snapper

Ansible Role: `aisbergg.snapper`

This Ansible role installs and configures Snapper, a snapshot tool for Linux.

Requirements

To use Snapper, a compatible filesystem like Btrfs needs to be used on the machine.

Role Variables

Variable	Default	Comments
`snapper_templates`	`{}`	Dictionary (key-value pairs) of Snapper templates. The templates can be used, when using `create-config` manually. Available options for the templates can be looked up in the `templates/snapper-config.j2` file.
`snapper_timer_timeline_enabled`	`true`	Enable/Disable the timeline timer.
`snapper_timer_cleanup_enabled`	`true`	Enable/Disable the cleanup timer.
`snapper_timer_boot_enabled`	`false`	Enable/Disable the boot timer.
`snapper_configs`	`[]`	List of Snapper configurations to be present on the system.
`snapper_configs.path`		Path to the volume (e.g. Btrfs subvolume).
`snapper_configs.name`		Name of the configuration.
`snapper_configs.vars`	`{}`	Dictionary (key-value pairs) of configuration variables. Available variables can be looked up in the `templates/snapper-config.j2` file.
`snapper_configs_absent`	`[]`	List of Snapper configurations to be absent on the system.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  vars:
    snapper_templates:
      default:
        TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY: 2
        TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY: 12

    snapper_configs:
      - path: /
        name: root
        vars:
          TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY: 2
          TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY: 12
      - path: /no/timeline
        name: no-timeline
        vars:
          TIMELINE_CREATE: false
          TIMELINE_CLEANUP: false
  roles:
    - aisbergg.snapper