server_cloud_ladkau_de/README.md

Info:

Server: Strato STRATO VPS Linux VC4-8

Cores: 4 Cores
RAM: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 240 HDD

IPv4: 217.154.207.148
IPv6: 2a01:239:35b:c400::1

OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

DNS Names: cloud.ladkau.de gitea.ladkau.de nextcloud.ladkau.de sso.ladkau.de mail.ladkau.de cr.ladkau.de k8s.ladkau.de

Purpose:

This repository tracks the complete server configuration so the server can be fully reinstalled from scratch using only this repo. Every configuration change must be committed here. The git history serves as the change log.

Architecture:

Provisioning: Ansible Ansible playbooks configure the OS and deploy all services. Roles are idempotent — re-running them brings the server back to the desired state without side effects. The master playbook is ansible/site.yml.

Service runtime: Docker Compose Each service runs as a Docker Compose stack. Compose files live inside their respective Ansible roles (roles//files/docker-compose.yml). This keeps service definition and deployment config together.

Reverse proxy / TLS: Traefik Traefik is the single entry point for all HTTP/HTTPS traffic. It runs as a Docker Compose service and routes to other containers via Docker labels. TLS certificates are issued automatically via Let's Encrypt (ACME).

Repo layout:

ansible/
	inventory.ini        # host address and connection vars
	site.yml             # master playbook — runs all roles in order
	group_vars/all.yml   # shared variables (domains, image versions, ...)
	roles/
		base/            # OS hardening, non-root user, SSH, ufw firewall
		docker/          # Docker Engine + Compose plugin install
		traefik/         # reverse proxy, TLS termination
		gitea/           # self-hosted Git
		nextcloud/       # file storage and collaboration
		sso/             # Single Sign-On
		mail/            # mail server
		registry/        # container registry (cr.ladkau.de)
		k8s/             # k3s Kubernetes node
docs/
	runbook-provisioning.md  # step-by-step reinstall instructions
	runbook-configuration.md # first-run service configuration
scripts/
	run-bootstrap.sh     # bootstrap deploy user on a fresh server
	bootstrap-deploy-user.sh  # runs on server as root — creates deploy user
	check-vault.sh       # verify vault.yml has all required secrets
keys/
	*.pub                # public SSH keys (private keys are gitignored)

SSH keys:

root_cloud_ladkau_de      — root access (initial setup only)
notroot_cloud_ladkau_de   — non-root deploy user (used by Ansible)