fix(pb): makes hostname validation strict enough

Keep feature branch updated to avoid future issues

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

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+name: "Bug Report"
+description: "Report a bug or unexpected behavior to help us improve"
+title: "[BUG]: "
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## ⚠️ Before You Begin
+        Please ensure you have:
+        - [ ] Searched existing issues to avoid duplicates
+        - [ ] Confirmed this is a bug, not a question or configuration problem
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: "📋 Description"
+      description: "Provide a clear and concise description of the bug"
+      placeholder: "What happened? What did you expect to happen instead?"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduction
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔁 Steps to Reproduce"
+      description: "Step-by-step instructions to reproduce the issue"
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Go to '...'
+        2. Click on '....'
+        3. Scroll down to '....'
+        4. See error
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: "✅ Expected Behavior"
+      description: "What you expected to happen"
+      placeholder: "A clear description of what should happen..."
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual
+    attributes:
+      label: "❌ Actual Behavior"
+      description: "What actually happened"
+      placeholder: "Include error messages, stack traces, or unexpected outcomes..."
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: "📄 Logs / Screenshots"
+      description: |
+        Provide relevant logs, error messages, or screenshots.
+        For logs, please use a pastebin and share the URL.
+        **Remember to remove any sensitive information (API keys, passwords, etc.).**
+      placeholder: "Paste logs here or provide a Gist URL..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ---
+        ## 🖥️ Environment Details
+        Please fill out the relevant information below.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional
+    attributes:
+      label: "📎 Additional Context"
+      description: "Any other information that might be relevant"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Database type and version (e.g., PostgreSQL 15, SQLite)
+        - Reverse proxy/CDN in use (e.g., Nginx, Cloudflare)
+        - Any custom configuration
+        - Related issues or PRs
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checklist
+    attributes:
+      label: "✅ Submission Checklist"
+      description: "Please confirm the following before submitting"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have searched for existing issues (open and closed) that report the same problem"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have provided clear steps to reproduce the issue"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have included relevant logs or error messages (with sensitive info removed)"
+          required: false

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml

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+name: "Feature Request"
+description: "Suggest a new feature or enhancement for this project"
+title: "[FEATURE]: "
+labels: ["enhancement"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## ⚠️ Before You Begin
+        Please ensure you have:
+        - [ ] Searched existing issues (open and closed) to avoid duplicates
+        - [ ] Reviewed the [project documentation](https://git.vmn.su/max/vmn-ansible/wiki) for existing functionality
+        - [ ] Confirmed this is a feature request, not a bug or configuration question
+
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: "🎯 Problem Statement"
+      description: "What problem does this feature solve? What can't you do today?"
+      placeholder: |
+        I'm always frustrated when...
+        Currently, it's hard/impossible to...
+        This feature would help me because...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: solution
+    attributes:
+      label: "💡 Proposed Solution"
+      description: "Describe the solution you'd like to see"
+      placeholder: |
+        A clear description of what you want to happen.
+        If you have a specific API, UI, or implementation in mind, describe it here.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔄 Alternatives Considered"
+      description: "What alternative solutions or workarounds have you considered?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Alternative A: ...
+        - Workaround B: ...
+        - Why these don't fully solve the problem
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: screenshots
+    attributes:
+      label: "📸 Screenshots"
+      description: "If you can, provide screenshots or diagrams of the proposed feature"
+      placeholder: "Drag and drop images or paste links..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ---
+        ## 🔧 Implementation Details (Optional)
+        The following sections are for contributors who want to implement this feature.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: technical
+    attributes:
+      label: "⚙️ Technical Approach"
+      description: "If you have ideas about how to implement this, share them here"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Which components/modules would be affected?
+        - Any database schema changes?
+        - API design considerations?
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: acceptance
+    attributes:
+      label: "✅ Acceptance Criteria"
+      description: "What does 'done' look like for this feature?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - [ ] Feature works in the UI
+        - [ ] API endpoints are documented
+        - [ ] Tests are added
+        - [ ] Documentation is updated
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: contribution
+    attributes:
+      label: "🤝 Are you willing to contribute this feature?"
+      description: "Knowing if you can help implement this helps us prioritize"
+      options:
+        - "Yes, I can contribute"
+        - "Yes, but I need guidance"
+        - "No, but I can test/review"
+        - "No, I'm just requesting"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checklist
+    attributes:
+      label: "✅ Submission Checklist"
+      description: "Please confirm the following before submitting"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have searched for existing issues (open and closed) that request the same feature"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have explained the problem this feature solves"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have described a concrete solution or direction"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have considered alternatives and explained why they fall short"
+          required: false

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/refactor.yaml

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+name: "Refactor Request"
+description: "Propose a code restructuring or cleanup with no behavior change"
+title: "[REFACTOR]: "
+labels: ["refactoring"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## ⚠️ Before You Begin
+        Please ensure you have:
+        - [ ] Searched existing issues (open and closed) to avoid duplicates
+        - [ ] Reviewed the [project documentation](https://git.vmn.su/max/vmn-ansible/wiki) for architecture guidelines
+        - [ ] Confirmed this is a refactor (code restructuring with NO behavior change), not a bug fix or new feature
+
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: "🎯 Problem Statement"
+      description: "What pain points does the current code cause? Why is this refactor needed?"
+      placeholder: |
+        The current implementation is difficult to maintain because...
+        This code has accumulated technical debt due to...
+        I'm constantly frustrated when working with this module because...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: scope
+    attributes:
+      label: "📂 Scope"
+      description: "Which files, modules, or components need refactoring? Be specific."
+      placeholder: |
+        - File paths: `src/auth/`, `internal/handler/`
+        - Component: `UserService` class
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: current-state
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔍 Current State"
+      description: "Describe the current code structure, its issues, and why it's problematic"
+      placeholder: |
+        - The function `processUser()` is 500+ lines long
+        - Duplicated logic across 3 different files
+        - Mixed concerns (business logic + HTTP handling)
+        - Poor test coverage makes changes risky
+        - Naming is unclear and inconsistent
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposed-changes
+    attributes:
+      label: "💡 Proposed Solution"
+      description: "What should the code look like after the refactor?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Extract `processUser()` into smaller, focused functions
+        - Consolidate duplicated logic into a shared utility
+        - Separate business logic from HTTP handlers
+        - Introduce interfaces for better testability
+        - Rename variables and functions for clarity
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: constraints
+    attributes:
+      label: "🚫 Constraints"
+      description: "What must NOT change? Public APIs, behavior, backward compatibility, performance characteristics?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - All public APIs must remain identical
+        - Database schema must not change
+        - External behavior must be identical
+        - Response formats must stay the same
+        - Performance must not degrade
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: benefits
+    attributes:
+      label: "📈 Expected Benefits"
+      description: "What improvements will this refactor bring?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Improved maintainability
+        - Better testability
+        - Reduced code duplication
+        - Clearer separation of concerns
+        - Easier onboarding for new contributors
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: risks
+    attributes:
+      label: "⚠️ Risks & Mitigations"
+      description: "What could go wrong, and how will you mitigate it?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Risk: Regression bugs
+          Mitigation: Comprehensive test coverage before and after
+        - Risk: Large diff making code review difficult
+          Mitigation: Break into smaller, incremental PRs
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔄 Alternatives Considered"
+      description: "What other approaches did you consider, and why did you reject them?"
+      placeholder: |
+        - Alternative A: Complete rewrite — rejected because too risky
+        - Alternative B: Gradual deprecation — rejected because too slow
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: contribution
+    attributes:
+      label: "🤝 Are you willing to contribute this refactor?"
+      description: "Knowing if you can help implement this helps us prioritize"
+      options:
+        - "Yes, I can contribute"
+        - "Yes, but I need guidance"
+        - "No, but I can review"
+        - "No, I'm just suggesting"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checklist
+    attributes:
+      label: "✅ Submission Checklist"
+      description: "Please confirm the following before submitting"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have searched for existing issues (open and closed) that request the same refactor"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have clearly explained the problem this refactor solves"
+          required: true
+        - label: "I have described the scope of the refactor (specific files/modules)"
+          required: false
+        - label: "I have identified what must NOT change (APIs, behavior, backward compatibility)"
+          required: false

inventory/hosts.yaml

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 ---
 all:
   children:
+    this_host:
+      hosts:
+        localhost:
+          ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+          ansible_connection: local
+          ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_playbook_python }}"
     physical:
-      proxmox_1:
+      hosts:
-        ansible_host: "{{ proxmox_1_host }}"
+        proxmox_1:
-        ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+          ansible_host: "{{ proxmox_1_host }}"
-        services_to_run: []
+          ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+          services_to_run: []
     virtual:
       hosts:
         localhost:
@@ -39,3 +46,11 @@ all:
           ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
           services_to_run:
             - coder_ai
+    web-servers:
+      hosts:
+        cert-proxy:
+          ansible_host: 192.168.0.47
+          ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+        monitoring:
+          ansible_host: 192.168.0.49
+          ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"

inventory/localhost.yaml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-physical:
-  hosts:
-    localhost:
-      ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
-      ansible_connection: local
-      ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_playbook_python }}"

playbooks/deploy_and_set_up_lxc_on_proxmox.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Deploy LXC
-  hosts: all
+  hosts: localhost
   remote_user: ansible
   gather_facts: false
 
@@ -13,20 +13,29 @@
   vars_prompt:
     - name: lxc_hostname
       prompt: "Hostname for the container (may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens)"
+      default: "new-lxc-test"
       private: false
 
     - name: lxc_root_password
       prompt: "Root password"
+      default: "new-lxc-test"
       private: true
       confirm: true
       encrypt: sha512_crypt
 
     - name: lxc_ip_address
       prompt: "IP address for the container (in x.x.x.x/x formant)"
+      default: "192.168.0.90/24"
       private: false
 
     - name: lxc_is_privileged
       prompt: "Unprivileged LXC (true/false)?"
+      default: true
+      private: false
+
+    - name: lxc_create_human_admin_user
+      prompt: "Create human admin user? (true/false)?"
+      default: true
       private: false
 
   pre_tasks:
@@ -34,8 +43,22 @@
       ansible.builtin.fail:
         msg: |
           Invalid hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
-          Hostname may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-).
+          Hostname must:
-      when: not lxc_hostname is regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$')
+            - contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), hyphens (-), and dots (.)
+            - not start or end with a hyphen or dot
+            - have each label between 1 and 63 characters
+            - not exceed 253 characters in total
+      when: >
+        lxc_hostname | length > 253 or
+        lxc_hostname is not regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$')
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Validate IP address
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: |
+          Invalid IP address: "{{ lxc_ip_address }}"
+          IP address must be in x.x.x.x/x format (e.g., 192.168.0.90/24).
+      when: not lxc_ip_address is regex('^((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)\\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)(\\/(3[0-2]|[12]?\\d))?$')
       run_once: true
 
   roles:
@@ -45,12 +68,15 @@
     - name: Make the prompted hostname available to the whole playbook
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         fact_lxc_hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
-    
+
     - name: Make the prompted IP available to the whole playbook
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        #fact_lxc_ip_address: "{{ lxc_ip_address | ansible.utils.ipaddr('address') }}"
         fact_lxc_ip_address: "{{ lxc_ip_address.split('/') | first }}"
 
+    - name: Make the "human admin user" selection available to the whole playbook
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        fact_lxc_create_human_admin_user: "{{ lxc_create_human_admin_user }}"
+
     - name: Add the target host to the inventory
       ansible.builtin.add_host:
         name: "{{ fact_lxc_ip_address }}"
@@ -73,7 +99,15 @@
     - ../roles/configure_ansible_user 
     - ../roles/harden_ssh 
     - ../roles/base_system
-    - ../roles/human_admin_user
+
-    # Update configs - omz, nvim, ranger and so on. Distribute the last version of those configs
+  tasks:
-    - ../roles/update_configs
+    - name: Include human admin user role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/human_admin_user
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['fact_lxc_create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
+
+    - name: Include update configs role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/update_configs
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['fact_lxc_create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
 

playbooks/deploy_vm_from_cloud_init.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Deploy VM
-  hosts: all
+  hosts: localhost
   remote_user: ansible
   gather_facts: false
 
@@ -13,39 +13,95 @@
   vars_prompt:
     - name: vm_hostname
       prompt: "Hostname for the VM (may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens)"
+      default: "new-vm-test"
+      private: false
+
+    - name: vm_os_template
+      prompt: "Select OS template. Available: debian-13 | alpine"
+      default: "debian-13"
+      private: false
+    
+    - name: vm_become_method
+      prompt: "Select become method. Available: sudo | su | pbrun | pfexec | doas | dzdo | ksu | runas | machinectl"
+      default: "sudo"
+      private: false
+
+    - name: vm_create_human_admin_user
+      prompt: "Create human admin user? (true/false)?"
+      default: true
       private: false
 
     - name: vm_ip_address
       prompt: "IP address for the VM (in x.x.x.x/x formant)"
+      default: "192.168.0.89/24"
       private: false
 
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Validate hostname
       ansible.builtin.fail:
         msg: |
-          Invalid hostname: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+          Invalid hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
-          Hostname may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-).
+          Hostname must:
-      when: not vm_hostname is regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$')
+            - contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), hyphens (-), and dots (.)
+            - not start or end with a hyphen or dot
+            - have each label between 1 and 63 characters
+            - not exceed 253 characters in total
+      when: >
+        lxc_hostname | length > 253 or
+        lxc_hostname is not regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$')
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Validate IP address
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: |
+          Invalid IP address: "{{ vm_ip_address }}"
+          IP address must be in x.x.x.x/x format (e.g., 192.168.0.89/24).
+      when: not vm_ip_address is regex('^((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)\\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)(\\/(3[0-2]|[12]?\\d))?$')
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Validate OS template
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: |
+          Invalid OS template: "{{ vm_os_template }}"
+          Select from available options: debian-13, alpine 
+      when: vm_os_template not in ['debian-13', 'alpine']
+      run_once: true
+    
+    - name: Validate become method
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: |
+          Invalid become method: "{{ vm_become_method }}"
+          Select from available options: sudo | su | pbrun | pfexec | doas | dzdo | ksu | runas | machinectl 
+      when: vm_become_method not in ['sudo', 'su', 'pbrun', 'pfexec', 'doas', 'dzdo', 'ksu', 'runas', 'machinectl']
       run_once: true
 
   roles:
     - ../roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox 
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Make the prompted hostname available to the whole playbook
+    - name: Make the hostname available to the whole playbook
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         fact_vm_hostname: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
     
-    - name: Make the prompted IP available to the whole playbook
+    - name: Make the OS template available to the whole playbook
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        fact_vm_os_template: "{{ vm_os_template }}"
+    
+    - name: Make the IP available to the whole playbook
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         fact_vm_ip_address: "{{ vm_ip_address.split('/') | first }}"
 
+    - name: Make the "human admin user" selection available to the whole playbook
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        fact_vm_create_human_admin_user: "{{ vm_create_human_admin_user }}"
+
     - name: Add the target host to the inventory
       ansible.builtin.add_host:
         name: "{{ fact_vm_ip_address }}"
         groups: new_host
         ansible_user: ansible
         ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+        ansible_become_method: "{{ vm_become_method }}"
 
 
 - name: Configure VM
@@ -62,7 +118,15 @@
     - ../roles/configure_ansible_user 
     - ../roles/harden_ssh 
     - ../roles/base_system
-    - ../roles/human_admin_user
+
-    # Update configs - omz, nvim, ranger and so on. Distribute the last version of those configs
+  tasks:
-    - ../roles/update_configs
+    - name: Include human admin user role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/human_admin_user
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['fact_vm_create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
+
+    - name: Include update configs role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/update_configs
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['fact_vm_create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
 

playbooks/maintain.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Deploy and set up an LXC container in Proxmox
+- name: Perform regular maintenance
   hosts: virtual
   remote_user: ansible
   
@@ -20,3 +20,30 @@
     - ../roles/update_configs
     # Make sure that the services that are supposed to run are running
     - ../roles/check_services
+
+- name: Ensure all web-servers have fresh TLS certificates
+  hosts: web-servers
+  remote_user: ansible
+  
+  vars_files:
+    ../inventory/group_vars/all/secrets.yaml
+  
+  roles:
+    # Pull certificates from cert_proxy and distribute them among the servers
+    - ../roles/update_certificates
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: Delete certificates from cert-proxy
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        name: /tmp/letsencrypt
+        state: absent
+      when: "inventory_hostname == 'cert-proxy'"
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Delete certificates from ansible-server
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        name: /tmp/letsencrypt
+        state: absent
+      run_once: true
+      delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
+

roles/base_system/tasks/install_packages.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   become: true
   remote_user: ansible
 
-- name: Install qemu-guest-agent on VM
+- name: Install qemu-guest-agent on VM with apt-based systems
   when:
     - ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"
     - ansible_facts['virtualization_type'] == "kvm"
@@ -29,3 +29,25 @@
     name: "{{ alpine_packages }}"
     update_cache: true
   remote_user: ansible
+
+- name: Install qemu-guest-agent on VM with Alpine
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine"
+    - ansible_facts['virtualization_type'] == "kvm"
+  community.general.apk:
+    name: qemu-guest-agent
+    update_cache: true
+  become: true
+  remote_user: ansible
+  tags:
+    - kvm-guests
+    - packages
+
+
+- name: Enable qemu-guest-agent
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: qemu-guest-agent
+    enabled: yes
+    state: started
+  when: ansible_facts['virtualization_type'] == "kvm"
+

roles/base_system/tasks/set_locale_and_time.yaml

@@ -1,19 +1,63 @@
 ---
-- name: Generate locales
+- name: Generate locales for Debian-based systems
   community.general.locale_gen:
     name:
       - en_US.UTF-8
       - ru_RU.UTF-8
     state: present
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian") or
+        (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu")
 
-- name: Set locale
+- name: Set locale for Debian-based systems
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: /etc/locale.conf
     mode: '0644'
     content: |
       LANG=en_US.UTF-8
       LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian") or
+        (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Ubuntu")
 
+# The same for Alpine
+- name: Install musl-locales package for Alpine
+  community.general.apk:
+    name: musl-locales
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine"
+
+- name: Copy default locale profile to a custom override file for Alpine
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: /etc/profile.d/20locale.sh
+    dest: /etc/profile.d/locale.sh
+    remote_src: true
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    force: false   # Do not overwrite if the file already exists
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine"
+
+- name: Set LANG and LC_ALL in the custom locale file for Alpine
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/profile.d/locale.sh
+    regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
+    line: "{{ item.line }}"
+    state: present
+  loop:
+    - { regexp: '^export LANG=', line: 'export LANG=en_US.UTF-8' }
+    - { regexp: '^export LC_ALL=', line: 'export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8' }
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine"
+
+- name: Ensure Unicode is enabled in /etc/rc.conf for Alpine
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/rc.conf
+    regexp: '^#?unicode='
+    line: 'unicode="YES"'
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine"
+
+
+# Works fine for all
 - name: Set time
   community.general.timezone:
     name: Europe/Samara
+

roles/base_system/vars/main/alpine_packages.yaml

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ alpine_packages:
   - git
   - kitty
   - neovim
+  - openssh
   - openssh-server
   - ranger
   - rsync
-  - ssh
+  - tzdata
   - zsh

roles/configure_ansible_user/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -8,14 +8,35 @@
       - sudo
     update-cache: true
 
+- name: Ensure /etc/resolv.conf exists with DNS servers
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine")
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/resolv.conf
+    content: |
+      nameserver 192.168.0.1
+      nameserver 8.8.8.8
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  become: true
+
 # The same commands for Alpine
-- name: Update and install packages on Alpine
+- name: Install sudo on Alpine
   when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine")
   community.general.apk:
     name: sudo
     update_cache: true
   remote_user: ansible
 
+- name: Enable sudo for root and human_admin_user
+  when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Alpine")
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/sudoers.d/80-ansible-created-users
+    content: |
+      root ALL=(ALL) ALL:ALL
+      {{ human_admin_user }} ALL=(ALL) ALL:ALL
+  remote_user: ansible
+
 
 ## Creating and setting up the ansible user
 ## First, create sshusers group to grant ssh access
@@ -24,6 +45,12 @@
     name: sshusers
     state: present
 
+- name: Ensure group "sudo" exists
+  ansible.builtin.group:
+    name: sudo
+    state: present
+
+
 ## Add the user to sshusers (for ssh access) and sudo (gain root access)
 - name: Create a new user with a password for Ansible
   ansible.builtin.user:

roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox/tasks/create_vm.yaml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    clone: debian-13-cloud-init-template
+    clone: "{{ vm_os_template }}-cloud-init-template"
     name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
     storage: main
     format: qcow2

roles/human_admin_user/files/install_omz.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-FILE=/home/$USER/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh
+TARGET_USER=$1
+
+FILE=/home/$TARGET_USER/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh
 if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
     echo "$FILE exists and we not installing ohmyzsh"
     exit 0
 else 
     echo "$FILE does not exist and we install ohmyzsh"
-		cd /home/max
+		cd /home/$TARGET_USER
-    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh
+    sudo -u $TARGET_USER wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh
-		chmod +x /home/max/install.sh
+		chmod +x /home/$TARGET_USER/install.sh
-		timeout -s 15 -k 30s 20s /home/max/install.sh --unattendend --keep-zshrc || exit 0
+		sudo -u $TARGET_USER timeout -s 15 -k 30s 20s /home/$TARGET_USER/install.sh --unattendend --keep-zshrc || exit 0
     exit 0
 fi
 

roles/human_admin_user/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 
 # WARNING: UNPRIVILEGED USER (not ansible) COMMANDS
 - name: Install oh my zsh
-  remote_user: "{{ human_admin_user }}"
+  remote_user: ansible
-  ansible.builtin.command: "/home/{{ human_admin_user }}/install_omz.sh"
+  ansible.builtin.command: "/home/{{ human_admin_user }}/install_omz.sh {{ human_admin_user }}"
   changed_when: true
-  vars:
 
 - name: Configure oh my zsh, by pushing the config file
   remote_user: ansible

roles/update_certificates/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+- name: Pull directory from remote host to control node
+  ansible.posix.synchronize:
+    mode: pull
+    src: /tmp/letsencrypt
+    dest: /tmp 
+    recursive: true
+    delete: true
+  when: "inventory_hostname == 'cert-proxy'"
+
+- name: Push loki.vmn.su certificate to the target
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: /tmp/letsencrypt/live/loki.vmn.su/fullchain.pem
+    dest: /etc/nginx/certs/loki_fullchain.pem
+    local_follow: true
+  when: "inventory_hostname == 'monitoring'"
+
+- name: Push loki.vmn.su key to the target
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: /tmp/letsencrypt/live/loki.vmn.su/privkey.pem
+    dest: /etc/nginx/certs/loki_privkey.pem
+    local_follow: true
+  when: "inventory_hostname == 'monitoring'"