Refactor grpcbalancer setup in playbook.yml and remove legacy files. Replaced shell commands with Ansible copy module for grpcbalancer service file creation and enabled the service using systemd. Deleted grpc-balancer.py and grpc-balancer.service files as part of the cleanup process, streamlining the deployment configuration.

grpcbalancer/grpc-balancer.service

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=GRPC Balancer Service
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=root
-Group=root
-Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/grpc-balancer.py
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=2
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target 

playbook.yml

@@ -203,12 +203,41 @@
           - waitress
         extra_args: --break-system-packages
 
-    - name: Copy grpcbalancer files
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        cp {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/node/grpcbalancer/grpc-balancer.py /usr/local/bin/
-        chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/grpc-balancer.py
-      args:
-        executable: /bin/bash
+    - name: Copy grpcbalancer service file
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        dest: /etc/systemd/system/grpcbalancer.service
+        content: |
+          [Unit]
+          Description=GRPC Balancer Service
+          After=network.target
+
+          [Service]
+          Type=simple
+          User=root
+          WorkingDirectory={{ ansible_env.HOME }}/node
+          ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/node/grpc-balancer.py
+          Restart=always
+          RestartSec=2
+
+          [Install]
+          WantedBy=multi-user.target
+        mode: '0644'
+
+    - name: Enable and start node-checker service
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: grpcbalancer
+        enabled: yes
+        state: started
+        daemon_reload: yes
+
+
+
+    #- name: Copy grpcbalancer files
+    #  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    #    cp {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/node/grpcbalancer/grpc-balancer.py /usr/local/bin/
+    #    chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/grpc-balancer.py
+    #  args:
+    #    executable: /bin/bash
 
     #- name: Install grpcbalancer service
     #  ansible.builtin.shell: |