Add script to run playbooks

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 **/*venv
+*.log

ansible/00-install-updates.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Update the system
-  hosts: pibox
   become: true
+  hosts: pibox
   roles:
     - role: apt-update-system
 

ansible/01-install-packages.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Install Packages
+- name: Remove Packages
   become: true
   hosts: pibox
   tasks:
     - name: Loop over packages_to_install and install them
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: apt-install-package
-      loop: packages_to_install
+      loop: "{{ packages_to_install }}"
       loop_control:
         loop_var: package
 

ansible/02-remove-packages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Packages
+  become: true
+  hosts: pibox
+  tasks:
+    - name: Loop over packages_to_remove and remove them
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: apt-remove-package
+      loop: "{{ packages_to_remove }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: package
+
+...

ansible/inventories/inventory.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pibox:
   hosts:
-    pibox-01.c0de.online
+    pibox-01.c0de.online:
-    pibox-02.c0de.online
+    pibox-02.c0de.online:
   vars:
     ansible_user: c0de

ansible/play.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+playbook_name=$1
+inventory_path="./inventories/"
+log_path="../logs"
+log_file="${log_path}/${playbook_name}.log"
+
+mkdir -p "${log_path}"
+
+echo "${playbook_name} started at $(date)" | tee -a "${log_file}"
+
+{ time ansible-playbook -i "${inventory_path}" "${playbook_name}" ; } 2>&1 | tee -a "${log_file}"
+
+echo "${playbook_name} finished at $(date)" | tee -a "${log_file}"

ansible/roles/apt-install-package/tasks/main.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     update_cache: true
     name: "{{ package }}"
     state: latest
-  failed_when: package is unset
+  failed_when: package is undefined
 
 ...

ansible/roles/apt-remove-package/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+
+- name: "Remove {{ package }}"
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    update_cache: true
+    name: "{{ package }}"
+    state: absent
+  failed_when: package is undefined
+
+...

ansible/roles/apt-update-system/tasks/main.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     autoclean: true
     autoremove: true
+
+- name: purge any left over files
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
     purge: true
 
 ...

readme.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Some ansible playbooks to manage a [pibox](https://pibox.io) in various ways
 1. Internet connection
 1. Python 3 on Linux (or WSL)
 1. One or more PiBoxes that you don't want to manage through [KubeSail](https://kubesail.com)
+   - I recommend [installing the latest version](https://docs.kubesail.com/guides/pibox/rpiboot/) before proceeding
+      - _Note: There is a bug where the ssh server won't start. Fix outlined below._
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -16,5 +18,33 @@ Some ansible playbooks to manage a [pibox](https://pibox.io) in various ways
 1. Enter the virtual environment: `source .venv/bin/activate`
 1. (optional) Upgrade PIP: `pip3 install --upgrade pip`
 1. Install ansible: `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
-1. Configure Inventory, host vars and group vars
+1. Configure [inventory](./ansible/inventories/inventory.yml)
-   1. You probably don't have my domain name on your network lol
+   - You probably don't have my domain name on your network lol
+1. Ping your hosts: `ansible -i ansible/inventories/inventory.yml all -m ping`
+    - If you can't resolve any hosts, check DNS. It's always DNS.
+1. Proceed to running playbooks
+
+## Running Playbooks
+
+It's recommended to use [`play.sh`](./ansible/play.sh) as it will automatically create log files for the playbooks that you execute.
+
+Its usage is: `./play.sh <playbook-name>`
+
+
+## Fixing no SSH on latest version
+
+During install of the custom image, `pi flasher` allowed me to configure things like the hostname, ssid, my ssh key, my user account. This sets up a script that runs when the pi reboots for the first time after install.
+
+1. Mount the pi's `/boot` volume (it should be in your file manager somewhere)
+1. Edit the `initial-boot.sh` (or similar named script)
+1. Add `ssh-keygen -A` somewhere in the file
+1. Save and close the file
+1. Safely unmount the pi's `/boot`
+1. Done! The ssh server is now functional
+
+_Alternatively, you can wait for the system to boot with a keyboard and monitor connected and:_
+
+- _login;_
+- _open a terminal;_
+- _run `sudo ssh-keygen -A`;_
+- _then `sudo systemctl enable --now ssh`._