This Ansible role provides the necessary tasks, files, templates, and variables to set up databases in your Docker Compose environment. It is essential for configuring your application's database, whether using a local or a central instance of MariaDB or PostgreSQL.

📌 Overview

Database Variables
Defined in ./vars/database.yml, these variables include:
- database_instance
- database_host
- database_name
- database_username
- database_port
- database_env
Tasks
Located in ./tasks/main.yml, the tasks perform the following:
- Include the Docker Compose role.
- Load database variables.
- Create the environment file for the chosen database from a template.
- Optionally create a central database (if enabled).
Templates
- Environment Files:
  - PostgreSQL Environment Template
  - MariaDB Environment Template
- Service Files:
  - MariaDB Service Template
  - PostgreSQL Service Template

Usage 📋

To use this role, include it in your playbook as follows:

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - your_database_role_name

When executed, the role will:

Load database configuration variables.
Generate the appropriate environment file for the database.
Incorporate the Docker Compose routines.
Create a central database if applications[application_id].database.central_storage is set to true.

Author

Developed by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach 💻🌐

Acknowledgments & ChatGPT Conversations 🤖💬

This role was created with the assistance of ChatGPT. The following ChatGPT conversations helped shape the design and implementation of this role:

Feel free to explore these discussions for insights into design decisions and implementation details.

Happy automating! 🎉