Manage repositories

This repository is only a mirror. Development and testing is done on a private gitlab server.

This role enables you to manage repositories on debian-based distributions. It can be used on its own , or be called by other roles the configure repositories on demand.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values. A sample file for the default values is available in default/manage_repositories.yml.sample in case you need it for any group_vars or host_vars configuration.

manage_repositories_enable_default_repo: true # by default, set to true

This variable enable or disable the configuration of the main distribution repositories (useful when calling this role to configure repo for another role like installing docker).

manage_repositories_enable_custom_repo: false # by default, set to false

This variable enable of disable the configuration of custom repositories

manage_repositories_main_repo_uri: # by default, this variable has the following values
  ubuntu: "http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu"
  debian: "http://deb.debian.org/debian"

This variable sets the mirror URLs for the main repositories. You can optionally remove the distribution you don't want (ex. remove manage_repositories_main_repo_uri[debian] if you're only using ubuntu).

manage_repositories_custom_repo: # by default, this variable is not defined
  - uri: "https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com"
    gpg_key: "https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg"
    comments: "hashicorp repository"
    type: "deb"
    suites: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}"
    components: "main"
    filename: "hashicorp"
  - uri: ...

This variable contains a list (1 to N) of custom repositories to install. IT HAS TO BE SET if manage_repositories_enable_custom_repo == true, or else the role might fail. Any unused field (like gpg_key in some instances) should be left blank (ex. gpg_key:). the role evaluates this against None to check if actions are needed.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

# calling the role inside a playbook with either the default or group_vars/host_vars
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - ednxzu.manage_repositories

# calling the role inside a playbook and injecting variables (in another role for example)
- hosts: servers
  tasks:
    - name: "Configure hashicorp repository"
      ansible.builtin.include_role: 
        name: ednxzu.manage_repositories
      vars:
        manage_repositories_enable_default_repo: false
        manage_repositories_enable_custom_repo: true
        manage_repositories_custom_repo:
          - uri: "https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com"
            gpg_key: "https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg"
            comments: "hashicorp repository"
            type: "deb"
            suites: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}"
            components: "main"
            filename: "hashicorp"

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created by Bertrand Lanson in 2023.