openstack-ansible-repo_server/releasenotes/notes/remove-pkg-cache-afba3577138dc0a0.yaml
Jesse Pretorius 6663637374 Remove apt-cacher-ng
The repo container's package cache causes quite a bit of confusion
given that it's a 'hidden' feature which catches deployers off-guard
when they already have their own cache configured. This is really
the kind of service which people should manage outside of OSA. It
also makes no sense if the deployer is using their own local mirror
which is a fairly common practise. Adding to that, it seems that it
is broken in bionic, causing massive delays in package installs.
Finally, it also adds to quite a bit of complexity due to the fact
that it's in a container - so in the playbooks prior to the container's
existence we have to detect whether it's there and add/remove the config
accordingly.

Let's just remove it and let deployers managing their own caching
infrastructure if they want it.

Change-Id: I829b9cfa16fbd1f9f4d33b5943f1e46623e1b157
2018-10-08 14:48:32 +01:00

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---
deprecations:
- |
The package cache on the repo server has been removed. If caching of
packages is desired, it should be setup outside of OpenStack-Ansible
and the variable ``lxc_container_cache_files`` (for LXC containers)
or ``nspawn_container_cache_files_from_host`` (for nspawn containers)
can be used to copy the appropriate host configuration from the host
into the containers on creation. Alternatively, environment variables
can be set to use the cache in the host /etc/environment file prior
to container creation, or the ``deployment_environment_variables``
can have the right variables set to use it. The following variables
have been removed.
* ``repo_pkg_cache_enabled``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_port``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_bind``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_dirname``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_dir``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_owner``
* ``repo_pkg_cache_group``