of the Kasm Server and place it into playbooks/files/ directory
2. define kasm servers in inventory/hosts.ini
3. run ansible-galaxy install -r inventory/requirements.yml
4. run ansible-playbook site.yml
5. see the Kasm credentials in the ansible output. Login into the Kasm server WebUI (output of the installation log is in ~/kasm.log)...

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Playbook example:

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- name: Install KASM server with persistent storage
  hosts: kasm_servers
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  vars:
     - kasm_package: kasm_release_1.5.0.3b363e.tar.gz
     - kasm_user_name: user
     - display_creds: True

  roles:
     - monolithprojects.kasm_server

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Requirements:

• docker
• docker-compose
• swap space enabled

License:

• MIT