# Provisioning Runbook Follow these steps to provision the server from scratch — whether setting it up for the first time or reinstalling after a wipe. After provisioning completes, follow `runbook-configuration.md` for first-run setup of individual services. ## Prerequisites ### Local tools - Ansible installed (`pip install ansible`) - `openssl` available (for generating secrets) ### SSH keys Two SSH key pairs are required. Place them in the `keys/` directory (private keys are gitignored; public keys are committed). | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `keys/root_cloud_ladkau_de` | Root access — used only during initial bootstrap | | `keys/root_cloud_ladkau_de.pub` | Public counterpart | | `keys/notroot_cloud_ladkau_de` | Deploy user — used by Ansible for all subsequent runs | | `keys/notroot_cloud_ladkau_de.pub` | Public counterpart — installed on server by bootstrap | Generate fresh key pairs if they do not already exist: ```bash ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f keys/root_cloud_ladkau_de -C "root@cloud.ladkau.de" -N "" ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f keys/notroot_cloud_ladkau_de -C "deploy@cloud.ladkau.de" -N "" ``` Upload the root public key to the server via the Strato control panel (or paste it during the initial OS install) so that root SSH access is available before running anything. The server IP is defined in `ansible/inventory.ini` (`ansible_host`). ## Steps ### 1. Set the server IP Open `ansible/inventory.ini` and set `ansible_host` to the server's public IP: ```ini cloud.ladkau.de ansible_host= ansible_user=deploy ansible_ssh_private_key_file=keys/notroot_cloud_ladkau_de ``` This is the only place the IP needs to be set — the bootstrap script and all Ansible roles read it from here. ### 2. Install Ansible collections From the repo root: ```bash ansible-galaxy collection install -r ansible/requirements.yml ``` Required collections: - `community.general` — ufw, timezone modules - `ansible.posix` — authorized_key module - `community.docker` — docker_network, docker_compose_v2 modules ### 3. Configure DNS Ensure the following DNS A records all point to the server IP (`ansible_host` in `ansible/inventory.ini`) before running the playbook. Traefik requests Let's Encrypt certificates on first start and DNS must resolve at that point. | Domain | Record | |---------------------|--------| | cloud.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | gitea.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | nextcloud.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | sso.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | mail.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | cr.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | k8s.ladkau.de | A → server IP | | vault.ladkau.de | A → server IP | ### 4. Create the vault and populate secrets Create `ansible/group_vars/all/vault.yml` (gitignored) and encrypt it with Ansible Vault: ```bash ansible-vault create ansible/group_vars/all/vault.yml ``` Populate all required secrets. Ansible generates all password hashes at deploy time — store plaintext values here (the vault is encrypted). ```yaml # Traefik dashboard basic auth — generate with: openssl rand -hex 32 traefik_dashboard_users: - username: admin password: "your-password" # Gitea — generate with: openssl rand -hex 32 gitea_db_password: "" gitea_secret_key: "" gitea_internal_token: "" # Keycloak — generate with: openssl rand -hex 32 keycloak_db_password: "" keycloak_admin_password: "" # Nextcloud — generate with: openssl rand -hex 32 nextcloud_db_password: "" nextcloud_admin_password: "" # Roundcube — des_key must be exactly 24 characters: openssl rand -hex 12 roundcube_db_password: "" roundcube_des_key: "" # Container registry — generate with: openssl rand -hex 32 registry_users: - username: alice password: "your-password" # Vaultwarden password vault vaultwarden_admin_token: "" # generate: openssl rand -hex 32 # vaultwarden_sso_client_secret is added after Keycloak is configured — see # step 2.6 of runbook-configuration.md # Dovecot IMAP users dovecot_users: - username: alice password: "your-password" # Fetchmail — external POP3 accounts to pull from (omit section if not needed) # local_user must match a username defined in dovecot_users above # fetchmail_accounts: # - server: pop.gmail.com # username: user@gmail.com # password: app-password # use a Gmail App Password, not your main password # local_user: alice # must match a dovecot_users entry # ssl: true # keep: true # set false to delete from source after fetching # poll_minutes: 10 # how often to poll this account (default: 10) ``` Verify all secrets are present and non-empty: ```bash bash scripts/check-vault.sh ``` To edit the vault later: ```bash ansible-vault edit ansible/group_vars/all/vault.yml ``` ### 5. Bootstrap the deploy user ```bash bash scripts/run-bootstrap.sh ``` The script runs the following steps in order: **Preflight checks (local)** 1. Verifies all four key files exist under `keys/` (both root and deploy key pairs) 2. Verifies `scripts/bootstrap-deploy-user.sh` exists 3. Sets `chmod 600` on the private key files (SSH refuses keys with open permissions) 4. Runs `scripts/check-vault.sh` — decrypts the vault and confirms all 11 required secrets are present and non-empty **Remote actions** 5. Opens a test SSH connection as `root` to confirm the root key works 6. Copies `bootstrap-deploy-user.sh` to `/root/` on the server via `scp` 7. Executes it as root — creates the `deploy` user, grants passwordless sudo, and installs `keys/notroot_cloud_ladkau_de.pub` as the only authorized key 8. Opens a test SSH connection as `deploy` to confirm the new user can log in If any step fails the script exits immediately with a descriptive error message. ### 6. Run the Ansible master playbook ```bash ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory.ini ansible/site.yml --ask-vault-pass ``` This runs all roles in order: | # | Role | What it does | |---|------------|--------------| | 1 | `base` | OS hardening, deploy user, SSH config, ufw firewall, fail2ban | | 2 | `docker` | Docker Engine + Compose plugin, shared Traefik network | | 3 | `traefik` | Reverse proxy, automatic TLS via Let's Encrypt | | 4 | `gitea` | Self-hosted Git with PostgreSQL | | 5 | `nextcloud`| File storage with PostgreSQL, Redis, cron sidecar | | 6 | `sso` | Keycloak single sign-on with PostgreSQL | | 7 | `mail` | Roundcube webmail client with PostgreSQL | | 8 | `registry` | Docker Registry v2 with htpasswd auth | | 9 | `k8s` | Placeholder page at k8s.ladkau.de | | 10 | `vaultwarden` | Vaultwarden password vault at vault.ladkau.de | | 11 | `dashboard` | Public status dashboard at cloud.ladkau.de — service health and server stats | To apply a single role: ```bash ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory.ini ansible/site.yml --tags --ask-vault-pass ``` ## Scripts reference | Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | `scripts/run-bootstrap.sh` | Copy and run the deploy user bootstrap on a fresh server | | `scripts/bootstrap-deploy-user.sh` | Runs on the server as root — creates the deploy user | | `scripts/check-vault.sh` | Verify vault.yml exists and all required secrets are non-empty | | `scripts/check-services.sh` | Verify all service endpoints are reachable (run after provisioning) |