ansible/README.md

# Salt's Ansible Repository

Useful for management across all of 9iron, thefuck, and desu.

## Initialization

* Clone
* `ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml`

For quick bootstrapping of tools and libraries used in this repo, see [rehashedsalt/ansible-env](https://gitlab.com/rehashedsalt/docker-ansible-env). I use that exact image for CI/CD.

I use ara to record Ansible plays. If your environment has it installed, source the script in `contrib/ara.sh` to configure your environment properly.

## Deployment

### Linux Machines

Each Linux machine will require the following to be fulfilled for Ansible to access it:

* The server has a user named `ansible` which:

  * Accepts the public key located in `contrib/desu.pub`; and

  * Has passwordless sudo capabilities as root

* The server is running Ubuntu 20.04 or greater

To automate these host-local steps, use the script file `contrib/bootstrap.sh`.

### Windows Machines

lol don't

### All Machines

Adding a new server will require these:

* The server is accessible from the Ansible host;

* The server has been added to NetBox OR in `inventory-hard`

* DNS records for the machine are set; and

From there, running the playbook `site.yml` should get the machine up to snuff.

## Zerotier

A lot of my home-network side of things is connected together via ZeroTier; initial deployment/repairs may require specifying an `ansible_host` for the inventory item in question to connect to it locally. Subsequent plays will require connectivity to my home ZeroTier network.

Cloud-managed devices require no such workarounds.