Ansible Role: SteamCMD

This Ansible role installs SteamCMD on a target system and optionally creates a user to run it with limited privileges.

Steamcmd is a command-line version of the Steam client which can be used to install and update various dedicated servers including games like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2.

Requirements

This role requires Ansible 2.4 or higher and is designed to work with the following operating systems:

• Debian 10/11
• Ubuntu 18.04/20.04

Role Variables

The following variables can be set to customize the behavior of this role:

• steamcmd_account_name (default: steam): The username of the user that will run SteamCMD.
• steamcmd_create_account (default: true): Specify if a unprivileged user needs to be created.

Dependencies

This role has no dependencies.

Example Playbook

Here is an example playbook that uses this role:

- hosts: all
  become: true
  gather_facts: true
  roles:
    - 8kbmemories.steamcmd

License

This role is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.