Infrastructure Collection

Ansible collection for infrastructure management, system configuration, and virtualization.

Roles

proxmox_lxc_provision

Manages Proxmox LXC containers with comprehensive lifecycle operations.

Create, clone, start, stop, and delete containers
Template conversion and configuration editing
Post-provisioning tasks and health checks

system_setup

Performs initial system configuration for new servers.

Creates admin user with SSH key authentication
Hardens SSH configuration
Installs essential packages
Optional passwordless sudo configurations

system_maintenance

Updates packages and handles maintenance across multiple distributions.

Multi-distribution support (Debian/Ubuntu/Alpine)
Package updates and cleanup
Automatic reboot handling when required

nvidia_drivers

Installs NVIDIA drivers and CUDA runtime with proper idempotency and error handling.

Supports Debian/Ubuntu with automatic OS detection
Choice between proprietary and open-source drivers
Post-installation verification and cleanup
Architecture detection (x86_64/arm64)

Installation

ansible-galaxy collection install patrickj.infrastructure

Quick Start

Basic Proxmox LXC Container Setup

- name: Create and start an LXC container
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars:
    - container_hostname: new-debian-container
    - os_template: "local:vztmpl/debian-12_amd64.tar.zst"
    - container_ipv4: "10.0.0.99"
  roles:
    - role: proxmox_lxc_provision

- name: Configure the LXC container
  hosts: new-debian-container
  become: yes
  tasks:
    - include_role:
        name: patrickj.infrastructure.system_setup
      vars:
        password: "{{ admin_password }}"
        ssh_pubkey_file: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
    
    - include_role:
        name: patrickj.infrastructure.nvidia_drivers
      vars:
        nvidia_install_kernel_modules: true
      when: gpu_server | default(false)

Requirements

Ansible >= 2.12
Root/sudo privileges on target hosts
community.general collection
ansible.posix collection

License

MIT

Author

Patrick Jaroszewski