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# Provision settings

## Advanced Provision Configuration

OpenCRVS infrastructure provisioning can be customised using the following configuration file:

```
infrastructure/server-setup/group_vars/all.yml
```

This file contains advanced Ansible configuration used during:

* server provisioning
* Kubernetes installation
* backup configuration
* disk encryption setup
* networking configuration
* Kubernetes cluster tuning

Most deployments can use the default values provided by the repository.\
Advanced users may customise these values to adapt provisioning for their infrastructure requirements.

### Examples Common configuration options

{% hint style="info" %}
This file contains many additional variables and configuration options not documented here.\
Refer directly to:

```
infrastructure/server-setup/group_vars/all.yml
```

for the complete list of supported variables.
{% endhint %}

#### Kubernetes Version

Defines versions for:

* kubeadm
* kubelet
* kubectl

```yaml
kubernetes_version: "v1.35"
```

Changing this value upgrades the Kubernetes components installed during provisioning. **Downgrades are not supported to ensure environment stability**.

#### Kubernetes Eviction Policy

OpenCRVS recommends configuring Kubernetes eviction policies using absolute disk sizes instead of percentages.

This helps prevent:

* unexpected pod evictions
* failed upgrades
* disk exhaustion

Example:

```yaml
eviction_hard_nodefs: "10Gi"
eviction_hard_imagefs: "10Gi"

eviction_soft_nodefs: "20Gi"
eviction_soft_imagefs: "20Gi"
```

Recommended minimum:

* 10Gi free disk space for stable operation
* 20Gi soft threshold for proactive cleanup

### Backup Configuration

Backup retention can be configured using:

```yaml
amount_of_backups_to_keep: 7
```

This example keeps one week of backups.

### Disk Encryption Configuration

Example encryption configuration:

```yaml
disk_encryption_key_path: /root/disk-encryption-key.txt
data_file_path: /cryptfs_file_sparse.img
```

> \[!WARNING]\
> The example configuration stores encryption keys locally on the server.\
> Production environments should use a Hardware Security Module (HSM) or external secret management solution.

### Minimum Disk Space Requirement

Provisioning validates available disk space before Kubernetes installation.

```yaml
min_free_disk_size: "30g"
```

This helps avoid installation failures caused by insufficient storage.


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