Refactor inventory into OS groups and update playbooks accordingly

Group hosts by OS (ubuntu/rocky) in inventory, refactor playbooks to
use group-targeted plays instead of ansible_os_family conditionals,
add bot host, and add Docker volume backup playbook via rsync to storage.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

inventories/all.yml

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 all:
-  hosts:
+  vars:
-    webserver:
+    ansible_user: root
-      ansible_host: 192.168.2.15
+  children:
-      ansible_user: root
+    ubuntu:
-    nextcloud:
+      hosts:
-      ansible_host: 192.168.2.120
+        webserver:
-      ansible_user: root
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.15
-    pihole:
+        docker:
-      ansible_host: 192.168.2.2
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.10
-      ansible_user: root
+    rocky:
-    docker:
+      hosts:
-      ansible_host: 192.168.2.10
+        pihole:
-      ansible_user: root
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.2
-    # eve:
+        bot:
-    #   ansible_host: 192.168.2.12
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.174
-    #   ansible_user: root
+        storage:
-    storage:
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.115
-      ansible_host: 192.168.2.115
+        nextcloud:
-      ansible_user: root
+          ansible_host: 192.168.2.120

playbooks/backup_docker.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+- name: Backup Docker containers and volumes to storage
+  hosts: docker
+  become: true
+
+  vars:
+    backup_dest: "192.168.2.115:/mnt/storage/Docker_backups"
+    compose_dir: "/home/harry"
+    volumes_dir: "/var/lib/docker/volumes"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure backup destination directories exist
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@192.168.2.115 "mkdir -p /mnt/storage/Docker_backups/compose /mnt/storage/Docker_backups/volumes"
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Rsync compose files and configs (safe while running)
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        rsync -az --delete \
+          --include='*/' \
+          --include='docker-compose.yml' \
+          --include='compose.yml' \
+          --include='.env' \
+          --include='*.conf' \
+          --include='*.yml' \
+          --include='*.yaml' \
+          --include='*.json' \
+          --exclude='node_modules/' \
+          --exclude='.git/' \
+          --exclude='__pycache__/' \
+          {{ compose_dir }}/ root@{{ backup_dest }}/compose/
+      register: compose_sync
+
+    - name: Get list of running containers
+      ansible.builtin.command: docker ps -q
+      register: running_containers
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Stop all containers
+      ansible.builtin.command: docker stop $(docker ps -q)
+      when: running_containers.stdout | length > 0
+
+    - name: Rsync Docker volumes to storage
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        rsync -az --delete \
+          {{ volumes_dir }}/ root@{{ backup_dest }}/volumes/
+      register: volume_sync
+
+    - name: Start all containers back up
+      ansible.builtin.command: docker start $(docker ps -aq)
+
+    - name: Verify containers are running
+      ansible.builtin.command: docker ps --format "{{ '{{' }}.Names{{ '}}' }} - {{ '{{' }}.Status{{ '}}' }}"
+      register: container_status
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Backup summary
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "Compose sync: {{ 'OK' if compose_sync.rc == 0 else 'FAILED' }}"
+          - "Volume sync: {{ 'OK' if volume_sync.rc == 0 else 'FAILED' }}"
+          - "Containers running: {{ container_status.stdout_lines | length }}"

playbooks/bootstrap_lxc.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-- name: Bootstrap new Linux servers
+- name: Bootstrap - Install packages on Ubuntu
-  hosts: all
+  hosts: ubuntu
-  become: yes
+  become: true
 
   tasks:
-
+    - name: Install packages via apt
-    - name: Install packages on Debian/Ubuntu
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
-      apt:
         name:
           - vim
           - htop
@@ -34,17 +33,20 @@
           - mtr
           - tar
         state: present
-        update_cache: yes
+        update_cache: true
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"
 
-    - name: Ensure EPEL repo is enabled (RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux)
+- name: Bootstrap - Install packages on Rocky Linux
-      yum:
+  hosts: rocky
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure EPEL repo is enabled
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
         name: epel-release
         state: present
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "RedHat"
 
-    - name: Install packages on RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux
+    - name: Install packages via dnf
-      yum:
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
         name:
           - tar
           - vim
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
           - tree
           - bash-completion
           - traceroute
-          - bind-utils        # provides dig, nslookup
+          - bind-utils
           - ca-certificates
           - python3
           - python3-pip
@@ -73,11 +75,15 @@
           - sysstat
           - screen
         state: present
-        update_cache: yes
+        update_cache: true
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "RedHat"
 
+- name: Bootstrap - Configure SSH access
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
     - name: Ensure root's .ssh directory exists
-      file:
+      ansible.builtin.file:
         path: /root/.ssh
         state: directory
         owner: root
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@
         mode: '0700'
 
     - name: Set authorized_keys for root
-      copy:
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
         dest: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
         content: |
           ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAINegitHaQG8i+s412h3wTWf/KvpeX1CEpYFva9MhHR+7 ansible-key
@@ -94,35 +100,43 @@
         mode: '0600'
 
     - name: Permit root login via public key
-      lineinfile:
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         regexp: '^#?PermitRootLogin\s+'
         line: 'PermitRootLogin prohibit-password'
         state: present
-        backup: yes
+        backup: true
 
     - name: Ensure PubkeyAuthentication is enabled
-      lineinfile:
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         regexp: '^#?PubkeyAuthentication\s+'
         line: 'PubkeyAuthentication yes'
         state: present
 
     - name: Ensure PasswordAuthentication is enabled
-      lineinfile:
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         regexp: '^#?PasswordAuthentication\s+'
         line: 'PasswordAuthentication yes'
         state: present
 
-    - name: Restart SSH service (Debian)
+- name: Bootstrap - Restart SSH on Ubuntu
-      service:
+  hosts: ubuntu
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Restart ssh service
+      ansible.builtin.service:
         name: ssh
         state: restarted
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"
 
-    - name: Restart SSH service (RHEL)
+- name: Bootstrap - Restart SSH on Rocky Linux
-      service:
+  hosts: rocky
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Restart sshd service
+      ansible.builtin.service:
         name: sshd
         state: restarted
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "RedHat"

playbooks/time-region.yml

@@ -1,120 +1,115 @@
 ---
-- name: Configure timezone and NTP (LXC-Aware)
+- name: Configure timezone on all hosts
   hosts: all
-  become: yes
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
 
   vars:
     timezone_region: "America/New_York"
-    ntp_server: "time.google.com"
 
   tasks:
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # SETUP FACTS
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-    - name: Ensure virtualization facts are gathered
-      ansible.builtin.setup:
-        gather_subset:
-          - virtual
-
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # TIMEZONE (Required for ALL systems, LXC and VMs)
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
     - name: Copy timezone file
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         src: "/usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone_region }}"
         dest: /etc/localtime
-        remote_src: yes
+        remote_src: true
-      register: tz_copy
 
     - name: Write /etc/timezone
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         dest: /etc/timezone
         content: "{{ timezone_region }}\n"
-      register: tz_write
 
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+- name: Disable NTP on Ubuntu LXC containers
-  # LXC CONTAINER HANDLING (Disable NTP)
+  hosts: ubuntu
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  become: true
-    - name: Stop and mask timesyncd on LXC (Ubuntu/Debian)
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Stop and mask timesyncd on LXC
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: systemd-timesyncd
         state: stopped
-        enabled: no
+        enabled: false
-        masked: yes
+        masked: true
-      when: 
+      when: ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
-        - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-        - ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
 
-    - name: Stop and mask chronyd on LXC (RHEL-based)
+- name: Disable NTP on Rocky Linux LXC containers
+  hosts: rocky
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Stop and mask chronyd on LXC
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: chronyd
         state: stopped
-        enabled: no
+        enabled: false
-        masked: yes
+        masked: true
-      when: 
+      when: ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_virtualization_type == "lxc"
 
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+- name: Configure NTP on Ubuntu VMs
-  # FULL VM / HARDWARE HANDLING (Configure NTP)
+  hosts: ubuntu
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  become: true
-    - name: Configure timesyncd on VMs (Ubuntu/Debian)
+
+  vars:
+    ntp_server: "time.google.com"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Configure timesyncd
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
         regexp: '^#?NTP='
         line: "NTP={{ ntp_server }}"
         state: present
-      when: 
+      when: ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
-        - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
       notify: Restart timesyncd
 
-    - name: Disable default chrony pools on VMs (RHEL-based)
-      ansible.builtin.replace:
-        path: /etc/chrony.conf
-        regexp: '^(pool|server) .*'
-        replace: '# \1 removed by Ansible'
-      when: 
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
-
-    - name: Configure chrony on VMs (RHEL-based)
-      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-        path: /etc/chrony.conf
-        line: "server {{ ntp_server }} iburst"
-        insertafter: EOF
-        state: present
-      when: 
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
-      notify: Restart chronyd
-
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # FINAL SUMMARY
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-    - name: Verify current system time
-      ansible.builtin.command: date
-      register: check_time
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Final summary
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: 
-          - "Setup complete on {{ inventory_hostname }} (Environment: {{ ansible_virtualization_type | default('unknown') }})"
-          - "System Time: {{ check_time.stdout }}"
-
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
-  # HANDLERS (Only triggers for VMs)
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------
   handlers:
     - name: Restart timesyncd
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: systemd-timesyncd
         state: restarted
-        enabled: yes
+        enabled: true
 
+- name: Configure NTP on Rocky Linux VMs
+  hosts: rocky
+  become: true
+
+  vars:
+    ntp_server: "time.google.com"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Disable default chrony pools
+      ansible.builtin.replace:
+        path: /etc/chrony.conf
+        regexp: '^(pool|server) .*'
+        replace: '# \1 removed by Ansible'
+      when: ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
+
+    - name: Configure chrony NTP server
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/chrony.conf
+        line: "server {{ ntp_server }} iburst"
+        insertafter: EOF
+        state: present
+      when: ansible_virtualization_type != "lxc"
+      notify: Restart chronyd
+
+  handlers:
     - name: Restart chronyd
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
         name: chronyd
         state: restarted
-        enabled: yes
+        enabled: true
+
+- name: Verify time configuration
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Check current system time
+      ansible.builtin.command: date
+      register: check_time
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Summary
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }} ({{ ansible_virtualization_type | default('unknown') }}) - {{ check_time.stdout }}"

playbooks/update_system.yml

@@ -21,33 +21,26 @@
       when: ping_result is not succeeded
       delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Update and Upgrade Packages
+- name: Update and Upgrade - Ubuntu
-  hosts: reachable_hosts
+  hosts: ubuntu:&reachable_hosts
   become: true
-  gather_facts: true
+  gather_facts: false
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Update & Upgrade - Debian-based systems
+    - name: Update & Upgrade via apt
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         update_cache: true
         cache_valid_time: 3600
         upgrade: dist
-      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
-    - name: Update & Upgrade - Modern RHEL-based systems (DNF)
+- name: Update and Upgrade - Rocky Linux
+  hosts: rocky:&reachable_hosts
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Update & Upgrade via dnf
       ansible.builtin.dnf:
         name: "*"
         state: latest
         update_cache: true
-      when:
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_pkg_mgr == "dnf"
-
-    - name: Update & Upgrade - Legacy RHEL-based systems (YUM)
-      ansible.builtin.yum:
-        name: "*"
-        state: latest
-        update_cache: true
-      when:
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_pkg_mgr == "yum"