htpc-common

An ansible role to perform common tasks on HTPC.

Overview

Install ssh server to allow remote management.
Configure Zerconf networking and avahi-alias service.
Create htpc_user if user doesn't exist.
Enable sudo access for htpc user.
Create htpc media and downloads folders.

Downloads and Media folders layout if used with default variable values:

/mnt/media/
├── downloads
│   ├── complete
│   └── incomplete
├── movies
├── music
├── pictures
└── tv

Requirements

Ansible 2.0

Role Variables

# defaults file for htpc-common

# htpc user
htpc_user_username: htpc
htpc_user_password: htpc
htpc_user_group: htpc
htpc_user_shell: /bin/bash
htpc_user_sudo_access: yes

# services
htpc_ssh_service: yes
htpc_create_media_folders: yes
htpc_zeroconf: yes

# downloads and media directories
htpc_media_path: /mnt/media
htpc_media_movies: movies
htpc_media_tv: tv
htpc_media_music: music
htpc_media_pictures: pictures
htpc_downloads_complete: "{{ htpc_media_path }}/downloads/complete"
htpc_downloads_incomplete: "{{ htpc_media_path }}/downloads/incomplete"

# Helper variable. In use by other roles
# Change the way different service are resolved in configuration files.
# Available values are zeroconf, hostname and staticip
htpc_resolving: zeroconf

# Helper variable. In use by other roles
# When installed with docker role, make sure htpc user can access the docker daemon
docker_group_members:
  - "{{ htpc_user_username }}"

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- hosts: htpc-server
  become: yes

  vars:

    htpc_user_username: foo
    htpc_user_group: foo
    htpc_user_password: bar
    htpc_media_path: /media/big_disk
    htpc_media_movies: "My Movies"


  roles:
    - role: GR360RY.htpc-common