Huge role refactoring/cleanup. Other commits will propably follow. Because some bugs will exist. Still important for longrun and also for auto docs/help/slideshow generation

roles/core-journalctl/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Journalctl
+
+This Ansible role manages the configuration of `systemd-journald` on target hosts.
+
+## Description
+
+- Copies a customized `journald.conf` to `/etc/systemd/journald.conf`  
+- Ensures log retention for one week  
+- Restarts the `systemd-journald` service when configuration changes  
+- Supports live log streaming via `journalctl -f`
+
+## Overview
+
+1. **Template deployment**  
+   The role places your `journald.conf.j2` template into `/etc/systemd/journald.conf`.
+2. **Service handler**  
+   On change, it notifies a handler to restart `systemd-journald`.
+3. **Monitoring**  
+   You can follow logs in real time with `journalctl -f`.
+
+## Features
+
+- Customizable retention and runtime limits  
+- Seamless restarts on config update  
+- Integration with `monitor-bot-journalctl` for downstream monitoring
+
+## Usage
+
+```yaml
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: core-journalctl

roles/core-journalctl/handlers/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+- name: restart systemd-journald
+  service: name=systemd-journald state=restarted

roles/core-journalctl/meta/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+galaxy_info:
+  author: "Kevin Veen-Birkenbach"
+  description: "Configure and manage systemd-journald settings"
+  license: "CyMaIS NonCommercial License (CNCL)"
+  license_url: "https://s.veen.world/cncl"
+  company: |
+    Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
+    Consulting & Coaching Solutions
+    https://www.veen.world
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - system
+    - logging
+    - journald
+  repository: "https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/cymais"
+  issue_tracker_url: "https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/cymais/issues"
+  documentation: "https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/cymais/roles/core-journalctl"
+  run_after: []
+dependencies:
+  - monitor-bot-journalctl

roles/core-journalctl/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: copy journald.conf
+  template: 
+    src: templates/journald.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+  notify: restart systemd-journald

roles/core-journalctl/templates/journald.conf.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Entries in this file show the compile time defaults.
+# You can change settings by editing this file.
+# Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file.
+#
+# See journald.conf(5) for details.
+
+[Journal]
+#Storage=auto
+#Compress=yes
+#Seal=yes
+#SplitMode=uid
+#SyncIntervalSec=5m
+#RateLimitIntervalSec=30s
+#RateLimitBurst=10000
+#SystemMaxUse=
+#SystemKeepFree=
+#SystemMaxFileSize=
+#SystemMaxFiles=100
+#RuntimeMaxUse=
+#RuntimeKeepFree=
+#RuntimeMaxFileSize=
+#RuntimeMaxFiles=100
+
+# Store logs for one week:
+MaxRetentionSec=604800
+
+#MaxFileSec=1month
+#ForwardToSyslog=no
+#ForwardToKMsg=no
+#ForwardToConsole=no
+#ForwardToWall=yes
+#TTYPath=/dev/console
+#MaxLevelStore=debug
+#MaxLevelSyslog=debug
+#MaxLevelKMsg=notice
+#MaxLevelConsole=info
+#MaxLevelWall=emerg
+#LineMax=48K
+#ReadKMsg=yes
+#Audit=yes