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Compute Node (IaaS)

Provision virtual machines on NetActuate without BGP or anycast networking. Use this for AI workloads, batch processing, or any general IaaS compute need.

Playbook Repository​

git clone https://github.com/netactuate/netactuate-ansible-compute
cd netactuate-ansible-compute

Configuration​

group_vars/all​

Copy group_vars/all.example to group_vars/all and set:

auth_token: "YOUR_API_KEY"
operating_system: "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (20240423)"
contract_id: "YOUR_CONTRACT_ID"

Inventory (hosts)​

[nodes]
worker-01.example.com location=LAX plan='VR8x4x50'
worker-02.example.com location=AMS plan='VR8x4x50'

SSH Key​

Add your public key to keys.pub:

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub > keys.pub

Deployment​

ansible-playbook createnode.yaml

Validation​

After provisioning, SSH to any node:

ssh ubuntu@YOUR_NODE_IP

Node IPs are saved in host_vars/ after provisioning.

Teardown​

ansible-playbook deletenode.yaml

Need Help?​

If you need assistance with compute provisioning, visit our support page.