Configure 'needrestart' package

.drone.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ steps:
 - name: Debugging information
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   commands:
+  - yamllint --version
+  - packer --version
   - ansible --version
   - ovftool --version
-  - packer --version
-  - yamllint --version
-- name: Kubernetes Bootstrap Appliance
+- name: Ubuntu Server 22.04
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   pull: always
   commands:
@@ -30,16 +30,13 @@ steps:
       ansible \
       packer/preseed/UbuntuServer22.04/user-data \
       scripts
-  - |
-    ansible-galaxy install \
-      -r ansible/requirements.yml
   - |
     packer init -upgrade \
       ./packer
   - |
     packer validate \
       -var vm_name=$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER-${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:10} \
-      -var vm_guestos=k8sbootstrap \
+      -var vm_guestos=ubuntuserver22.04 \
       -var repo_username=$${REPO_USERNAME} \
       -var repo_password=$${REPO_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ steps:
     packer build \
       -on-error=cleanup -timestamp-ui \
       -var vm_name=$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER-${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:10} \
-      -var vm_guestos=k8sbootstrap \
+      -var vm_guestos=ubuntuserver22.04 \
       -var repo_username=$${REPO_USERNAME} \
       -var repo_password=$${REPO_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \

README.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-# Packer.Images [![Build Status](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/api/badges/djpbessems/Packer.Images/status.svg?ref=refs/heads/Kubernetes.Bootstrap.Appliance)](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/djpbessems/Packer.Images)
+# Packer.Images [![Build Status](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/api/badges/djpbessems/Packer.Images/status.svg?ref=refs/heads/UbuntuServer22.04)](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/djpbessems/Packer.Images)

ansible/playbook.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
-  vars_files:
-    - metacluster.yml
   become: true
   roles:
     - os
     - firstboot
-    - assets

ansible/requirements.yml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-collections:
-  - ansible.utils
-  - community.general
-  - kubernetes.core

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/containerimages.yml

@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-- block:
-
-    - name: Aggregate chart_values into dict
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        chart_values: "{{ chart_values | default({}) | combine({ (item.key | regex_replace('[^A-Za-z0-9]', '')): { 'chart_values': (item.value.helm.chart_values | from_yaml) } }) }}"
-      when: item.value.helm.chart_values is defined
-      loop: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.dict', components) }}"
-      loop_control:
-        label: "{{ item.key }}"
-
-    - name: Write dict to vars_file
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        dest: /opt/firstboot/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
-        content: "{{ { 'components': (chart_values | combine({ 'clusterapi': components.clusterapi })) } | to_nice_yaml(indent=2, width=4096) }}"
-
-- block:
-
-    - name: Download ClusterAPI manifests
-      ansible.builtin.get_url:
-        url: "{{ item.url }}"
-        dest: /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/{{ item.dest }}
-      register: clusterapi_manifests
-      loop:
-        # This list is based on `clusterctl config repositories`
-        # Note: Each manifest also needs a `metadata.yaml` file stored in the respective folder
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/bootstrap-components.yaml
-          dest: bootstrap-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/bootstrap-components.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/core-components.yaml
-          dest: cluster-api/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/core-components.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/control-plane-components.yaml
-          dest: control-plane-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/control-plane-components.yaml
-        # This downloads the same `metadata.yaml` file to three separate folders
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-          dest: bootstrap-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-          dest: cluster-api/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-          dest: control-plane-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}/metadata.yaml
-        # The vsphere infrastructure provider requires multiple files (`cluster-template.yaml` and `metadata.yaml` on top of default files)
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/infrastructure-components.yaml
-          dest: infrastructure-vsphere/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/infrastructure-components.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/cluster-template.yaml
-          dest: infrastructure-vsphere/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/cluster-template.yaml
-        - url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/metadata.yaml
-          dest: infrastructure-vsphere/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/metadata.yaml
-        # Additionally, cert-manager is a prerequisite
-        - url: https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.cert_manager }}/cert-manager.yaml
-          dest: cert-manager/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.cert_manager }}/cert-manager.yaml
-      loop_control:
-        label: "{{ item.url | basename }}"
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 5
-      until: clusterapi_manifests is not failed
-
-    - name: Parse manifests
-      ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: cat {{ item.dest }} | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | awk '!/ /' | sort
-      register: parsedmanifests
-      loop: "{{ clusterapi_manifests.results }}"
-      loop_control:
-        label: "{{ item.dest | basename }}"
-
-    - name: Store container images
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        clusterapi_containerimages: "{{ parsedmanifests | json_query('results[*].stdout_lines') | select() | flatten }}"
-
-- name: Parse helm charts for container images
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: "{{ item.value.helm.parse_logic }}"
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/{{ item.key }}
-  register: containerimages
-  when: item.value.helm is defined
-  loop: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.dict', components) }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.key }}"
-
-- name: Pull and store containerimages
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      skopeo copy \
-        --insecure-policy \
-        --retry-times=5 \
-        docker://{{ item }} \
-        docker-archive:./{{ ( item | regex_findall('[^/:]+'))[-2] }}_{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.password', '/dev/null length=5 chars=ascii_lowercase,digits seed={{ item }}') }}.tar:{{ item }}
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/container-images
-  loop: "{{ ((containerimages.results | map(attribute='stdout_lines') | select('defined') | flatten) + dependencies.container_images + (clusterapi_containerimages | list)) | unique }}"
-
-# - name: Inject manifests
-#   ansible.builtin.template:
-#     src: "{{ item.type }}.j2"
-#     dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ item.name }}-manifest.yaml
-#     owner: root
-#     group: root
-#     mode: 0600
-#   loop: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.dict', components) | map(attribute='value.manifests') | list | select('defined') | flatten }}"
-#   loop_control:
-#     label: "{{ item.type + '/' + item.name }}"

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/dependencies.archive_compressed.yml

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Initialize tempfolder
-  ansible.builtin.tempfile:
-    state: directory
-  register: archive
-
-- name: Download & extract archived static binary
-  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-    src: "{{ item.url }}"
-    dest: "{{ archive.path }}"
-    remote_src: yes
-    extra_opts: "{{ item.extra_opts | default(omit) }}"
-
-- name: Install extracted binary
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ archive.path }}/{{ item.filename }}"
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/{{ item.filename }}
-    remote_src: yes
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-
-- name: Cleanup tempfolder
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ archive.path }}"
-    state: absent
-  when: archive.path is defined

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/dependencies.yml

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-- name: Download & install static binaries
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: "{{ item.url }}"
-    url_username: "{{ item.username | default(omit) }}"
-    url_password: "{{ item.password | default(omit) }}"
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/{{ item.filename }}
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-  loop: "{{ dependencies.static_binaries | selectattr('archive', 'undefined') }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.filename }}"
-
-- name: Download, extract & install archived static binaries
-  include_tasks: dependencies.archive_compressed.yml
-  loop: "{{ dependencies.static_binaries | rejectattr('archive', 'undefined') | selectattr('archive', 'equalto', 'compressed') }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.filename }}"
-
-- name: Install ansible-galaxy collections
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection install {{ item }}
-  register: collections
-  loop: "{{ dependencies.ansible_galaxy_collections }}"
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 5
-  until: collections is not failed
-
-- name: Install distro packages
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    pkg: "{{ dependencies.packages.apt }}"
-    state: latest
-    update_cache: yes
-    install_recommends: no
-
-- name: Upgrade all packages
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: '*'
-    state: latest
-    update_cache: yes
-
-- name: Install additional python packages
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
-    name: "{{ dependencies.packages.pip }}"
-    state: latest
-
-- name: Cleanup apt cache
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    autoremove: yes
-    purge: yes

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/git.yml

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- name: Clone git repository
-  ansible.builtin.git:
-    repo: "{{ platform.gitops.repository.uri }}"
-    version: "{{ platform.gitops.repository.revision }}"
-    dest: /opt/metacluster/git-repositories/gitops

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/helm.yml

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-- name: Add helm repositories
-  kubernetes.core.helm_repository:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    repo_url: "{{ item.url }}"
-    state: present
-  loop: "{{ platform.helm_repositories }}"
-
-- name: Fetch helm charts
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: helm fetch {{ item.value.helm.chart }} --untar --version {{ item.value.helm.version }}
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts
-  when: item.value.helm is defined
-  register: helmcharts
-  loop: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.dict', components) }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.key }}"
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 5
-  until: helmcharts is not failed

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/k3s.yml

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-
-- name: Download & install K3s binary
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/{{ platform.k3s.version }}/k3s
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/k3s
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-  register: download
-  until: download is not failed
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-
-- name: Download K3s images tarball
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/{{ platform.k3s.version }}/k3s-airgap-images-amd64.tar.gz
-    dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/images
-  register: download
-  until: download is not failed
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-
-- name: Download K3s install script
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    url: https://get.k3s.io
-    dest: /opt/metacluster/k3s/install.sh
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-  register: download
-  until: download is not failed
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-
-- name: Inject manifests
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: helmchartconfig.j2
-    dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ item.name }}-config.yaml
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0600
-  loop: "{{ platform.packaged_components }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.name }}"

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-- name: Create folder structure(s)
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
-    state: directory
-  loop:
-    - /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/bootstrap-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}
-    - /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/cert-manager/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.cert_manager }}
-    - /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/cluster-api/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}
-    - /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/control-plane-kubeadm/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}
-    - /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/infrastructure-vsphere/{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}
-    - /opt/metacluster/container-images
-    - /opt/metacluster/git-repositories/gitops
-    - /opt/metacluster/helm-charts
-    - /opt/metacluster/k3s
-    - /opt/workloadcluster/node-templates
-    - /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/images
-    - /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests
-
-- import_tasks: dependencies.yml
-- import_tasks: k3s.yml
-- import_tasks: helm.yml
-- import_tasks: git.yml
-- import_tasks: containerimages.yml
-- import_tasks: nodetemplates.yml

ansible/roles/assets/tasks/nodetemplates.yml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-- name: Download node-template image
-  ansible.builtin.uri:
-    url: "{{ components.clusterapi.workload.node_template.url }}"
-    dest: /opt/workloadcluster/node-templates/{{ components.clusterapi.workload.node_template.name }}

ansible/roles/assets/templates/helmchartconfig.j2

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: helm.cattle.io/v1
-kind: HelmChartConfig
-metadata:
-  name: {{ item.name }}
-  namespace: {{ item.namespace }}
-spec:
-  valuesContent: |-
-{{ item.config }}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/playbook.yml

@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
 ---
 - hosts: 127.0.0.1
   connection: local
-  gather_facts: true
-  vars_files:
-    - metacluster.yml
+  gather_facts: false
   # become: true
   roles:
     - vapp
     - network
     - users
-    - disks
-    - metacluster
-    - workloadcluster
-    - tty
     - cleanup
-  handlers:
-    - name: Apply manifests
-      kubernetes.core.k8s:
-        src: "{{ item }}"
-        state: present
-        kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-      loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/*.yaml') | sort }}"
-      ignore_errors: yes

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/cleanup/tasks/cron.yml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-- name: Disable crontab job
-  ansible.builtin.cron:
-    name: firstboot
-    state: absent

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/cleanup/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
-- import_tasks: service.yml
-- import_tasks: cron.yml
-
-- name: Cleanup tempfile
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
+- name: Disable crontab job
+  ansible.builtin.cron:
+    name: firstboot
     state: absent
-  when: kubeconfig.path is defined
-
+- name: Restore extra tty
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/systemd/logind.conf
+    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
+    line: "{{ item.line }}"
+  loop:
+  - { regexp: '^NAutoVTs=', line: '#NAutoVTs=6'}
+  - { regexp: '^ReserveVT=', line: '#ReserveVT=6'}
+- name: Unmask getty@tty1 service
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: getty@tty1
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
 - name: Reboot host
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: /usr/sbin/reboot now

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/cleanup/tasks/service.yml

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-- name: Create tarball compression service
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "{{ item.mode | default(omit) }}"
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      service:
-        name: compressTarballs
-        executable: /opt/firstboot/compresstarballs.sh
-        workingdir: /opt/metacluster/container-images/
-  loop:
-    - src: compresstarballs.j2
-      dest: "{{ _template.service.executable }}"
-      mode: o+x
-    - src: systemdunit.j2
-      dest: /etc/systemd/system/{{ _template.service.name }}.service
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.src }}"
-
-- name: Enable tarball compression service
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: compressTarballs
-    enabled: yes

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/disks/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-- name: Create volume group
-  community.general.lvg:
-    vg: longhorn_vg
-    pvs:
-      - /dev/sdb
-    pvresize: yes
-
-- name: Create logical volume
-  community.general.lvol:
-    vg: longhorn_vg
-    lv: longhorn_lv
-    size: 100%VG
-
-- name: Create filesystem
-  community.general.filesystem:
-    dev: /dev/mapper/longhorn_vg-longhorn_lv
-    fstype: ext4
-
-- name: Mount dynamic disk
-  ansible.posix.mount:
-    path: /mnt/blockstorage
-    src: /dev/mapper/longhorn_vg-longhorn_lv
-    fstype: ext4
-    state: mounted

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/filter_plugins/netaddr.py

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import netaddr
-
-def netaddr_iter_iprange(ip_start, ip_end):
-    return [str(ip) for ip in netaddr.iter_iprange(ip_start, ip_end)]
-
-class FilterModule(object):
-        ''' Ansible filter. Interface to netaddr methods.
-            https://pypi.org/project/netaddr/
-        '''
-
-        def filters(self):
-            return {
-                'netaddr_iter_iprange': netaddr_iter_iprange
-            }

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/assets.yml

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-- name: Import container images
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: k3s ctr image import {{ item }} --digests
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/container-images
-  register: import_result
-  loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/opt/metacluster/container-images/*.tar') | sort }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item | basename }}"
-  # Probably should add a task before that ensures K3s node is fully initialized before starting imports; currently K3s goes away briefly during this loop
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-  until: import_result is not failed

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/certauthority.yml

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install step-ca chart
-  kubernetes.core.helm:
-    name: step-certificates
-    chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/step-certificates
-    release_namespace: step-ca
-    create_namespace: yes
-    wait: yes
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-    values: "{{ components.stepcertificates.chart_values }}"
-
-- name: Retrieve configmap w/ root certificate
-  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
-    kind: ConfigMap
-    name: step-certificates-certs
-    namespace: step-ca
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-  register: stepca_cm_certs
-
-- name: Create target namespaces
-  kubernetes.core.k8s:
-    kind: Namespace
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-  loop:
-    - argo-cd
-    # - kube-system
-
-- name: Store root certificate in namespaced configmaps/secrets
-  kubernetes.core.k8s:
-    state: present
-    template: "{{ item.kind }}.j2"
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      name: "{{ item.name }}"
-      namespace: "{{ item.namespace }}"
-      annotations: "{{ item.annotations | default('{}') | indent(width=4, first=True) }}"
-      labels: "{{ item.labels | default('{}') | indent(width=4, first=True) }}"
-      data: "{{ item.data }}"
-  loop:
-    - name: argocd-tls-certs-cm
-      namespace: argo-cd
-      kind: configmap
-      annotations: |
-        meta.helm.sh/release-name: argo-cd
-        meta.helm.sh/release-namespace: argo-cd
-      labels: |
-        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
-        app.kubernetes.io/name: argocd-cm
-        app.kubernetes.io/part-of: argocd
-      data:
-        - key: git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-          value: "{{ stepca_cm_certs.resources[0].data['root_ca.crt'] }}"
-    - name: step-certificates-certs
-      namespace: kube-system
-      kind: secret
-      data:
-        - key: root_ca.crt
-          value: "{{ stepca_cm_certs.resources[0].data['root_ca.crt'] | b64encode }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.kind + '/' + item.name + ' (' + item.namespace + ')' }}"
-
-- name: Configure step-ca passthrough ingress
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: ingressroutetcp.j2
-    dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ _template.name }}-manifest.yaml
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0600
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      name: step-ca
-      namespace: step-ca
-      config: |2
-          entryPoints:
-            - websecure
-          routes:
-          - match: HostSNI(`ca.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}`)
-            services:
-            - name: step-certificates
-              port: 443
-          tls:
-            passthrough: true
-  notify:
-    - Apply manifests
-
-- name: Inject step-ca certificate into traefik container
-  ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
-    path: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/traefik-config.yaml
-    block: |2
-          volumes:
-            - name: step-certificates-certs
-              mountPath: /step-ca
-              type: secret
-          env:
-            - name: LEGO_CA_CERTIFICATES
-              value: /step-ca/root_ca.crt
-    marker: '    # {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK'
-  notify:
-    - Apply manifests
-
-- name: Trigger handlers
-  ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
-
-- name: Retrieve step-ca configuration
-  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
-    kind: ConfigMap
-    name: step-certificates-config
-    namespace: step-ca
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-  register: stepca_cm_config
-
-- name: Install root CA in system truststore
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      step ca bootstrap \
-        --ca-url=https://ca.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }} \
-        --fingerprint={{ stepca_cm_config.resources[0].data['defaults.json'] | from_json | json_query('fingerprint') }} \
-        --install \
-        --force
-      update-ca-certificates

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/git.yml

@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-- block:
-
-    - name: Install gitea chart
-      kubernetes.core.helm:
-        name: gitea
-        chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/gitea
-        release_namespace: gitea
-        create_namespace: yes
-        wait: yes
-        kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-        values: "{{ components.gitea.chart_values }}"
-
-    - name: Configure additional SSH ingress
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: ingressroutetcp.j2
-        dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ _template.name }}-manifest.yaml
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0600
-      vars:
-        _template:
-          name: gitea-ssh
-          namespace: gitea
-          config: |2
-              entryPoints:
-                - ssh
-              routes:
-              - match: HostSNI(`*`)
-                services:
-                - name: gitea-ssh
-                  port: 22
-      notify:
-        - Apply manifests
-
-    - name: Trigger handlers
-      ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
-
-    - name: Ensure gitea API availability
-      ansible.builtin.uri:
-        url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/healthz
-        method: GET
-      register: api_readycheck
-      until: api_readycheck.json.status is defined
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 30
-
-    - name: Generate gitea API token
-      ansible.builtin.uri:
-        url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/users/administrator/tokens
-        method: POST
-        user: administrator
-        password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-        force_basic_auth: yes
-        body:
-          name: token_init_{{ lookup('password', '/dev/null length=5 chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}
-      register: gitea_api_token
-
-    - name: Retrieve existing gitea configuration
-      ansible.builtin.uri:
-        url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/repos/search
-        method: GET
-      register: gitea_existing_config
-
-    - block:
-
-        - name: Register SSH public key
-          ansible.builtin.uri:
-            url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/user/keys
-            method: POST
-            headers:
-              Authorization: token {{ gitea_api_token.json.sha1 }}
-            body:
-              key: "{{ gitops_sshkey.public_key }}"
-              read_only: false
-              title: GitOps
-
-        - name: Create organization(s)
-          ansible.builtin.uri:
-            url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/orgs
-            method: POST
-            headers:
-              Authorization: token {{ gitea_api_token.json.sha1 }}
-            body: "{{ item }}"
-          loop:
-            - full_name: Meta-cluster
-              description: Meta-cluster configuration items
-              username: mc
-              website: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/mc
-              location: '[...]'
-              visibility: public
-            - full_name: Workload-cluster
-              description: Workload-cluster configuration items
-              username: wl
-              website: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/wl
-              location: '[...]'
-              visibility: public
-          loop_control:
-            label: "{{ item.full_name }}"
-
-        - name: Create repositories
-          ansible.builtin.uri:
-            url: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/orgs/{{ item.organization }}/repos
-            method: POST
-            headers:
-              Authorization: token {{ gitea_api_token.json.sha1 }}
-            body: "{{ item.body }}"
-          loop:
-            - organization: mc
-              body:
-                name: GitOps.Config
-                # auto_init: true
-                # default_branch: main
-                description: GitOps manifests
-            - organization: wl
-              body:
-                name: Template.GitOps.Config
-                # auto_init: true
-                # default_branch: main
-                description: GitOps manifests
-          loop_control:
-            label: "{{ item.organization + '/' + item.body.name }}"
-
-        - name: Rebase/Push source gitops repository
-          ansible.builtin.shell:
-            cmd: |
-              git config --local http.sslVerify false
-              git remote set-url origin https://administrator:{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] | urlencode }}@git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/mc/GitOps.Config.git
-              git push
-            chdir: /opt/metacluster/git-repositories/gitops
-
-      when: (gitea_existing_config.json is undefined) or (gitea_existing_config.json.data | length == 0)
-
-  module_defaults:
-    ansible.builtin.uri:
-      validate_certs: no
-      status_code: [200, 201]
-      body_format: json

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/gitops.yml

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-- block:
-
-    - name: Install argo-cd chart
-      kubernetes.core.helm:
-        name: argo-cd
-        chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/argo-cd
-        release_namespace: argo-cd
-        create_namespace: yes
-        wait: yes
-        kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-        values: "{{ components.argocd.chart_values }}"
-
-    - name: Ensure argo-cd API availability
-      ansible.builtin.uri:
-        url: https://gitops.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/version
-        method: GET
-      register: api_readycheck
-      until: api_readycheck.json.Version is defined
-      retries: 5
-      delay: 30
-
-    - name: Generate argo-cd API token
-      ansible.builtin.uri:
-        url: https://gitops.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v1/session
-        method: POST
-        force_basic_auth: yes
-        body:
-          username: admin
-          password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-      register: argocd_api_token
-
-    - name: Configure metacluster-gitops repository
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: gitrepo.j2
-        dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ _template.name }}-manifest.yaml
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0600
-      vars:
-        _template:
-          name: argocd-gitrepo-metacluster
-          namespace: argo-cd
-          uid: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.password', '/dev/null length=5 chars=ascii_lowercase,digits seed=inventory_hostname') }}"
-          privatekey: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '~/.ssh/git_rsa_id') | indent(4, true) }}"
-      notify:
-        - Apply manifests
-
-    - name: Create applicationset
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: applicationset.j2
-        dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ _template.name }}-manifest.yaml
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: 0600
-      vars:
-        _template:
-          name: argocd-applicationset-metacluster
-          namespace: argo-cd
-      notify:
-        - Apply manifests
-
-    - name: Trigger handlers
-      ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
-
-  module_defaults:
-    ansible.builtin.uri:
-      validate_certs: no
-      status_code: [200, 201]
-      body_format: json

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/ingress.yml

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-- name: Configure traefik dashboard ingress
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: ingressroute.j2
-    dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/{{ _template.name }}-manifest.yaml
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0600
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      name: traefik-dashboard
-      namespace: kube-system
-      config: |2
-          entryPoints:
-          - web
-          - websecure
-          routes:
-          - kind: Rule
-            match: Host(`ingress.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}`)
-            services:
-            - kind: TraefikService
-              name: api@internal
-  notify:
-    - Apply manifests
-
-- name: Trigger handlers
-  ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/init.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-- name: Configure fallback name resolution
-  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
-    path: /etc/hosts
-    line: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] }}  {{ item + '.' + vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}"
-    state: present
-  loop:
-    # TODO: Make this list dynamic
-    - ca
-    - git
-    - gitops
-    - ingress
-    - registry
-    - storage

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/k3s.yml

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-- name: Gather service facts
-  ansible.builtin.service_facts:
-    # Module requires no attributes
-
-- name: Install K3s
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: ./install.sh
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/k3s
-  environment:
-    INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_DOWNLOAD: 'true'
-    INSTALL_K3S_EXEC: 'server --cluster-init --disable local-storage'
-  when: ansible_facts.services['k3s.service'] is undefined
-
-- name: Debug possible taints on k3s node
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      while true;
-      do
-        kubectl get nodes -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,TAINTS:.spec.taints --no-headers | awk '{print strftime("%H:%M:%S"),$0;fflush();}' >> /var/log/taintlog
-        sleep 1
-      done
-  async: 1800
-  poll: 0
-
-- name: Ensure API availability
-  ansible.builtin.uri:
-    url: https://{{ vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] }}:6443/livez?verbose
-    method: GET
-    validate_certs: no
-    status_code: [200, 401]
-  register: api_readycheck
-  until: api_readycheck.json.apiVersion is defined
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 30
-
-- name: Install kubectl tab-completion
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: kubectl completion bash | tee /etc/bash_completion.d/kubectl
-
-- name: Initialize tempfile
-  ansible.builtin.tempfile:
-    state: file
-  register: kubeconfig
-
-- name: Retrieve kubeconfig
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: kubectl config view --raw
-  register: kubectl_config
-
-- name: Store kubeconfig in tempfile
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    dest: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-    content: "{{ kubectl_config.stdout }}"
-    mode: 0600
-  no_log: true

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-- import_tasks: init.yml
-- import_tasks: k3s.yml
-- import_tasks: assets.yml
-- import_tasks: ingress.yml
-- import_tasks: storage.yml
-- import_tasks: certauthority.yml
-- import_tasks: registry.yml
-- import_tasks: secrets.yml
-- import_tasks: git.yml
-- import_tasks: gitops.yml

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/registry.yml

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install harbor chart
-  kubernetes.core.helm:
-    name: harbor
-    chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/harbor
-    release_namespace: harbor
-    create_namespace: yes
-    wait: yes
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-    values: "{{ components.harbor.chart_values }}"
-
-- name: Ensure harbor API availability
-  ansible.builtin.uri:
-    url: https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v2.0/health
-    method: GET
-  register: api_readycheck
-  until: api_readycheck.json.status == 'healthy'
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 30
-
-- name: Push images to registry
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: >-
-      skopeo copy \
-        --insecure-policy \
-        --dest-tls-verify=false \
-        --dest-creds admin:{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }} \
-        docker-archive:./{{ item | basename }} \
-        docker://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/library/$( \
-          skopeo list-tags \
-            --insecure-policy \
-            docker-archive:./{{ item | basename }} | \
-          jq -r '.Tags[0]')
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/container-images/
-  loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/opt/metacluster/container-images/*.tar') | sort }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item | basename }}"
-
-- name: Configure K3s node for private registry
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    dest: /etc/rancher/k3s/registries.yaml
-    src: registries.j2

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/secrets.yml

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install sealed-secrets chart
-  kubernetes.core.helm:
-    name: sealed-secrets-controller
-    chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/sealed-secrets
-    release_namespace: kube-system
-    wait: yes
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-    # values: "{{ components.sealedsecrets.chart_values }}"
-
-- name: Store hypervisor details in configmap/secret
-  kubernetes.core.k8s:
-    state: present
-    template: "{{ item.kind }}.j2"
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      name: "{{ item.name }}"
-      namespace: "{{ item.namespace }}"
-      annotations: "{{ item.annotations | default('{}') | indent(width=4, first=True) }}"
-      labels: "{{ item.labels | default('{}') | indent(width=4, first=True) }}"
-      data: "{{ item.data }}"
-  loop:
-    - name: hypervisor-credentials
-      namespace: kube-system
-      kind: secret
-      data:
-        - key: HV_FQDN
-          value: "{{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] | b64encode }}"
-        - key: HV_USERNAME
-          value: "{{ vapp['hv.username'] | b64encode }}"
-        - key: HV_PASSWORD
-          value: "{{ vapp['hv.password'] | b64encode }}"
-    - name: hypervisor-ippool
-      namespace: kube-system
-      kind: configmap
-      data:
-        - key: VAPP_MOREF
-          value: "{{ moref_id }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_FQDN
-          value: "{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_NETWORK
-          value: "{{ (vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] + '/' + vapp['guestinfo.prefixlength']) | ansible.utils.ipaddr('network') }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_NETMASK
-          value: "{{ (vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] + '/' + vapp['guestinfo.prefixlength']) | ansible.utils.ipaddr('netmask') }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_DNSSERVER
-          value: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.dnsserver'] }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_GATEWAY
-          value: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.gateway'] }}"
-        - key: VAPP_IPPOOL_RANGE
-          value: "{{ vapp['ippool.startip'] + '#' + (vapp['ippool.startip'] | netaddr_iter_iprange(vapp['ippool.endip']) | length | string) }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.kind + '/' + item.name + ' (' + item.namespace + ')' }}"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/storage.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install longhorn chart
-  kubernetes.core.helm:
-    name: longhorn
-    chart_ref: /opt/metacluster/helm-charts/longhorn
-    release_namespace: longhorn-system
-    create_namespace: yes
-    wait: yes
-    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
-    values: "{{ components.longhorn.chart_values }}"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/network/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 - name: Set hostname
   ansible.builtin.hostname:
-    name: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.hostname'] }}"
-
+    name: "{{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.hostname'] }}"
 - name: Create netplan configuration file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: netplan.j2
     dest: /etc/netplan/00-installer-config.yaml
-
 - name: Apply netplan configuration
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: /usr/sbin/netplan apply

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/network/templates/netplan.j2

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ network:
   ethernets:
     ens192:
       addresses:
-      - {{ vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] }}/{{ vapp['guestinfo.prefixlength'] }}
-      gateway4: {{ vapp['guestinfo.gateway'] }}
+      - {{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.ipaddress'] }}/{{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.prefixlength'] }}
+      gateway4: {{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.gateway'] }}
       nameservers:
         addresses:
-        - {{ vapp['guestinfo.dnsserver'] }}
+        - {{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.dnsserver'] }}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/tty/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-- name: Create folder structure(s)
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
-    state: directory
-  loop:
-    - /opt/firstboot
-
-- name: Save tty script file
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: tty.j2
-    dest: /opt/firstboot/tty.sh
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0700
-
-- name: Create @reboot crontab job
-  ansible.builtin.cron:
-    name: tty.consolemessage
-    special_time: reboot
-    job: /opt/firstboot/tty.sh

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/users/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 - name: Set root password
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: root
-    password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] | password_hash('sha512', 65534 | random(seed=vapp['guestinfo.hostname']) | string) }}"
+    password: "{{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.rootpw'] | password_hash('sha512', 65534 | random(seed=ovfproperties['guestinfo.hostname']) | string) }}"
     generate_ssh_key: yes
     ssh_key_bits: 2048
     ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa
-
 - name: Save root SSH publickey
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
-    line: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootsshkey'] }}"
-
+    line: "{{ ovfproperties['guestinfo.rootsshkey'] }}"
 - name: Disable SSH password authentication
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
@@ -18,20 +16,8 @@
     line: "{{ item.line }}"
     state: "{{ item.state }}"
   loop:
-  - regex: '^#PasswordAuthentication'
-    line: 'PasswordAuthentication no'
-    state: present
-  - regex: '^PasswordAuthentication yes'
-    line: 'PasswordAuthentication yes'
-    state: absent
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ '[' + item.line + '] ' + item.state }}"
-
-- name: Create dedicated SSH keypair
-  community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
-    path: /root/.ssh/git_rsa_id
-  register: gitops_sshkey
-
+  - { regex: '^#PasswordAuthentication', line: 'PasswordAuthentication no', state: present}
+  - { regex: '^PasswordAuthentication yes', line: 'PasswordAuthentication yes', state: absent}
 - name: Delete 'ubuntu' user
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: ubuntu

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/vapp/tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,21 +2,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: /usr/bin/vmtoolsd --cmd "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv"
   register: ovfenv
-
-- name: Parse XML for MoRef ID
-  community.general.xml:
-    xmlstring: "{{ ovfenv.stdout }}"
-    namespaces:
-      ns: http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1
-      ve: http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovfenv
-    xpath: /ns:Environment
-    content: attribute
-  register: environment_attribute
-
-- name: Store MoRef ID
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    moref_id: "{{ ((environment_attribute.matches[0].values() | list)[0].values() | list)[1] }}"
-
 - name: Parse XML for vApp properties
   community.general.xml:
     xmlstring: "{{ ovfenv.stdout }}"
@@ -24,15 +9,13 @@
       ns: http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1
     xpath: /ns:Environment/ns:PropertySection/ns:Property
     content: attribute
-  register: property_section
-
+  register: ovfenv
 - name: Assign vApp properties to dictionary
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    vapp: >-
-      {{ vapp | default({}) | combine({
-        ((item.values() | list)[0].values() | list)[0]:
+    ovfproperties: >-
+      {{ ovfproperties | default({}) |
+      combine({((item.values() | list)[0].values() | list)[0]:
       ((item.values() | list)[0].values() | list)[1]})
       }}
-  loop: "{{ property_section.matches }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ ((item.values() | list)[0].values() | list)[0] }}"
+  loop: "{{ ovfenv.matches }}"
+  no_log: true

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/clusterapi.yml

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-- name: Configure clusterctl
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: clusterctl.j2
-    dest: /opt/metacluster/cluster-api/clusterctl.yaml
-  vars:
-    _template:
-      version:
-        base: "{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.base }}"
-        cert_manager: "{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.cert_manager }}"
-        infrastructure_vsphere: "{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}"
-      hv:
-        fqdn: "{{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] }}"
-        tlsthumbprint: "{{ tls_thumbprint.stdout }}"
-        username: "{{ vapp['hv.username'] }}"
-        password: "{{ vapp['hv.password'] }}"
-        datacenter: "{{ vcenter_info.datacenter }}"
-        datastore: "{{ vcenter_info.datastore }}"
-        network: "{{ vcenter_info.network }}"
-        resourcepool: "{{ vcenter_info.resourcepool }}"
-        folder: "{{ vcenter_info.folder }}"
-      cluster:
-        nodetemplate: "{{ (components.clusterapi.workload.node_template.name | split('.'))[:-1] | join('.') }}"
-        publickey: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootsshkey'] }}"
-        version: "{{ components.clusterapi.workload.version.k8s }}"
-        vip: "{{ vapp['workloadcluster.vip'] }}"
-
-- name: Initialize Cluster API management cluster
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: clusterctl init -v5 -i vsphere:{{ components.clusterapi.management.version.infrastructure_vsphere }} --config ./clusterctl.yaml --kubeconfig {{ kubeconfig.path }}
-    chdir: /opt/metacluster/cluster-api

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/hypervisor.yml

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-- name: Gather hypervisor details
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: govc ls -L {{ item.moref }} | awk -F/ '{print ${{ item.part }}}'
-  environment:
-    GOVC_INSECURE: '1'
-    GOVC_URL: "{{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] }}"
-    GOVC_USERNAME: "{{ vapp['hv.username'] }}"
-    GOVC_PASSWORD: "{{ vapp['hv.password'] }}"
-  register: govc_inventory
-  loop:
-    - attribute: cluster
-      moref: >-
-        $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-          jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "runtime").Val.Host | .Type + ":" + .Value')
-      part: (NF-1)
-    - attribute: datacenter
-      moref: VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }}
-      part: 2
-    - attribute: datastore
-      moref: >-
-        $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-          jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "datastore").Val.ManagedObjectReference | .[].Type + ":" + .[].Value')
-      part: NF
-    - attribute: folder
-      moref: >-
-        $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-          jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "parent").Val | .Type + ":" + .Value')
-      part: 0
-    # - attribute: host
-    #   moref: >-
-    #     $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-    #       jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "runtime").Val.Host | .Type + ":" + .Value')
-    #   part: NF
-    - attribute: network
-      moref: >-
-        $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-          jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "network").Val.ManagedObjectReference | .[].Type + ":" + .[].Value')
-      part: NF
-    - attribute: resourcepool
-      moref: >-
-        $(govc object.collect -json VirtualMachine:{{ moref_id }} | \
-          jq -r '.[] | select(.Name == "resourcePool").Val | .Type + ":" + .Value')
-      part: 0
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.attribute }}"
-
-- name: Retrieve hypervisor TLS thumbprint
-  ansible.builtin.shell:
-    cmd: openssl s_client -connect {{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] }}:443 < /dev/null 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -fingerprint -noout -in /dev/stdin | awk -F'=' '{print $2}'
-  register: tls_thumbprint
-
-- name: Store hypervisor details in dictionary
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    vcenter_info: "{{ vcenter_info | default({}) | combine({ item.item.attribute : item.stdout }) }}"
-  loop: "{{ govc_inventory.results }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.item.attribute }}"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- import_tasks: hypervisor.yml
-- import_tasks: clusterapi.yml
-- import_tasks: nodetemplates.yml

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/workloadcluster/tasks/nodetemplates.yml

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-- block:
-
-    - name: Check for existing templates on hypervisor
-      community.vmware.vmware_guest_info:
-        name: "{{ (item | basename | split('.'))[:-1] | join('.') }}"
-      register: existing_ova
-      loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/opt/workloadcluster/node-templates/*.ova') | sort }}"
-      ignore_errors: yes
-
-    - name: Parse OVA files for network mappings
-      ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: govc import.spec -json {{ item }}
-      environment:
-        GOVC_INSECURE: '1'
-        GOVC_URL: "{{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] }}"
-        GOVC_USERNAME: "{{ vapp['hv.username'] }}"
-        GOVC_PASSWORD: "{{ vapp['hv.password'] }}"
-      register: ova_spec
-      when: existing_ova.results[index] is failed
-      loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/opt/workloadcluster/node-templates/*.ova') | sort }}"
-      loop_control:
-        index_var: index
-
-    - name: Deploy OVA templates on hypervisor
-      community.vmware.vmware_deploy_ovf:
-        cluster: "{{ vcenter_info.cluster }}"
-        datastore: "{{ vcenter_info.datastore }}"
-        folder: "{{ vcenter_info.folder }}"
-        name: "{{ (item | basename | split('.'))[:-1] | join('.') }}"
-        networks: "{u'{{ ova_spec.results[index].stdout | from_json | json_query('NetworkMapping[0].Name') }}':u'{{ vcenter_info.network }}'}"
-        allow_duplicates: no
-        power_on: false
-        ovf: "{{ item }}"
-      register: ova_deploy
-      when: existing_ova.results[index] is failed
-      loop: "{{ query('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '/opt/workloadcluster/node-templates/*.ova') | sort }}"
-      loop_control:
-        index_var: index
-
-    - name: Create snapshot on deployed VM's
-      community.vmware.vmware_guest_snapshot:
-        folder: "{{ vcenter_info.folder }}"
-        name: "{{ item.instance.hw_name }}"
-        state: present
-        snapshot_name: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601_basic_short }}-base"
-      when: ova_deploy.results[index] is not skipped
-      loop: "{{ ova_deploy.results }}"
-      loop_control:
-        index_var: index
-        label: "{{ item.item }}"
-
-    - name: Mark deployed VM's as templates
-      community.vmware.vmware_guest:
-        name: "{{ item.instance.hw_name }}"
-        is_template: yes
-      when: ova_deploy.results[index] is not skipped
-      loop: "{{ ova_deploy.results }}"
-      loop_control:
-        index_var: index
-        label: "{{ item.item }}"
-
-  module_defaults:
-    group/vmware:
-      hostname: "{{ vapp['hv.fqdn'] }}"
-      validate_certs: no
-      username: "{{ vapp['hv.username'] }}"
-      password: "{{ vapp['hv.password'] }}"
-      datacenter: "{{ vcenter_info.datacenter }}"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/applicationset.j2

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
-kind: ApplicationSet
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-spec:
-  generators:
-  - git:
-      repoURL: ssh://git@gitea-ssh.gitea.svc.cluster.local/mc/GitOps.Config.git
-      revision: HEAD
-      directories:
-      - path: metacluster-applicationset/*
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      name: {% raw %}'{{ path.basename }}'{% endraw +%}
-    spec:
-      project: default
-      syncPolicy:
-        automated:
-          prune: true
-          selfHeal: true
-      source:
-        repoURL: ssh://git@gitea-ssh.gitea.svc.cluster.local/mc/GitOps.Config.git
-        targetRevision: HEAD
-        path: {% raw %}'{{ path }}'{% endraw +%}
-      destination:
-        server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
-        namespace: default

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/clusterctl.j2

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-providers:
-  - name: "kubeadm"
-    url: "/opt/metacluster/cluster-api/bootstrap-kubeadm/{{ _template.version.base }}/bootstrap-components.yaml"
-    type: "BootstrapProvider"
-  - name: "cluster-api"
-    url: "/opt/metacluster/cluster-api/cluster-api/{{ _template.version.base }}/core-components.yaml"
-    type: "CoreProvider"
-  - name: "kubeadm"
-    url: "/opt/metacluster/cluster-api/control-plane-kubeadm/{{ _template.version.base }}/control-plane-components.yaml"
-    type: "ControlPlaneProvider"
-  - name: "vsphere"
-    url: "/opt/metacluster/cluster-api/infrastructure-vsphere/{{ _template.version.infrastructure_vsphere }}/infrastructure-components.yaml"
-    type: "InfrastructureProvider"
-
-cert-manager:
-  url: "/opt/metacluster/cluster-api/cert-manager/{{ _template.version.cert_manager }}/cert-manager.yaml"
-
-## -- Controller settings -- ##
-VSPHERE_SERVER: "{{ _template.hv.fqdn }}"
-VSPHERE_TLS_THUMBPRINT: "{{ _template.hv.tlsthumbprint }}"
-VSPHERE_USERNAME: "{{ _template.hv.username }}"
-VSPHERE_PASSWORD: "{{ _template.hv.password }}"
-
-## -- Required workload cluster default settings -- ##
-VSPHERE_DATACENTER: "{{ _template.hv.datacenter }}"
-VSPHERE_DATASTORE: "{{ _template.hv.datastore }}"
-VSPHERE_STORAGE_POLICY: ""
-VSPHERE_NETWORK: "{{ _template.hv.network }}"
-VSPHERE_RESOURCE_POOL: "{{ _template.hv.resourcepool }}"
-VSPHERE_FOLDER: "{{ _template.hv.folder }}"
-
-VSPHERE_TEMPLATE: "{{ _template.cluster.nodetemplate }}"
-VSPHERE_SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY: "{{ _template.cluster.publickey }}"
-
-KUBERNETES_VERSION: "{{ _template.cluster.version }}"
-CONTROL_PLANE_ENDPOINT_IP: "{{ _template.cluster.vip }}"
-VIP_NETWORK_INTERFACE: "eth0"
-EXP_CLUSTER_RESOURCE_SET: "true"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/compresstarballs.j2

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Change working directory
-pushd {{ _template.service.workingdir }}
-
-# Compress *.tar files
-if tar -czf image-tarballs.tgz *.tar --remove-files; then
-    # Disable systemd unit
-    systemctl disable {{ _template.service.name }}
-fi

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/configmap.j2

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-  annotations:
-{{ _template.annotations }}
-  labels:
-{{ _template.labels }}
-data:
-{% for kv_pair in _template.data %}
-  "{{ kv_pair.key }}": |
-{{ kv_pair.value | indent(width=4, first=True) }}
-{% endfor %}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/gitrepo.j2

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}-{{ _template.uid }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-  labels:
-    argocd.argoproj.io/secret-type: repository
-stringData:
-  url: ssh://git@gitea-ssh.gitea.svc.cluster.local/mc/GitOps.Config.git
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  insecure: 'true'
-  sshPrivateKey: |
-{{ _template.privatekey }}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/ingressroute.j2

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
-kind: IngressRoute
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-spec:
-{{ _template.config }}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/ingressroutetcp.j2

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
-kind: IngressRouteTCP
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-spec:
-{{ _template.config }}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/registries.j2

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-mirrors:
-  cr.step.cm:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/cr.step.sm/$1"
-  docker.io:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/docker.io/$1"
-  gcr.io:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/gcr.io/$1"
-  ghcr.io:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/ghcr.io/$1"
-  k8s.gcr.io:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/k8s.gcr.io/$1"
-  quay.io:
-    endpoint:
-      - https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-    rewrite:
-      "(.*)": "library/quay.io/$1"

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/secret.j2

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ _template.name }}
-  namespace: {{ _template.namespace }}
-data:
-{% for kv_pair in _template.data %}
-  "{{ kv_pair.key }}": {{ kv_pair.value }}
-{% endfor %}

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/systemdunit.j2

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description={{ _template.service.name }}
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart={{ _template.service.executable }}
-Nice=10
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target

ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/templates/tty.j2

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-export TERM=linux
-
-BGRN='\033[1;92m'
-BGRY='\033[1;30m'
-BBLU='\033[1;34m'
-BRED='\033[1;91m'
-BWHI='\033[1;97m'
-CBLA='\033[?16;0;30c' # Hide blinking cursor
-DFLT='\033[0m'        # Reset colour
-LCLR='\033[K'         # Clear to end of line
-PRST='\033[0;0H'      # Reset cursor position
-
-# COMPONENTS=('ca' 'ingress' 'storage' 'registry' 'git' 'gitops')
-COMPONENTS=('ca' 'storage' 'registry' 'git' 'gitops')
-FQDN='{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}'
-IPADDRESS='{{ vapp['guestinfo.ipaddress'] }}'
-
-# Waiting to allow boot sequence to finish; crude!
-sleep 30
-clear > /dev/tty1
-
-while /bin/true; do
-  echo -e "${PRST}" > /dev/tty1
-  echo -e "\n\n\t${DFLT}To manage this appliance, please connect to one of the following:${LCLR}\n" > /dev/tty1
-
-  for c in "${COMPONENTS[@]}"; do
-    STATUS=$(curl -ks "https://${c}.${FQDN}" -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}')
-
-    if [[ "${STATUS}" -eq "200" ]]; then
-      echo -e "\t [${BGRN}+${DFLT}] ${BBLU}https://${c}.${FQDN}${DFLT}${LCLR}" > /dev/tty1
-    else
-      echo -e "\t [${BRED}-${DFLT}] ${BBLU}https://${c}.${FQDN}${DFLT}${LCLR}" > /dev/tty1
-    fi
-  done
-
-  echo -e "\n\t${BGRY}Note that your DNS zone ${DFLT}must have${BGRY} respective records defined,\n\teach pointing to: ${DFLT}${IPADDRESS}${LCLR}" > /dev/tty1
-
-  echo -e "${CBLA}" > /dev/tty1
-  sleep 1
-done

ansible/roles/firstboot/tasks/main.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /opt/firstboot
     state: directory
-
 - name: Create firstboot script file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: firstboot.j2
@@ -10,13 +9,11 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: o+x
-
 - name: Create @reboot crontab job
   ansible.builtin.cron:
     name: firstboot
     special_time: reboot
-    job: "/opt/firstboot/firstboot.sh >/dev/tty1 2>&1"
-
+    job: "/opt/firstboot/firstboot.sh"
 - name: Copy payload folder
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: ansible_payload/
@@ -24,3 +21,6 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: '0644'
+- name: Install ansible-galaxy collection
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general

ansible/roles/firstboot/templates/firstboot.j2

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Apply firstboot configuration w/ ansible
-/usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook /opt/firstboot/ansible/playbook.yml | tee -a /var/log/firstboot.log > /dev/tty1 2>&1
+/usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook /opt/firstboot/ansible/playbook.yml | tee -a /var/log/firstboot.log > /dev/tty1

ansible/roles/os/tasks/ansible.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- name: Install ansible (w/ dependencies)
+  ansible.builtin.pip:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    executable: pip3
+    state: latest
+  loop: "{{ pip_packages }}"

ansible/roles/os/tasks/cloud-init.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     name: cloud-init
     state: absent
     purge: yes
-
 - name: Delete cloud-init files
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ item }}"

ansible/roles/os/tasks/main.yml

@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@
 
 - name: Install packages
   import_tasks: packages.yml
+
+- name: Install ansible
+  import_tasks: ansible.yml

ansible/roles/os/tasks/packages.yml

@@ -8,29 +8,20 @@
       line: "$nrconf{restart} = 'a';"
     - regexp: "^#\\$nrconf\\{kernelhints\\} = -1;"
       line: "$nrconf{kernelhints} = -1;"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.line }}"
 
 - name: Install additional packages
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    pkg: "{{ packages.apt }}"
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
-    install_recommends: no
+  loop: "{{ packages }}"
 
 - name: Upgrade all packages
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: '*'
+    name: "*"
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
 
-- name: Install additional python packages
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    executable: pip3
-    state: latest
-  loop: "{{ packages.pip }}"
-
 - name: Cleanup
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     autoremove: yes

ansible/roles/os/tasks/snapd.yml

@@ -3,17 +3,14 @@
     name: snapd
     state: absent
     purge: yes
-
 - name: Delete leftover files
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /root/snap
     state: absent
-
 - name: Hold snapd package
   ansible.builtin.dpkg_selections:
     name: snapd
     selection: hold
-
 - name: Reload systemd unit configurations
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes

ansible/roles/os/tasks/tty.yml

@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
     regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
     line: "{{ item.line }}"
   loop:
-  - regexp: '^#NAutoVTs='
-    line: 'NAutoVTs=1'
-  - regexp: '^#ReserveVT='
-    line: 'ReserveVT=11'
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.line }}"
-
+  - { regexp: '^#NAutoVTs=', line: 'NAutoVTs=1'}
+  - { regexp: '^#ReserveVT=', line: 'ReserveVT=11'}
 - name: Mask getty@tty1 service
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: getty@tty1

ansible/roles/os/vars/main.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 packages:
-  apt:
   - jq
+  # (python3-*) Dependency for installation of Ansible
   - python3-pip
-  pip:
-    # Some change causes high load during loops of importing/pushing container images
-    - ansible-core<2.14.0
-    - jinja2
-    - lxml
-    - markupsafe
+  - python3-setuptools
+  - python3-wheel
+
+pip_packages:
   - pip
-    - setuptools
-    - wheel
+  - ansible-core
+  - lxml

ansible/vars/metacluster.yml

@@ -1,248 +0,0 @@
-platform:
-
-  k3s:
-    version: v1.24.1+k3s1
-
-  gitops:
-    repository:
-      uri: https://code.spamasaurus.com/djpbessems/GitOps.MetaCluster.git
-      # revision: v0.1.0
-      revision: HEAD
-
-  packaged_components:
-    - name: traefik
-      namespace: kube-system
-      config: |2
-            additionalArguments:
-              - "--certificatesResolvers.stepca.acme.caserver=https://step-certificates.step-ca.svc.cluster.local/acme/acme/directory"
-              - "--certificatesResolvers.stepca.acme.email=admin"
-              - "--certificatesResolvers.stepca.acme.storage=/data/acme.json"
-              - "--certificatesResolvers.stepca.acme.tlsChallenge=true"
-              - "--certificatesresolvers.stepca.acme.certificatesduration=24"
-            globalArguments: []
-            ingressRoute:
-              dashboard:
-                enabled: false
-            ports:
-              ssh:
-                port: 8022
-                protocol: TCP
-              web:
-                redirectTo: websecure
-              websecure:
-                tls:
-                  certResolver: stepca
-
-  helm_repositories:
-    - name: argo
-      url: https://argoproj.github.io/argo-helm
-    - name: gitea-charts
-      url: https://dl.gitea.io/charts/
-    - name: harbor
-      url: https://helm.goharbor.io
-    - name: jetstack
-      url: https://charts.jetstack.io
-    - name: longhorn
-      url: https://charts.longhorn.io
-    - name: sealed-secrets
-      url: https://bitnami-labs.github.io/sealed-secrets
-    - name: smallstep
-      url: https://smallstep.github.io/helm-charts/
-
-components:
-
-  argo-cd:
-    helm:
-      version: 4.9.7  # (= ArgoCD v2.4.2)
-      chart: argo/argo-cd
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
-      chart_values: !unsafe |
-        configs:
-          secret:
-            argocdServerAdminPassword: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] | password_hash('bcrypt') }}"
-        server:
-          extraArgs:
-            - --insecure
-          ingress:
-            enabled: true
-            hosts:
-              - gitops.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-
-  cert-manager:
-    helm:
-      version: 1.10.1
-      chart: jetstack/cert-manager
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
-      # chart_values: !unsafe |
-      #   installCRDs: true
-
-  clusterapi:
-    management:
-      version:
-        # Must match the version referenced at `dependencies.static_binaries[.filename==clusterctl].url`
-        base: v1.2.6
-        # Must match the version referenced at `components.cert-manager.helm.version`
-        cert_manager: v1.10.1
-        infrastructure_vsphere: v1.5.0
-    workload:
-      version:
-        k8s: v1.23.5
-      node_template:
-        # Refer to `https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/blob/v1.3.5/README.md#kubernetes-versions-with-published-ovas` for a list of supported node templates
-        url: https://storage.googleapis.com/capv-images/release/v1.23.5/ubuntu-2004-kube-v1.23.5.ova
-        name: ubuntu-2004-kube-v1.23.5.ova
-
-  gitea:
-    helm:
-      version: v6.0.0 # (= Gitea v1.17.1)
-      chart: gitea-charts/gitea
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | sed '/:/!s/$/:latest/'
-      chart_values: !unsafe |
-        gitea:
-          admin:
-            username: administrator
-            password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-            email: admin@{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-          config:
-            server:
-              OFFLINE_MODE: true
-              PROTOCOL: http
-              ROOT_URL: https://git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/
-        image:
-          pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        ingress:
-          enabled: true
-          hosts:
-            - host: git.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-              paths:
-                - path: /
-                  pathType: Prefix
-        service:
-          ssh:
-            type: ClusterIP
-            port: 22
-            clusterIP:
-
-  harbor:
-    helm:
-      version: 1.9.1  # (= Harbor v2.5.1)
-      chart: harbor/harbor
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
-      chart_values: !unsafe |
-        expose:
-          ingress:
-            annotations: {}
-            hosts:
-              core: registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-          tls:
-            certSource: none
-            enabled: false
-        externalURL: https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-        harborAdminPassword: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-        notary:
-          enabled: false
-
-  longhorn:
-    helm:
-      version: 1.3.0
-      chart: longhorn/longhorn
-      parse_logic: cat values.yaml | yq eval '.. | select(has("repository")) | .repository + ":" + .tag'
-      chart_values: !unsafe |
-        defaultSettings:
-          defaultDataPath: /mnt/blockstorage
-          defaultReplicaCount: 1
-        ingress:
-          enabled: true
-          host: storage.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}
-        persistence:
-          defaultClassReplicaCount: 1
-
-  sealed-secrets:
-    helm:
-      version: 2.4.0  # (= SealedSecrets v0.18.1)
-      chart: sealed-secrets/sealed-secrets
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sort -u | awk '!/ /'
-
-  step-certificates:
-    helm:
-      version: 1.18.2+20220324
-      chart: smallstep/step-certificates
-      parse_logic: helm template . | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)' | sed '/:/!s/$/:latest/' | sort -u
-      chart_values: !unsafe |
-        ca:
-          bootstrap:
-            postInitHook: |
-              echo '{{ vapp["guestinfo.rootpw"] }}' > ~/pwfile
-              step ca provisioner add acme \
-                --type ACME \
-                --password-file=~/pwfile \
-                --force-cn
-              rm ~/pwfile
-          dns: ca.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }},step-certificates.step-ca.svc.cluster.local,127.0.0.1
-          password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-          provisioner:
-            name: admin
-            password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
-        inject:
-          secrets:
-            ca_password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] | b64encode }}"
-            provisioner_password: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] | b64encode }}"
-        service:
-          targetPort: 9000
-
-dependencies:
-
-  ansible_galaxy_collections:
-    - ansible.posix
-    - ansible.utils
-    - community.crypto
-    - community.general
-    - community.vmware
-    - kubernetes.core
-
-  container_images:
-    - vmware/powerclicore:12.7
-    # The following list is generated by running the following commands:
-    #   $ clusterctl init -i vsphere:<version> [...]
-    #   $ clusterctl generate cluster <name> [...] | yq eval '.data.data' | yq --no-doc eval '.. | .image? | select(.)'
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-node-driver-registrar:v2.0.1
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/driver:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/livenessprobe:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-attacher:v3.0.0
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/driver:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/livenessprobe:v2.1.0
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/csi/release/syncer:v2.1.0
-    - quay.io/k8scsi/csi-provisioner:v2.0.0
-    - gcr.io/cloud-provider-vsphere/cpi/release/manager:v1.18.1
-
-  static_binaries:
-    - filename: clusterctl
-      url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.2.6/clusterctl-linux-amd64
-    - filename: govc
-      url: https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/releases/download/v0.29.0/govc_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
-      archive: compressed
-    - filename: helm
-      url: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.9.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      archive: compressed
-      extra_opts: --strip-components=1
-    - filename: kubeseal
-      url: https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases/download/v0.18.2/kubeseal-0.18.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      archive: compressed
-    - filename: skopeo
-      url: https://code.spamasaurus.com/api/packages/djpbessems/generic/skopeo/v1.11.0-dev/skopeo
-    - filename: step
-      url: https://dl.step.sm/gh-release/cli/gh-release-header/v0.22.0/step_linux_0.22.0_amd64.tar.gz
-      archive: compressed
-      extra_opts: --strip-components=2
-    - filename: yq
-      url: http://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.25.3/yq_linux_amd64
-
-  packages:
-    apt:
-      - lvm2
-    pip:
-      - jmespath
-      - kubernetes
-      - netaddr
-      - passlib
-      - pyvmomi

packer/ubuntuserver22.04.pkr.hcl

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ packer {
   }
 }
 
-source "vsphere-iso" "k8sbootstrap" {
+source "vsphere-iso" "ubuntuserver" {
   vcenter_server          = var.vcenter_server
   username                = var.vsphere_username
   password                = var.vsphere_password
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "k8sbootstrap" {
   ssh_pty                 = true
 
   CPUs                    = 2
-  RAM                     = 8192
+  RAM                     = 4096
 
   network_adapters {
     network               = var.vsphere_network
     network_card          = "vmxnet3"
   }
   storage {
-    disk_size             = 76800
+    disk_size             = 20480
     disk_thin_provisioned = true
   }
   disk_controller_type    = ["pvscsi"]
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "k8sbootstrap" {
 
   export {
     images                = false
-    output_directory      = "/scratch/k8sbootstrap"
+    output_directory      = "/scratch/ubuntuserver"
   }
   remove_cdrom            = true
 }
 
 build {
   sources = [
-    "source.vsphere-iso.k8sbootstrap"
+    "source.vsphere-iso.ubuntuserver"
   ]
 
   provisioner "ansible" {
-    pause_before     = "2m30s"
+    only             = ["vsphere-iso.ubuntuserver"]
 
     playbook_file    = "ansible/playbook.yml"
     user             = "ubuntu"
@@ -80,22 +80,21 @@ build {
     ]
     use_proxy        = "false"
     extra_arguments  = [
-      "--extra-vars", "ansible_ssh_pass=${var.ssh_password}",
-      "--extra-vars", "repo_username=${var.repo_username}",
-      "--extra-vars", "repo_password=${var.repo_password}"
+      "--extra-vars", "ansible_ssh_pass=${var.ssh_password}"
     ]
   }
 
   post-processor "shell-local" {
+    only   = ["vsphere-iso.ubuntuserver"]
     inline = [
       "pwsh -command \"& scripts/Update-OvfConfiguration.ps1 \\",
-      " -OVFFile '/scratch/k8sbootstrap/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.ovf' \\",
+      " -OVFFile '/scratch/ubuntuserver/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.ovf' \\",
       " -Parameter @{'appliance.name'='${var.vm_guestos}';'appliance.version'='${var.vm_name}'}\"",
       "pwsh -file scripts/Update-Manifest.ps1 \\",
-      " -ManifestFileName '/scratch/k8sbootstrap/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.mf'",
+      " -ManifestFileName '/scratch/ubuntuserver/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.mf'",
       "ovftool --acceptAllEulas --allowExtraConfig --overwrite \\",
-      " '/scratch/k8sbootstrap/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.ovf' \\",
-      " /output/Kubernetes.Bootstrap.Appliance.ova"
+      " '/scratch/ubuntuserver/${var.vm_guestos}-${var.vm_name}.ovf' \\",
+      " /output/Ubuntu-Server-22.04.ova"
     ]
   }
 }

packer/vsphere.auto.pkrvars.hcl

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 vcenter_server         = "bv11-vc.bessems.lan"
 vsphere_username       = "administrator@vsphere.local"
 vsphere_datacenter     = "DeSchakel"
-vsphere_cluster        = "Cluster.01"
-vsphere_host           = "bv11-esx02.bessems.lan"
-vsphere_datastore      = "NAS01.RAID5"
+vsphere_cluster        = "Cluster.Legacy"
+vsphere_host           = "bv11-esx.bessems.lan"
+vsphere_datastore      = "ESX00.SSD01"
 vsphere_folder         = "/Packer"
 vsphere_templatefolder = "/Templates"
 vsphere_network        = "LAN"

scripts/Update-OvfConfiguration.yml

@@ -1,49 +1,35 @@
 DeploymentConfigurations:
-
 - Id: small
-  Label: 'Ubuntu Server 22.04 [SMALL: 2 vCPU/4GB RAM]'
-  Description: Ubuntu Server 22.04.x
+  Label: 'Ubuntu Server 20.04 [SMALL: 1 vCPU/2GB RAM]'
+  Description: Ubuntu Server 20.04.x
   Size:
-    CPU: 2
-    Memory: 4096
-
-- Id: medium
-  Label: 'Ubuntu Server 22.04 [MEDIUM: 4 vCPU/8GB RAM]'
-  Description: Ubuntu Server 22.04.x
+    CPU: 1
+    Memory: 2048
+- Id: large
+  Label: 'Ubuntu Server 20.04 [LARGE: 4 vCPU/8GB RAM]'
+  Description: Ubuntu Server 20.04.x
   Size:
     CPU: 4
     Memory: 8192
-
-DynamicDisks:
-
-- Description: Longhorn persistent storage
-  UnitSize: GB
-  Constraints:
-    Minimum: 100
-    Maximum: ''
-
+DynamicDisks: []
 PropertyCategories:
-
 # - Name: 0) Deployment information
 #   ProductProperties:
 #   - Key: deployment.type
 #     Type: string
 #     Value:
 #     - small
-#     - medium
+#     - large
 #     UserConfigurable: false
-
-- Name: 1) Meta-cluster
+- Name: 1) Operating System
   ProductProperties:
-
   - Key: guestinfo.hostname
     Type: string(1..15)
     Label: Hostname*
-    Description: ''
-    DefaultValue: 'META-NODE-{{ hostname.suffix }}'
+    Description: '(max length: 15 characters)'
+    DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
   - Key: guestinfo.rootpw
     Type: password(7..)
     Label: Local root password*
@@ -51,47 +37,13 @@ PropertyCategories:
     DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: guestinfo.ipaddress
-    Type: ip
-    Label: IP Address*
-    Description: ''
+  - Key: guestinfo.rootsshkey
+    Type: password(1..)
+    Label: Local root SSH public key*
+    Description: This line should start with 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3N'
     DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: guestinfo.prefixlength
-    Type: int(8..32)
-    Label: Subnet prefix length*
-    Description: ''
-    DefaultValue: '24'
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: metacluster.fqdn
-    Type: string(1..)
-    Label: Appliance FQDN*
-    Description: Respective subdomains will be available for each component (e.g. storage.example.org); this address should already be configured as a wildcard record within your DNS zone.
-    DefaultValue: meta.k8s.cluster
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: guestinfo.dnsserver
-    Type: ip
-    Label: DNS server*
-    Description: ''
-    DefaultValue: ''
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: guestinfo.gateway
-    Type: ip
-    Label: Gateway*
-    Description: ''
-    DefaultValue: ''
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
   - Key: guestinfo.ntpserver
     Type: string(1..)
     Label: Time server*
@@ -99,72 +51,36 @@ PropertyCategories:
     DefaultValue: 0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-- Name: 2) Workload-cluster
+- Name: 2) Networking
   ProductProperties:
-
-  - Key: workloadcluster.vip
+  - Key: guestinfo.ipaddress
     Type: ip
-    Label: Workload-cluster virtual IP*
-    Description: Workload-cluster control plane endpoint virtual IP
+    Label: IP Address*
+    Description: ''
     DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: ippool.startip
+  - Key: guestinfo.prefixlength
+    Type: int(8..32)
+    Label: Subnet prefix length*
+    Description: ''
+    DefaultValue: '24'
+    Configurations: '*'
+    UserConfigurable: true
+  - Key: guestinfo.dnsserver
     Type: ip
-    Label: Workload-cluster IP-pool start IP*
-    Description: All nodes for the workload-cluster will be provisioned within this IP pool
+    Label: DNS server*
+    Description: ''
     DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: ippool.endip
+  - Key: guestinfo.gateway
     Type: ip
-    Label: Workload-cluster IP-pool end IP*
-    Description: All nodes for the workload-cluster will be provisioned within this IP pool
+    Label: Gateway*
+    Description: ''
     DefaultValue: ''
     Configurations: '*'
     UserConfigurable: true
-
-- Name: 3) Common
-  ProductProperties:
-
-  - Key: guestinfo.rootsshkey
-    Type: password(1..)
-    Label: SSH public key*
-    Description: Authentication for any node (meta-cluster *and* workloadcluster); this line should start with 'ssh-rsa AAAAB3N'
-    DefaultValue: ''
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-- Name: 4) Hypervisor
-  ProductProperties:
-
-  - Key: hv.fqdn
-    Type: string(1..)
-    Label: vCenter FQDN/IP-address*
-    Description: The address of the vCenter instance which this bootstrap appliance will interact with for provisioning new VM's.
-    DefaultValue: ''
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: hv.username
-    Type: string(1..)
-    Label: vCenter username*
-    Description: The username which this bootstrap appliance will authenticate with to the vCenter instance.
-    DefaultValue: 'administrator@vsphere.local'
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
-  - Key: hv.password
-    Type: password(1..)
-    Label: vCenter password*
-    Description: The password which this bootstrap appliance will authenticate with to the vCenter instance.
-    DefaultValue: ''
-    Configurations: '*'
-    UserConfigurable: true
-
 AdvancedOptions:
 - Key: appliance.name
   Value: "{{ appliance.name }}"
@@ -175,9 +91,6 @@ AdvancedOptions:
 
 ---
 Variables:
-- Name: hostname.suffix
-  Expression: |
-    (-join ((48..57) + (97..122) | Get-Random -Count 5 | % {[char]$_})).ToUpper()
 - Name: appliance.name
   Expression: |
     $Parameter['appliance.name']