Update to Fedora Rawhide, make act_runner name consistent, change file where runner registration data is tored

ansible.cfg

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ become_method = sudo
 # -o ControlPersist=60s
 # Sets the persistence time for the master connection to 60 seconds
 [ssh_connection]
-ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s
+ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s

host_setup.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 - name: Initial generic setup
   hosts: gitrunner
   become: yes
@@ -8,6 +7,8 @@
       yum:
         name:
           - git
+          - nodejs
+          - mock
         state: present
 
     - name: Check current hostname
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
       register: current_hostname
       changed_when: false
 
-    - name: Set hostname to rocky10 (if needed)
+    - name: Set hostname to configured value (if needed)
       hostname:
-        name: rocky10
-      when: current_hostname.stdout != "rocky10"
+        name: fedora-rawhide10
+      when: current_hostname.stdout != ansible_hostname

inventory.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 # This file defines targets (hosts, groups, host-specific variables)
 [all]
-rocky10 ansible_host=10.17.3.215 ansible_user=groot ansible_become=true ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3.12
-
-[gitrunner]
-rocky10
+fedora-rawhide10 ansible_host=10.17.3.179 ansible_user=groot ansible_become=true ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3.12

readme.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Gitea Runner Automation with Ansible
 
-This repository contains an Ansible playbook and configuration files to automate the deployment and configuration of a Gitea Runner on a Rocky Linux 10 VM. 
+This repository contains an Ansible playbook and configuration files to automate the deployment and configuration of a Gitea Runner on a Fedora Rawhide Cloud VM. 
 
-To deploy a Rocky Linux virtual machine, please go to [this repository](https://git.phyllo.me/IaC/advanced-libvirt-terraform-examples). 
+To deploy a Fedora Rawhide Cloud virtual machine, please go to [this repository](https://git.phyllo.me/IaC/advanced-libvirt-terraform-examples). 
 
 ## Repository Structure
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To deploy a Rocky Linux virtual machine, please go to [this repository](https://
 ## Prerequisites
 
 1. Ansible installed on your control machine
-2. Access to a Rocky Linux 10 VM with IP `10.17.3.250`
+2. Access to a Fedora Rawhide Cloud VM with IP `10.17.3.250`
 3. SSH key authentication configured with `~/.ssh/terraform_key`
 4. Root privileges or sudo access on the target VM
 5. Gitea registration token (to be placed in runner_setup.yml)
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ To deploy a Rocky Linux virtual machine, please go to [this repository](https://
 
 This automation will:
 
-- Connect to the specified Rocky Linux VM
+- Connect to the specified Fedora Rawhide Cloud VM
 - Update the system packages and reboot if required
 - Install necessary dependencies
-- Set hostname to rocky10
+- Set hostname to fedora-rawhide10
 - Create a dedicated gitea-runner user
 - Download and install Gitea Runner
 - Configure systemd service for automatic startup

runner_setup.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     - name: Install Act Runner
       ansible.builtin.get_url:
         url: "https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/releases/download/v{{ gitea_runner_version }}/act_runner-{{ gitea_runner_version }}-linux-amd64"
-        dest: "/usr/local/bin/act-runner"
+        dest: "/usr/local/bin/act_runner"
         mode: '0755'
         force: "{{ (ansible_facts['cmdline']['force'] is defined) | default(false) }}"
       retries: 3
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
           runner:
             # Where to store the registration result.
-            file: .runner
+            file: /var/lib/act_runner/.runner
             # Execute how many tasks concurrently at the same time.
             capacity: 1
             # Extra environment variables to run jobs.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             # If it's empty when registering, it will ask for inputting labels.
             # If it's empty when execute `daemon`, will use labels in `.runner` file.
             labels:
-              - "rocky-latest:host:local"
+              - "fedora-rawhide-latest:host:local"
 
           cache:
             # Enable cache server to use actions/cache.
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@
 
     - name: Register the runner with Gitea (if not already registered)
       ansible.builtin.command: >
-        /usr/local/bin/act-runner register 
+        /usr/local/bin/act_runner register 
         --no-interactive
         --config /etc/act_runner/config.yaml 
         --instance https://git.phyllo.me 
         --token {{ registration_token }}
-        --name rl-bios-0
+        --name fraw-bios-0
       when: not runner_registered.stat.exists
       changed_when: true
 
@@ -160,28 +160,26 @@
         content: |
           [Unit]
           Description=Gitea Actions Runner
+          Documentation=https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner
           After=network.target
           
           [Service]
-          Type=simple
-          User=act_runner
-          ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/act-runner daemon --config /etc/act_runner/config.yaml
+          ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/act_runner daemon --config /etc/act_runner/config.yaml
           ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
           WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/act_runner
           TimeoutSec=0
           Restart=always
           RestartSec=10
-          User=act_runner
           
           [Install]
           WantedBy=multi-user.target
-        dest: /etc/systemd/system/act-runner.service
+        dest: /etc/systemd/system/act_runner.service
         mode: '0755'
         backup: yes
 
-    - name: Ensure act-runner service is enabled and started
+    - name: Ensure act_runner service is enabled and started
       ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: act-runner
+        name: act_runner
         enabled: yes
         state: started
         daemon_reload: yes