improve 0001

infra/joplin/0000_proxmox_playbook.yaml

@@ -31,30 +31,21 @@
       api_token_secret: "{{ api_token_secret }}"
       name: "{{ vmname }}"
   tasks:
+    # Initial setup
     - name: Create VM
       community.general.proxmox_kvm:
         clone: "{{ node }}-debian-12"
         storage: nvme
       register: create
-    - name: Initial boot
-      when: create.changed is true
-      block:
-        - name: Start
+    - name: Wait for status
       community.general.proxmox_kvm:
-            state: started
-          register: start
+        state: current
+      register: vm
       retries: 30
       delay: 10
-          until: start.status is defined
-        - name: Wait
-          ansible.builtin.wait_for:
-            timeout: 180
-        - name: Poweroff
-          community.general.proxmox_kvm:
-            state: stopped
-    - name: Debug
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: create
+      until: vm.status is defined
+
+    # Networking
     - name: Add HOME NIC
       community.general.proxmox_nic:
         interface: net0
@@ -65,6 +56,27 @@
         interface: net1
         firewall: false
         bridge: SRV
+
+    # Initial boot
+    # For some reason debian cloud images don't use
+    # cloud-init for networking on first boot (cloud-init files
+    # are regenerated AFTER networking starts). But we need the
+    # hostname to be registered with DHCP later on so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+    - name: Initial boot
+      when: create.changed is true
+      block:
+        - name: Start
+          community.general.proxmox_kvm:
+            state: started
+          register: start
+        - name: Wait # Initial apt update, apt upgrade, cloud-init
+          ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+            timeout: 180
+        - name: Poweroff
+          community.general.proxmox_kvm:
+            state: stopped
+
+    # VM Configuration
     - name: Resize disk
       community.general.proxmox_disk:
         disk: scsi0
@@ -85,16 +97,19 @@
         onboot: true
         cores: 2
         memory: 2048
+
+    # We have now enabled qemu guest agent, but have not installed it
+    # Rebooting will timeout if started
     - name: Retart VM # doesn't start if stopped
       when:
-        - create.status is defined
-        - create.status == "running"
+        - vm.status is defined
+        - vm.status == "running"
       community.general.proxmox_kvm:
         state: restarted
         timeout: 60
     - name: Start VM # start if stopped
       when:
-        - create.status is defined
-        - create.status != "running"
+        - vm.status is defined
+        - vm.status != "running"
       community.general.proxmox_kvm:
         state: started

infra/joplin/0001_software_playbook.yaml

@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
     - name: Wait for connection
-      ansible.builtin.wait_for:
-        host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-        port: 22
-        timeout: 300
-      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.ping:
+      register: wait_conn
+      retries: 30
+      delay: 10
+      until: wait_conn.ping is defined
+      # ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+      #   host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+      #   port: 22
+      #   timeout: 300
+      # delegate_to: localhost
     - name: Test some stuff
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
         touch ~/hmm
@@ -15,10 +20,6 @@
         echo test2 >> ~/test
         mkdir ~/dir
         touch ~/dir/testing
-      register: stuff
-      retries: 10
-      delay: 6
-      until: stuff.rc == 0
     - name: Install some stuff
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         update_cache: true