File Retention

This is an Ansible role designed to delete the oldest files or paths in a specified location.

Requirements

You need Ansible version 2 or higher, and Cron must be available on the target host.

Role Variables

file-retention_path = '/data/db/backups'  # The path where files will be managed
file-retention_days = 30                    # How many days' worth of files to keep
file-retention_user = 'www'                 # The user under which the command will run

Dependencies

There are no additional dependencies for this role.

Example Playbook

Here’s how you can use this role in a playbook:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
  - role: SimpliField.file-retention
    file-retention_path: '/data/db/backups'  # Path to manage files
    file-retention_days: 30                    # Days of files to retain
    file-retention_user: 'www'                 # User for running the role

License

This project is licensed under the BSD license.