fix(taks): allows to use more complex passwords

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"
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+      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
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+          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:
-        ansible_host: "{{ proxmox_1_host }}"
-        ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
-        services_to_run: []
+      hosts:
+        proxmox_1:
+          ansible_host: "{{ proxmox_1_host }}"
+          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
 
@@ -10,50 +10,30 @@
     ansible_user_passwd_hash: "{{ ansible_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3edscrj45e6r') }}"
     user_passwd_hash: "{{ user_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3ed6123jhgcr') }}"
 
-  vars_prompt:
-    - name: lxc_hostname
-      prompt: "Hostname for the container (may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens)"
-      private: false
+  pre_tasks: 
+    - name: Include input and validation for hostname
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/hostname_validation.yaml
+    
+    - name: Include input and validation for LXC root password
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/lxc_root_password_validation.yaml
 
-    - name: lxc_root_password
-      prompt: "Root password"
-      private: true
-      confirm: true
-      encrypt: sha512_crypt
+    - name: Include input and validation for IP
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/ip_validation.yaml
 
-    - name: lxc_ip_address
-      prompt: "IP address for the container (in x.x.x.x/x formant)"
-      private: false
+    - name: Include input and validation for LXC privilege
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/lxc_privileged_validation.yaml
 
-    - name: lxc_is_privileged
-      prompt: "Unprivileged LXC (true/false)?"
-      private: false
+    - name: Include input and validation for human admin user creation
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/human_admin_user_validation.yaml
 
-  pre_tasks:
-    - name: Validate hostname
-      ansible.builtin.fail:
-        msg: |
-          Invalid hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
-          Hostname may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-).
-      when: not lxc_hostname is regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$')
-      run_once: true
 
   roles:
     - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox 
 
   tasks:
-    - 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: Add the target host to the inventory
       ansible.builtin.add_host:
-        name: "{{ fact_lxc_ip_address }}"
+        name: "{{ guest_ip_address }}"
         groups: new_host
         ansible_user: ansible
         ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
@@ -73,7 +53,15 @@
     - ../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
-    - ../roles/update_configs
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include human admin user role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/human_admin_user
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
+
+    - name: Include update configs role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/update_configs
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['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
 
@@ -10,42 +10,33 @@
     ansible_user_passwd_hash: "{{ ansible_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3edscrj45e6r') }}"
     user_passwd_hash: "{{ user_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3ed6123jhgcr') }}"
 
-  vars_prompt:
-    - name: vm_hostname
-      prompt: "Hostname for the VM (may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens)"
-      private: false
-
-    - name: vm_ip_address
-      prompt: "IP address for the VM (in x.x.x.x/x formant)"
-      private: false
-
   pre_tasks:
-    - name: Validate hostname
-      ansible.builtin.fail:
-        msg: |
-          Invalid hostname: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
-          Hostname may only contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-).
-      when: not vm_hostname is regex('^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$')
-      run_once: true
+    - name: Include input and validation for hostname
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/hostname_validation.yaml
+    
+    - name: Include input and validation for IP
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/ip_validation.yaml
+
+    - name: Include input and validation for human admin user creation
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/human_admin_user_validation.yaml
+
+    - name: Include input and validation for OS template
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/os_template_validation.yaml
+
+    - name: Include input and validation for become method
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/become_method_validation.yaml
 
   roles:
     - ../roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox 
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Make the prompted 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
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        fact_vm_ip_address: "{{ vm_ip_address.split('/') | first }}"
-
     - name: Add the target host to the inventory
       ansible.builtin.add_host:
-        name: "{{ fact_vm_ip_address }}"
+        name: "{{ guest_ip_address }}"
         groups: new_host
         ansible_user: ansible
         ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+        ansible_become_method: "{{ guest_become_method }}"
 
 
 - name: Configure VM
@@ -62,7 +53,15 @@
     - ../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
-    - ../roles/update_configs
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include human admin user role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/human_admin_user
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['create_human_admin_user'] | bool"
+
+    - name: Include update configs role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ../roles/update_configs
+      when: "hostvars['localhost']['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_lxc_on_proxmox/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
     cmode: "shell"
     password: "{{ lxc_root_password }}"
-    hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
+    hostname: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     ostemplate: 'main:vztmpl/debian-13-golden-image.tar.gz'
-    unprivileged: "{{ lxc_is_privileged }}"
+    unprivileged: "{{ lxc_privileged }}"
     memory: 2048
     cores: 2
     state: present
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       storage: local
     pubkey: "{{ lookup('file', lookup('env', 'HOME') + '/.ssh/ansible_key.pub') }}"
     netif:
-      net0: "name=eth0,gw=192.168.0.1,ip={{ lxc_ip_address }},bridge=vmbr0"
+      net0: "name=eth0,gw=192.168.0.1,ip={{ guest_ip_address }}/{{ guest_netmask }},bridge=vmbr0"
 
 - name: Make sure the container has started
   become: false
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
+    hostname: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     state: started
   retries: 3
   delay: 15

roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox/tasks/create_vm.yaml

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    clone: debian-13-cloud-init-template
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    clone: "{{ guest_os_template }}-cloud-init-template"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     storage: main
     format: qcow2
     full: true
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     # Cloud-init parameters
     update: true
     ide:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     ciuser: "ansible"
     cipassword: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
     ipconfig:
-      ipconfig0: "ip={{ vm_ip_address }},gw=192.168.0.1"
+      ipconfig0: "ip={{ guest_ip_address }}/{{ guest_netmask }},gw=192.168.0.1"
 
 - name: Tweak the hardware settings
   become: false
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     cores: 4
     memory: 4096 # Minimal value for debian based OS for smooth workflow
     update: true
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     state: started

roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
     
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     state: current
   ignore_errors: true
   register: vm_status

roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox/tasks/start_vm.yaml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
+    name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
     state: started
 
 - name: Sleep for 120 seconds to ensure that Proxmox has cloned the VM

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 "$FILE does not exist and we install ohmyzsh"
-		cd /home/max
-    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh
-		chmod +x /home/max/install.sh
-		timeout -s 15 -k 30s 20s /home/max/install.sh --unattendend --keep-zshrc || exit 0
+		cd /home/$TARGET_USER
+    sudo -u $TARGET_USER wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh
+		chmod +x /home/$TARGET_USER/install.sh
+		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 }}"
-  ansible.builtin.command: "/home/{{ human_admin_user }}/install_omz.sh"
+  remote_user: ansible
+  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/install_nginx/files/nginx/.htpasswd

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-max:$apr1$NPIFdkB/$hya7NW2rdTGEKBDm0PH3g0

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/.htpasswd_old

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-max:$apr1$/3oBTCwW$u9OMKSD56v8czs5rZ0rDp0

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/fastcgi.conf

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-
-fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME    $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
-fastcgi_param  QUERY_STRING       $query_string;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_METHOD     $request_method;
-fastcgi_param  CONTENT_TYPE       $content_type;
-fastcgi_param  CONTENT_LENGTH     $content_length;
-
-fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_NAME        $fastcgi_script_name;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_URI        $request_uri;
-fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_URI       $document_uri;
-fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_ROOT      $document_root;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_PROTOCOL    $server_protocol;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_SCHEME     $scheme;
-fastcgi_param  HTTPS              $https if_not_empty;
-
-fastcgi_param  GATEWAY_INTERFACE  CGI/1.1;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_SOFTWARE    nginx/$nginx_version;
-
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_ADDR        $remote_addr;
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_PORT        $remote_port;
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_USER        $remote_user;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_ADDR        $server_addr;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_PORT        $server_port;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_NAME        $server_name;
-
-# PHP only, required if PHP was built with --enable-force-cgi-redirect
-fastcgi_param  REDIRECT_STATUS    200;

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/fastcgi_params

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-
-fastcgi_param  QUERY_STRING       $query_string;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_METHOD     $request_method;
-fastcgi_param  CONTENT_TYPE       $content_type;
-fastcgi_param  CONTENT_LENGTH     $content_length;
-
-fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_NAME        $fastcgi_script_name;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_URI        $request_uri;
-fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_URI       $document_uri;
-fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_ROOT      $document_root;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_PROTOCOL    $server_protocol;
-fastcgi_param  REQUEST_SCHEME     $scheme;
-fastcgi_param  HTTPS              $https if_not_empty;
-
-fastcgi_param  GATEWAY_INTERFACE  CGI/1.1;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_SOFTWARE    nginx/$nginx_version;
-
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_ADDR        $remote_addr;
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_PORT        $remote_port;
-fastcgi_param  REMOTE_USER        $remote_user;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_ADDR        $server_addr;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_PORT        $server_port;
-fastcgi_param  SERVER_NAME        $server_name;
-
-# PHP only, required if PHP was built with --enable-force-cgi-redirect
-fastcgi_param  REDIRECT_STATUS    200;
-
-# !!! Security workaround !!!
-# Do not use HTTP_HOST as "$http_host".
-#
-# "$http_host" is the Host header exactly as supplied by the client.
-# This is unsafe when a client sends an absolute-form request target together
-# with a different Host header, for example:
-#
-#     GET https://example.com/ HTTP/1.1
-#     Host: malformedhost
-#
-# In such a case, passing "$http_host" upstream exposes the raw client-supplied
-# Host value ("malformedhost") to the backend application, even though it does
-# not match the effective request target. Applications often use HTTP_HOST for
-# redirects, absolute URL generation, virtual host routing, or security checks;
-# forwarding the raw Host header can therefore lead to incorrect or unsafe
-# behaviour.
-#
-# Newer nginx versions (since 1.30.0) introduce variables "$is_request_port" and
-# "$request_port", allowing HTTP_HOST to be constructed as:
-#     $host$is_request_port$request_port
-#
-# In stable/oldstable packages we use "$host" as a security workaround.
-# It avoids forwarding an untrusted raw Host header to the backend.
-#
-# Note: this changes behaviour compared to previous versions, because "$host"
-# does not preserve the client-supplied port, while "$http_host" typically
-# does. Existing deployments that rely on "$http_host" containing a port number
-# may therefore break or behave differently after this change.
-
-fastcgi_param  HTTP_HOST        $host;

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/mime.types

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-types {
-    text/html                                        html htm shtml;
-    text/css                                         css;
-    text/xml                                         xml;
-    image/gif                                        gif;
-    image/jpeg                                       jpeg jpg;
-    application/javascript                           js;
-    application/atom+xml                             atom;
-    application/rss+xml                              rss;
-
-    text/mathml                                      mml;
-    text/plain                                       txt;
-    text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor                 jad;
-    text/vnd.wap.wml                                 wml;
-    text/x-component                                 htc;
-
-    image/avif                                       avif;
-    image/png                                        png;
-    image/svg+xml                                    svg svgz;
-    image/tiff                                       tif tiff;
-    image/vnd.wap.wbmp                               wbmp;
-    image/webp                                       webp;
-    image/x-icon                                     ico;
-    image/x-jng                                      jng;
-    image/x-ms-bmp                                   bmp;
-
-    font/woff                                        woff;
-    font/woff2                                       woff2;
-
-    application/java-archive                         jar war ear;
-    application/json                                 json;
-    application/mac-binhex40                         hqx;
-    application/msword                               doc;
-    application/pdf                                  pdf;
-    application/postscript                           ps eps ai;
-    application/rtf                                  rtf;
-    application/vnd.apple.mpegurl                    m3u8;
-    application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml             kml;
-    application/vnd.google-earth.kmz                 kmz;
-    application/vnd.ms-excel                         xls;
-    application/vnd.ms-fontobject                    eot;
-    application/vnd.ms-powerpoint                    ppt;
-    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics      odg;
-    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation  odp;
-    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet   ods;
-    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text          odt;
-    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
-                                                     pptx;
-    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
-                                                     xlsx;
-    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
-                                                     docx;
-    application/vnd.wap.wmlc                         wmlc;
-    application/wasm                                 wasm;
-    application/x-7z-compressed                      7z;
-    application/x-cocoa                              cco;
-    application/x-java-archive-diff                  jardiff;
-    application/x-java-jnlp-file                     jnlp;
-    application/x-makeself                           run;
-    application/x-perl                               pl pm;
-    application/x-pilot                              prc pdb;
-    application/x-rar-compressed                     rar;
-    application/x-redhat-package-manager             rpm;
-    application/x-sea                                sea;
-    application/x-shockwave-flash                    swf;
-    application/x-stuffit                            sit;
-    application/x-tcl                                tcl tk;
-    application/x-x509-ca-cert                       der pem crt;
-    application/x-xpinstall                          xpi;
-    application/xhtml+xml                            xhtml;
-    application/xslt+xml                             xsl xslt;
-    application/xspf+xml                             xspf;
-    application/zip                                  zip;
-
-    application/octet-stream                         bin exe dll;
-    application/octet-stream                         deb;
-    application/octet-stream                         dmg;
-    application/octet-stream                         iso img;
-    application/octet-stream                         msi msp msm;
-
-    audio/midi                                       mid midi kar;
-    audio/mpeg                                       mp3;
-    audio/ogg                                        ogg;
-    audio/x-m4a                                      m4a;
-    audio/x-realaudio                                ra;
-
-    video/3gpp                                       3gpp 3gp;
-    video/mp2t                                       ts;
-    video/mp4                                        mp4;
-    video/mpeg                                       mpeg mpg;
-    video/ogg                                        ogv;
-    video/quicktime                                  mov;
-    video/webm                                       webm;
-    video/x-flv                                      flv;
-    video/x-m4v                                      m4v;
-    video/x-matroska                                 mkv;
-    video/x-mng                                      mng;
-    video/x-ms-asf                                   asx asf;
-    video/x-ms-wmv                                   wmv;
-    video/x-msvideo                                  avi;
-}

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-auth-pam.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-auth-pam.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-dav-ext.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-dav-ext.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-echo.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-echo.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-geoip2.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-geoip2.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-subs-filter.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-subs-filter.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-http-upstream-fair.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-http-upstream-fair.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/50-mod-stream.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-stream.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/modules-enabled/70-mod-stream-geoip2.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/nginx/modules-available/mod-stream-geoip2.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/nginx.conf

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-user www-data;
-worker_processes auto;
-pid /run/nginx.pid;
-error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
-include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;
-
-
-events {
-	worker_connections 768;
-}
-
-http {
-  log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
-                        '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
-                        '"$http_user_agent"';
-  include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
-  
-  # Hide NGINX version from responses
-  server_tokens off;
-  # Use modern TLS protocols only
-  ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
-  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
-  ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305;
-}

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/proxy_params

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# !!! Security workaround !!!
-# Do not set the `Host` header as "$http_host".
-#
-# "$http_host" is the Host header exactly as supplied by the client.
-# This is unsafe when a client sends an absolute-form request target together
-# with a different Host header, for example:
-#
-#     GET https://example.com/ HTTP/1.1
-#     Host: malformedhost
-#
-# In such a case, passing "$http_host" upstream exposes the raw client-supplied
-# Host value ("malformedhost") to the backend application, even though it does
-# not match the effective request target. Applications often use HTTP_HOST for
-# redirects, absolute URL generation, virtual host routing, or security checks;
-# forwarding the raw Host header can therefore lead to incorrect or unsafe
-# behaviour.
-#
-# Newer nginx versions (since 1.30.0) introduce variables "$is_request_port" and
-# "$request_port", allowing `Host` to be constructed as:
-#     $host$is_request_port$request_port
-#
-# In stable/oldstable packages we use "$host" as a security workaround.
-# It avoids forwarding an untrusted raw Host header to the backend.
-#
-# Note: this changes behaviour compared to previous versions, because "$host"
-# does not preserve the client-supplied port, while "$http_host" typically
-# does. Existing deployments that rely on "$http_host" containing a port number
-# may therefore break or behave differently after this change.
-
-proxy_set_header Host $host;
-proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/snippets/error_pages.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/srv/http/default/snippets/error_pages.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/snippets/error_pages_content.conf

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/srv/http/default/snippets/error_pages_content.conf

roles/install_nginx/files/nginx/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# regex to split $uri to $fastcgi_script_name and $fastcgi_path
-fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(/.*)$;
-
-# Check that the PHP script exists before passing it
-try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;
-
-# Bypass the fact that try_files resets $fastcgi_path_info
-# see: http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/321
-set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
-fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $path_info;
-
-fastcgi_index index.php;
-include fastcgi.conf;

roles/install_nginx/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Install NGINX on apt-based systems
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: nginx
-    state: present
-    update_cache: true
-
-- name: Enable systemd service
-  ansible.builtin.service:
-    name: nginx
-    state: started
-    enabled: true
-
-# We don't want to activate this config right away, so push it after service started
-- name: Configure NGINX, by pushing the config directory
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ role_path }}/files/nginx"
-    dst: "/etc/nginx"
-
-- name: Install custom error pages
-  become: true
-  ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    mkdir -p /srv/http/default
-    git clone https://github.com/denysvitali/nginx-error-pages /srv/http/default 
-    ln -s /srv/http/default/snippets/error_pages.conf /etc/nginx/snippets/error_pages.conf
-    ln -s /srv/http/default/snippets/error_pages_content.conf /etc/nginx/snippets/error_pages_content.conf
-

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'"

tasks/become_method_validation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- 
+
+- name: Set default become method
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_become_method: "sudo"
+
+- name: Prompt for become method with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Choose become method, available: sudo, su, pbrun, pfexec, doas, dzdo, ksu, runas, machinectl [sudo]"
+  register: become_method_result
+  until: >
+    become_method_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      become_method_result.user_input in ['sudo', 'su', 'pbrun', 'pfexec', 'doas', 'dzdo', 'ksu', 'runas', 'machinectl'] 
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_become_method: "{{ become_method_result.user_input }}"
+  when: become_method_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/hostname_validation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- 
+
+- name: Set default hostname
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_hostname: "test-guest"
+
+- name: Prompt for hostname with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Enter hostname (letters, digits, hyphens (but not leading and trailing), dots; max 253 chars) [{{ guest_hostname }}]"
+  register: hostname_result
+  until: >
+    hostname_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      hostname_result.user_input | length <= 253 and
+      hostname_result.user_input is 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])?)*$')
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_hostname: "{{ hostname_result.user_input }}"
+  when: hostname_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/human_admin_user_validation.yaml

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+--- 
+
+- name: Set default human admin user
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    create_human_admin_user: true
+
+- name: Prompt for human admin user creation with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Create human admin user? (true/false) [true]"
+  register: human_admin_user_result
+  until: >
+    human_admin_user_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      human_admin_user_result.user_input in ['true', 'false']
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    create_human_admin_user: "{{ human_admin_user_result.user_input }}"
+  when: human_admin_user_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/ip_validation.yaml

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+--- 
+
+- name: Set default ip
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_ip_address: "192.168.0.90"
+
+- name: Set default network mask
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_netmask: "24"
+
+- name: Prompt for IP with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Enter ip in x.x.x.x/x format [192.168.0.90/24]"
+  register: ip_result
+  until: >
+    ip_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    ip_result.user_input 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)$')
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default (IP)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_ip_address: "{{ ip_result.user_input.split('/') | first }}"
+  when: ip_result.user_input | length > 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default (netmask)
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_netmask: "{{ ip_result.user_input.split('/') | second }}"
+  when: ip_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/lxc_privileged_validation.yaml

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+--- 
+
+- name: Set default privileged
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    lxc_privileged: false
+
+- name: Prompt for privileged with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Privileged LXC? (true/false) [false]"
+  register: privileged_result
+  until: >
+    privileged_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      privileged_result.user_input in ['true', 'false']
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    lxc_privileged: "{{ privileged_result.user_input }}"
+  when: privileged_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/lxc_root_password_validation.yaml

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+---
+
+- name: Set default password
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    lxc_root_password: "test-guest" 
+
+- name: Prompt for password
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Enter your password [{{ lxc_root_password }}]"
+    echo: false
+  register: password_result_1
+  until: password_result_1.user_input | length == 0
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Prompt for password (confirmation) 
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Confirm your new password"
+    echo: false
+  register: password_result_2
+
+- name: Ensure passwords match
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - password_result_1.user_input == password_result_2.user_input
+    fail_msg: "Passwords do not match!"
+    success_msg: "Password confirmed."
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    lxc_root_password: "{{ password_result_1.user_input }}"
+  when: password_result_1.user_input | length > 0
+

tasks/os_template_validation.yaml

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+--- 
+
+- name: Set default OS template
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_os_template: "debian-13"
+
+- name: Prompt for OS template with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Choose OS template, available: debian-13, alpine [debian-13]"
+  register: os_template_result
+  until: >
+    os_template_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      os_template_result.user_input in ['debian-13', 'alpine'] 
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_os_template: "{{ os_template_result.user_input }}"
+  when: os_template_result.user_input | length > 0