initial working version, needs var refactoring

playbooks/roles/newrelic/defaults/main.yml

+---
+#
+# edX Configuration
+#
+# github:     https://github.com/edx/configuration
+# wiki:       https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
+# code style: https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki/Ansible-Coding-Conventions
+# license:    https://github.com/edx/configuration/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT
+#
+##
+# Defaults for role newrelic
+# 
+
+#
+# vars are namespace with the module name.
+#
+newrelic_role_name: newrelic
+
+COMMON_NEWRELIC_REPO: 'deb http://apt.newrelic.com/debian/ newrelic non-free'
+COMMON_NEWRELIC_KEY_ID: '548C16BF'
+COMMON_NEWRELIC_KEY_URL: 'https://download.newrelic.com/548C16BF.gpg'
+COMMON_NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY: 'bad547c0367f61fc2fbcce830399d7bdfde82d74'
+
+NEWRELIC_APP_NAME: 'e0d-sandbox'
+
+
+#
+# OS packages
+#
+
+newrelic_debian_pkgs: []
+
+newrelic_redhat_pkgs: []

playbooks/roles/newrelic/handlers/main.yml

+---
+#
+# edX Configuration
+#
+# github:     https://github.com/edx/configuration
+# wiki:       https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
+# code style: https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki/Ansible-Coding-Conventions
+# license:    https://github.com/edx/configuration/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT
+#
+#
+#
+# Handlers for role newrelic
+# 
+# Overview:
+# 
+#
+- name: notify me
+  debug: msg="stub handler"

playbooks/roles/newrelic/meta/main.yml

+---
+#
+# edX Configuration
+#
+# github:     https://github.com/edx/configuration
+# wiki:       https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
+# code style: https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki/Ansible-Coding-Conventions
+# license:    https://github.com/edx/configuration/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT
+#
+##
+# Role includes for role newrelic
+# 
+# Example:
+#
+# dependencies:
+#   - {
+#   role: my_role 
+#   my_role_var0: "foo"
+#   my_role_var1: "bar"
+# }

playbooks/roles/newrelic/tasks/main.yml

+---
+#
+# edX Configuration
+#
+# github:     https://github.com/edx/configuration
+# wiki:       https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
+# code style: https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki/Ansible-Coding-Conventions
+# license:    https://github.com/edx/configuration/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT
+#
+#
+#
+# Tasks for role newrelic
+# 
+# Overview:
+#
+# Installs and configures the newrelic system monitoring agent
+#
+# Dependencies:
+#
+# 
+# Example play:
+#
+#
+
+- name: add apt key
+  apt_key: id=548C16BF url={{COMMON_NEWRELIC_KEY_URL }} state=present
+
+- name: install apt repository
+  apt_repository: repo="{{ COMMON_NEWRELIC_REPO }}" update_cache=yes
+
+- name: install newrelic agent
+  apt: pkg="newrelic-sysmond"
+
+- name: configure the agent with the license key
+  shell: nrsysmond-config --set license_key={{ COMMON_NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY }} ssl=true
+
+- name: start the newrelic system agent
+  shell: /etc/init.d/newrelic-sysmond start
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