ibek

ibek turns IOC instance YAML and reusable support definitions into an EPICS startup script and database substitutions. It also helps prepare generic IOC images and manage runtime patterns in services repositories.

Start with installation and render a small IOC configuration. For a specific task, use the CLI reference, Jinja context, or support-definition reference.

These pages document ibek itself. The epics-containers documentation covers the wider workflow: creating generic IOC images, configuring services, and deploying IOCs. How ibek fits connects the two.

Tutorials

Install ibek and generate your first startup files.

• Tutorials
  • Install ibek
  • Render an IOC configuration
  • Connect a controller and its motors

How-to guides

Write support definitions, vendor runtime patterns, and diagnose problems.

• How-to guides
  • Write support for a module
  • Build support with Ansible
  • Vendor runtime support
  • Troubleshoot ibek
  • Develop ibek

Reference

Commands, YAML fields, template context, paths and environment variables.

• Reference
  • CLI reference
  • Support YAML
  • Ansible build recipes
  • IOC YAML
  • Jinja rendering and context
  • Paths and environment
  • Python internals
  • Index
  • Changelog

Explanations

The framework, ibek-support, and the path from YAML to a running IOC.

• Explanations
  • Where ibek fits
  • Files and lifecycle
  • Architectural Decision Records