create a meta file to execute sub roles. Remove / add blank lines at the end. Add mock

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

inventory.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 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
+192.168.1.12 ansible_user=groot ansible_become=true ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
 
 [gitrunner]
-rocky10
+192.168.1.12

main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: Deploy and configure a runner on target machine
+  hosts: gitrunner
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  roles:
+    - update.yml
+    - host_setup.yml
+    - runner_setup.yml

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

roles/host-as-runner-config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+---
+- name: More advanced setup, to use host itself as runner
+  hosts: gitrunner
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure required repositories are enabled
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - dnf-plugins-core
+        state: present
+        update_cache: true
+
+    - name: Install required packages with error handling
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - mock
+          - anaconda
+          - lorax
+          - make
+          - git
+          - gcc
+          - gcc-c++
+          - cmake
+          - clang
+          - clang-tools-extra
+          - python3
+          - python3-pip
+          - python3-devel
+          - python3-setuptools
+          - python3-wheel
+          - nodejs
+          - npm
+          - ruby
+          - ruby-devel
+          - rust
+          - cargo
+          - go
+          - perl
+          - perl-Module-Build
+          - perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker
+          - gettext
+          - wget
+          - curl
+          - unzip
+          - tar
+          - gzip
+          - bzip2
+          - xz
+          - vim
+          - which
+          - procps-ng
+          - findutils
+          - coreutils
+          - diffutils
+          - patch
+          - shadow-utils
+          - util-linux
+          - grep
+          - sed
+          - bash
+          - zsh
+          - openssh-clients
+          - openssl
+          - ca-certificates
+          - libarchive
+          - libtool
+          - automake
+          - autoconf
+          - libffi-devel
+          - openssl-devel
+          - zlib-devel
+          - bison
+          - flex
+          - gdb
+          - strace
+          - ltrace
+          - valgrind
+        state: present
+        update_cache: true
+        allow_downgrade: false
+
+    - name: Clean dnf cache
+      ansible.builtin.command: dnf clean all
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Remove dnf cache directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /var/cache/dnf
+        state: absent

roles/host_setup.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+- name: Initial generic setup
+  hosts: gitrunner
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install required packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - docker
+          - nodejs
+          - git
+          - mock
+        state: present
+        update_cache: true
+
+    - name: Start and enable Docker service
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: docker
+        enabled: true
+        state: started
+
+    - name: Add current user to docker group
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        groups: docker
+        append: true
+      loop:
+        - "{{ ansible_user }}"
+        - act_runner
+
+    - name: Verify Docker installation
+      ansible.builtin.command: docker version
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Check current hostname
+      ansible.builtin.command: hostname
+      register: current_hostname
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Set hostname to configured value (if needed)
+      ansible.builtin.hostname:
+        name: act
+      when:
+        - current_hostname.stdout != "act"

roles/runner_setup.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+---
+- name: Initial one-time setup for the Act Runner, Gitea's Action runner
+  hosts: gitrunner
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    gitea_runner_version: "0.2.13"
+    # Token has to be generated here https://git.phyllo.me/user/settings/actions/runners and paste here, like:
+    # registration_token: "asdlkhgalsdhlgksdahklds"
+    registration_token: ""
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create act runner user
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "act_runner"
+        system: true
+        shell: /bin/bash
+        home: "/var/lib/act_runner"
+        create_home: true
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Create /etc/act_runner directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/act_runner
+        state: directory
+        owner: "act_runner"
+        group: "act_runner"
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - 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"
+        mode: "0755"
+        force: "{{ (ansible_facts['cmdline']['force'] is defined) | default(false) }}"
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 5
+
+    - name: Create Act Runner configuration file
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          log:
+            level: info
+
+          runner:
+            file: "/var/lib/act_runner/.runner"
+            capacity: 4
+            timeout: 3h
+            shutdown_timeout: 0s
+            insecure: false
+            fetch_timeout: 5s
+            fetch_interval: 2s
+            github_mirror: ''
+            labels:
+              - "fedora-cloud-42:docker://git.phyllo.me/devops/fedora-runner-image:latest"
+              - "ubuntu-latest:docker://docker.gitea.com/runner-images:ubuntu-latest"
+              - "ubuntu-latest-full:docker://docker.gitea.com/runner-images:ubuntu-latest-full"
+              - "fedora-cloud-42:host"
+
+          cache:
+            enabled: true
+            dir: /var/lib/act_runner/.act-runner/actcache
+            host: ""
+            port: 0
+            external_server: ""
+
+          container:
+            network: ""
+            privileged: true
+            options:
+            workdir_parent:
+            valid_volumes: []
+            docker_host: ""
+            force_pull: true
+            force_rebuild: false
+            require_docker: false
+            docker_timeout: 0s
+
+          host:
+            workdir_parent: /var/lib/act_runner/act-runner/workdir
+
+        dest: /etc/act_runner/config.yaml
+        owner: "act_runner"
+        group: "act_runner"
+        mode: "0755"
+        backup: true
+      register: config_file
+
+    - name: Check if runner is already registered
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: /var/lib/act_runner/.runner
+      register: runner_registered
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Register the runner with Gitea (if not already registered)
+      ansible.builtin.command: >
+        /usr/local/bin/act_runner register  --no-interactive
+        --config /etc/act_runner/config.yaml  --instance https://git.phyllo.me  --token {{ registration_token }}
+        --name fedora-bios-0
+      when: not runner_registered.stat.exists
+      changed_when: true
+      notify: restart act runner service
+
+    - name: Create Act Runner service file
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          [Unit]
+          Description=Gitea Actions Runner
+          Documentation=https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner
+          After=network.target
+
+          [Service]
+          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
+
+          [Install]
+          WantedBy=multi-user.target
+        dest: /etc/systemd/system/act_runner.service
+        mode: "0644"
+        backup: true
+      notify: restart act runner service
+
+    - name: Ensure act_runner service is enabled and started
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: act_runner
+        enabled: true
+        state: started
+        daemon_reload: true

roles/update.yml

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 ---
 - name: Update system packages
   hosts: gitrunner
-  become: yes
+  become: true
-  
+
   tasks:
     - name: Update system packages
-      yum:
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
         name: "*"
         state: latest
-        update_cache: yes  
+        update_cache: true
-    
+
     - name: Check if reboot required (RedHat/CentOS)
-      command: needs-restarting -r
+      ansible.builtin.command: needs-restarting -r
       register: needs_restarting_output
       changed_when: false
       ignore_errors: true
       when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-    
+
     - name: Reboot if required (RedHat/CentOS)
-      reboot:
+      ansible.builtin.reboot:
-      when: 
+      when:
         - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
         - needs_restarting_output.rc == 1
-        - needs_restarting_output is defined
+        - needs_restarting_output is defined

runner_setup.yml

@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Initial one-time setup for the Act Runner, Gitea's Action runner
-  hosts: gitrunner
-  become: yes
-  vars:    
-    gitea_runner_version: "0.2.13"
-    # Token has to be generated here https://git.phyllo.me/user/settings/actions/runners and paste here, like:
-    # registration_token: "asdlkhgalsdhlgksdahklds"
-    registration_token: ""
-    
-  tasks:
-    - name: Create act runner user
-      ansible.builtin.user:
-        name: "act_runner"
-        system: yes
-        shell: /bin/bash
-        home: "/var/lib/act_runner"
-        create_home: yes
-        state: present
-
-    - name: Create /etc/act_runner directory
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: /etc/act_runner
-        state: directory
-        owner: "act_runner"
-        group: "act_runner"
-        mode: '0755'
-
-    - 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"
-        mode: '0755'
-        force: "{{ (ansible_facts['cmdline']['force'] is defined) | default(false) }}"
-      retries: 3
-      delay: 5
-
-    - name: Create Act Runner configuration file
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: |
-          log:
-            # The level of logging, can be trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal
-            level: info
-
-          runner:
-            # Where to store the registration result.
-            file: .runner
-            # Execute how many tasks concurrently at the same time.
-            capacity: 1
-            # Extra environment variables to run jobs.
-            #envs:
-            #  A_TEST_ENV_NAME_1: a_test_env_value_1
-            #  A_TEST_ENV_NAME_2: a_test_env_value_2
-            # Extra environment variables to run jobs from a file.
-            # It will be ignored if it's empty or the file doesn't exist.
-            env_file: .env
-            # The timeout for a job to be finished.
-            # Please note that the Gitea instance also has a timeout (3h by default) for the job.
-            # So the job could be stopped by the Gitea instance if it's timeout is shorter than this.
-            timeout: 1h
-            # The timeout for the runner to wait for running jobs to finish when shutting down.
-            # Any running jobs that haven't finished after this timeout will be cancelled.
-            shutdown_timeout: 0s
-            # Whether skip verifying the TLS certificate of the Gitea instance.
-            insecure: false
-            # The timeout for fetching the job from the Gitea instance.
-            fetch_timeout: 5s
-            # The interval for fetching the job from the Gitea instance.
-            fetch_interval: 2s
-            # The labels of a runner are used to determine which jobs the runner can run, and how to run them.
-            # Like: "macos-arm64:host" or "ubuntu-latest:docker://docker.gitea.com/runner-images:ubuntu-latest"
-            # Find more images provided by Gitea at https://gitea.com/docker.gitea.com/runner-images .
-            # 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"
-
-          cache:
-            # Enable cache server to use actions/cache.
-            enabled: true
-            # The directory to store the cache data.
-            # If it's empty, the cache data will be stored in $HOME/.cache/actcache.
-            dir: ""
-            # The host of the cache server.
-            # It's not for the address to listen, but the address to connect from job containers.
-            # So 0.0.0.0 is a bad choice, leave it empty to detect automatically.
-            host: ""
-            # The port of the cache server.
-            # 0 means to use a random available port.
-            port: 0
-            # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.
-            # If it's specified, act_runner will use this URL as the ACTIONS_CACHE_URL rather than start a server by itself.
-            # The URL should generally end with "/".
-            external_server: ""
-
-          container:
-            # Specifies the network to which the container will connect.
-            # Could be host, bridge or the name of a custom network.
-            # If it's empty, act_runner will create a network automatically.
-            network: ""
-            # Whether to use privileged mode or not when launching task containers (privileged mode is required for Docker-in-Docker).
-            privileged: false
-            # And other options to be used when the container is started (eg, --add-host=my.gitea.url:host-gateway).
-            options:
-            # The parent directory of a job's working directory.
-            # NOTE: There is no need to add the first '/' of the path as act_runner will add it automatically. 
-            # If the path starts with '/', the '/' will be trimmed.
-            # For example, if the parent directory is /path/to/my/dir, workdir_parent should be path/to/my/dir
-            # If it's empty, /workspace will be used.
-            workdir_parent:
-            # Volumes (including bind mounts) can be mounted to containers. Glob syntax is supported, see https://github.com/gobwas/glob
-            # You can specify multiple volumes. If the sequence is empty, no volumes can be mounted.
-            # For example, if you only allow containers to mount the `data` volume and all the json files in `/src`, you should change the config to:
-            # valid_volumes:
-            #   - data
-            #   - /src/*.json
-            # If you want to allow any volume, please use the following configuration:
-            # valid_volumes:
-            #   - '**'
-            valid_volumes: []
-            # overrides the docker client host with the specified one.
-            # If it's empty, act_runner will find an available docker host automatically.
-            # If it's "-", act_runner will find an available docker host automatically, but the docker host won't be mounted to the job containers and service containers.
-            # If it's not empty or "-", the specified docker host will be used. An error will be returned if it doesn't work.
-            docker_host: ""
-            # Pull docker image(s) even if already present
-            force_pull: true
-            # Rebuild docker image(s) even if already present
-            force_rebuild: false
-
-          host:
-            # The parent directory of a job's working directory.
-            # If it's empty, $HOME/.cache/act/ will be used.
-            workdir_parent:
-        dest: /etc/act_runner/config.yaml
-        owner: "act_runner"
-        group: "act_runner"
-        mode: '0755'
-        backup: yes
-
-    - name: Check if runner is already registered
-      ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: /var/lib/act_runner/.runner
-      register: runner_registered
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Register the runner with Gitea (if not already registered)
-      ansible.builtin.command: >
-        /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
-      when: not runner_registered.stat.exists
-      changed_when: true
-
-    - name: Create Act Runner service file
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: |
-          [Unit]
-          Description=Gitea Actions Runner
-          After=network.target
-          
-          [Service]
-          Type=simple
-          User=act_runner
-          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
-        mode: '0755'
-        backup: yes
-
-    - name: Ensure act-runner service is enabled and started
-      ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: act-runner
-        enabled: yes
-        state: started
-        daemon_reload: yes

setup.yml

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Initial generic setup
-  hosts: gitrunner
-  become: yes
-    
-  tasks:
-    - name: Install required packages
-      yum:
-        name:
-          - git
-        state: present
-
-    - name: Check current hostname
-      command: hostname
-      register: current_hostname
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Set hostname to rocky10 (if needed)
-      hostname:
-        name: rocky10
-      when: current_hostname.stdout != "rocky10"