title: Readiness Probe for Docker Splunk inside Kubernetes?
body: <p>The docker-splunk image has an added layer of complexity because it has the ansible configurator doing the initial setup.  Ansible even restarts the splunk program as part of the setup.</p>
  <p>I'm having trouble thinking of an appropriate kubernetes readiness probe.  TCP passes as soon as it gets a valid return.  But the ansible playbooks need at least another 10 minutes before they're finished.</p>
  <p>I currently use an initial delay, but I want something smarter.  I'm thinking a command type probe that will look for when the ansible playbooks are complete.  But I don't know where to look.</p>
  <p>I guess this means I have to learn ansible now.</p>