# ansible-role-terraria

A role to install a Terraria server.

## Supported Configuration

The role supporst the following distros:

* Anything Debian-like

The only real dependency is Mono. If you can get that installed some other way, the role will probably work on any distro.

## Basic Setup

Template out the role, ensuring it has root privileges. Consider setting the following vars:

```yaml
terraria_name: Name of the subdirectory of the server
terraria_version: The Terraria version string, sans periods (ex. 1412)
terraria_enabled: Boolean to determine the state of the server (defaults to yes)
```

More handy variables can be found in `defaults`.

You can manage server-config through the `terraria_config` dictionary:

```yaml
terraria_config:
  maxplayers: 8
  password: supersecret
```

Run the play and enjoy.

## Administration

The role will install servers as systemd units. A server named `default` will have the unit `terraria@default.service`. The server runs as its own user.

To access the server console, invoke `screen` as the `terraria` user. For example, to access the console of a server named `default`, use `sudo -u terraria screen -r default`.

## TODO

The biggest issue is that Redigit doesn't have a very... friendly server URL scheme. Often, if you want to download an updated server package, you'll have to manually change the `terraria_downloadurl`. Solutions to this problem are welcome.