- Replace legacy utils/run_once.yml with the new helpers utils/once_flag.yml and utils/once_finalize.yml
- Introduce utils/compose_up.yml to ensure docker-compose stacks are up and to flush handlers safely without coupling to run-once flags
- Migrate all affected roles (desk-*, dev-*, sys-ctl-*, sys-svc-*, web-app-*, web-svc-*, util-*) to the new run-once helpers
- Rework sys-svc-msmtp to auto-load Mailu once per deploy, check reachability, and reuse the running stack instead of requiring multiple playbook passes
- Adjust web-app-mailu to integrate cert deployment, handler flushing, and run-once handling so Mailu is fully initialized in a single deploy
- Improve Matomo, CDN, logout and CSP/health-check related roles to cooperate with the new compose_up / once_* pattern
- Simplify alarm/backup/timer/service orchestration (sys-ctl-alm-*, sys-bkp-provider, sys-timer-cln-bkps, etc.) by moving run-once logic into dedicated 01_core.yml files
- Update integration tests so utils/once_flag.yml and utils/once_finalize.yml are recognised as valid run-once providers, keeping the global run_once_* guarantees consistent
- Align frontend injection and service dependencies so Mastodon- and Mailu-related services can be brought up coherently within a single deployment cycle rather than several iterations
- Introduce dynamic SYSTEMCTL_ALARM_COMPOSER_SUBSERVICES based on Mailu token and MODE_RESET
- Prevent inclusion of sys-ctl-alm-email when disabled
- Add system_service_is_template flag to avoid state-setting on template services
- Update notifications to reload daemon for @ template units
- Align msmtp execution conditions
See: https://chatgpt.com/share/692c7a71-afcc-800f-8aba-6800a042ce3b
- Added MODE_BACKUP to trigger backup before the rest of the deployment
- sys-ctl-bkp-docker-2-loc: force linear sync and force flush when MODE_BACKUP is true
- Unified name resolution via system_service_name across handlers and tasks
- Introduced system_service_force_linear_sync and system_service_force_flush (rename from system_force_flush)
- Drive async/poll via system_service_async/system_service_poll using omit when disabled
- Propagated per-role overrides (cleanup, repair, cert tasks) for clarity and safety
- Minor formatting and consistency cleanups
Why: Ensure the backup runs before the deployment routine to safeguard data integrity.
Refs: Conversation https://chatgpt.com/share/68de4c41-b6e4-800f-85cd-ce6949097b5e
Signed-off-by: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>
• Add svc-ai category under roles and load it in constructor stage
• Create new 'svc-ai-ollama' role (vars, tasks, compose, meta, README) and dedicated network
• Refactor former AI stack into separate app roles: web-app-flowise and web-app-openwebui
• Add web-app-minio role; adjust config (no central DB), meta (fa-database, run_after), compose networks include, volume key
• Provide user-focused READMEs for Flowise, OpenWebUI, MinIO, Ollama
• Networks: add subnets for web-app-openwebui, web-app-flowise, web-app-minio; rename web-app-ai → svc-ai-ollama
• Ports: rename ai_* keys to web-app-openwebui / web-app-flowise; keep minio_api/minio_console
• Add group_vars/all/17_ai.yml (OLLAMA_BASE_LOCAL_URL, OLLAMA_LOCAL_ENABLED)
• Replace hardcoded include paths with path_join in multiple roles (svc-db-postgres, sys-service, sys-stk-front-proxy, sys-stk-full-stateful, sys-svc-webserver, web-svc-cdn, web-app-keycloak)
• Remove obsolete web-app-ai templates/vars/env; split Flowise into its own role
• Minor config cleanups (CSP flags to {}, central_database=false)
https://chatgpt.com/share/68d15cb8-cf18-800f-b853-78962f751f81
- sys-ctl-rpr-btrfs-balancer: suppress service flush for btrfs balancer (too expensive to run each play)
- sys-daemon: replace raw systemctl calls with ansible.builtin.systemd (daemon_reload, daemon_reexec)
- sys-service: split handler into 'Enable systemctl service' and 'Set systemctl service state', add become, async/poll, suppress flush guard
Conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/68c2f7a6-6fe4-800f-9d79-3e3b0ab4a563
- Move all domain→expected-status mapping to filter `web_health_expectations`.
- Require explicit app selection via non-empty `group_names`; only those apps are included.
- Add `www_enabled` flag (wired via `WWW_REDIRECT_ENABLED`) to generate/force www.* → 301.
- Support `redirect_maps` to include manual redirects (sources forced to 301), independent of app selection.
- Aliases always 301; canonicals use per-key override or `server.status_codes.default`, else [200,302,301].
- Remove legacy fallbacks (`server.status_codes.home` / `landingpage`).
- Wire filter output into systemd ExecStart script as JSON expectations.
- Normalize various templates to use `to_json` and minor spacing fixes.
- Update app configs (e.g., YOURLS default=301; Confluence default=302; Bluesky web=405; MediaWiki/Confluence canonical/aliases).
- Constructor now uses `WWW_REDIRECT_ENABLED` for domain generation.
Tests:
- Add comprehensive unit tests for filter: selection by group, keyed/default codes, aliases, www handling, redirect_maps, input sanitization.
- Add unit tests for the standalone checker script (JSON parsing, OK/mismatch counting, sanitization).
See conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/68c2b93e-de58-800f-8c16-ea05755ba776
- extended generic systemctl template to support ExecStartPost
- health-docker-volumes: run main script with whitelist, trigger both compose alarm and cleanup on failure
- repair-docker-hard: added ExecStartPre lock, ExecStart, and ExecStartPost to trigger compose alarm always, plus cleanup on failure
- removed obsolete role-specific systemctl.service.j2 templates
- improved consistency across vars and defaults
See: https://chatgpt.com/share/68ad6cb8-c164-800f-96b6-a45c6c7779b3
- sys-service:
- Set explicit ownership and permissions for generated unit files:
owner=root, group=root, mode=0644. Prevents drift and makes idempotence
predictable when handlers reload/refresh systemd.
- web-svc-collabora:
- Move cmp-docker-proxy include into tasks/01_core.yml and run it
before Nginx config generation. Use public: true only to initialize the
proxy/compose context and docker_compose_flush_handlers: true to ensure
timely handler execution.
- Define role-local variables domain and http_port in vars/main.yml
and use {{ domain }} for the Nginx server file path. These values MUST
be defined locally because they cannot be reliably imported via
public: true — other roles may override them later in the play, leading
to leakage and nondeterministic behavior. Localizing avoids precedence
conflicts without resorting to host-wide set_fact.
- CSP adjusted: add server.security.flags.style-src.unsafe-inline: true
to accommodate Collabora’s inline styles (requested as “csr” in notes).
- Minor variable alignment/cleanup and TODO note for future refactor.
- Housekeeping:
- Rename task title to reflect {{ domain }} usage.
Refs:
- Discussion and rationale in this chat https://chatgpt.com/share/68a731aa-d394-800f-9eb4-2499f45ed54b (2025-08-21, Europe/Berlin).
Introduced custom filter plugin to render optional systemd directives, refactored template to loop over directives, and adjusted default vars (TimeoutStartSec, RuntimeMaxSec handling).
Details: see ChatGPT conversation
https://chatgpt.com/share/68a5a730-6344-800f-b9a3-dc62d5902e9b
- Improved get_service_name filter plugin (clearer suffix handling, consistent var names).
- Added MODE_ASSERT flag to optionally execute validation/assertion tasks.
- Fixed systemd unit handling: consistent use of %I instead of %i, correct escaping of instance names.
- Unified on_failure behavior and alarm composer scripts.
- Cleaned up redundant logging, handlers, and debug config.
- Strengthened sys-service template resolution with assert (only active when MODE_ASSERT).
- Simplified timer and suffix handling with get_service_name filter.
- Hardened sensitive tasks with no_log.
- Added conditional asserts across roles (Keycloak, DNS, Mailu, Discourse, etc.).
These changes improve consistency, safety, and validation across the automation stack.
Conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/68a4ae28-483c-800f-b2f7-f64c7124c274
- Swap role includes: sys-systemctl → sys-service in all roles
- Rename variables everywhere: systemctl_* → system_service_* (incl. systemctl_id → system_service_id)
- Templates: ExecStart now uses {{ system_service_script_exec }}; add optional RuntimeMaxSec via SYS_SERVICE_DEFAULT_RUNTIME
- Move SYS_SERVICE defaults into roles/sys-service/defaults (remove SYS_SERVICE_ALL_ENABLED & SYS_SERVICE_DEFAULT_STATE from group_vars/07_services.yml)
- Tidy group_vars/all/08_timer.yml formatting
- Introduce roles/sys-daemon:
- default manager timeouts (timeouts.conf)
- optional purge of /etc/systemd/system.conf.d
- validation via systemd-analyze verify
- handlers for daemon-reload & daemon-reexec
- Refactor sys-timer to system_service_* variables (docs and templates updated)
- Move filter_plugins/filetype.py under sys-service
- Update meta/README to point to official systemd docs
- Touch many roles (backup/cleanup/health/repair/certs/nginx/csp/wireguard/ssd-hdd/keyboard/update-docker/alarm compose/email/telegram/etc.) to new naming
BREAKING CHANGE:
- Role path/name change: use `sys-service` instead of `sys-systemctl`
- All `systemctl_*` vars are now `system_service_*` (e.g., on_calendar, state, timer_enabled, script_exec, id)
- If you have custom templates, adopt RuntimeMaxSec and new variable names
Chat context: https://chatgpt.com/share/68a47568-312c-800f-af3f-e98575446327
