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* Installing and configuring yaVDR with Ansible
This is an experimental feature which allows to set up a yaVDR installation based on a normal Ubuntu Server 16.04.x installation using [[http://ansible.com][Ansible]].

This Manual is written in org-mode for Emacs and can rewrite the complete ansible configuration if you call ~org-babel-tangle~ from within emacs.

* Playbooks
** yavdr07.yml
To set up a fully-featured yaVDR installation you can use the ~yavdr07.yml~ Playbook:
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle yavdr07.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# file: yavdr07.yml
# this playbook sets up a complete yaVDR 0.7 installation

- name: set up yaVDR
  hosts: all
  become: true
  roles:
     - yavdr-common   # install and configure the basic system
     - vdr            # install vdr and related packages
     - yavdr-network  # enable network client capabilities
     - samba-install  # install samba server
     - samba-config   # configure samba server
     #- nfs-server     # install nfs server
     #- nfs-config     # configure nfs server
     - yavdr-xorg     # graphical session
     - yavdr-remote   # remote configuration files, services and scripts
     - grub-config    # configure grub


  handlers:
    - include: handlers/main.yml
#+END_SRC
** yavdr07-headless.yml
For a headless server installation ~yavdr07-headless.yml~ is a good choice
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle yavdr07-headless.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# file: yavdr07-headless.yml
# this playbook set up a headless yaVDR 0.7 installation

- name: set up a headless yaVDR server
  hosts: all
  become: true
  roles:
    - yavdr-common
    - vdr
    - yavdr-network
    - samba-server
    - samba-config
    - nfs-server
    - nfs-config
    - grub-config
  handlers:
    - include: handlers/main.yml
#+END_SRC
* Hosts
This playbook can either be used to run the installation on the localhost or any other PC in the network that can be accessed via ssh. Simply add the host names or IP addresses to the hosts file in the respective section:

#+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle hosts :mkdirp yes
[yavdr-full]
#localhost connection=local
192.168.1.116

[yavdr-headless]

[yavdr-client]

#+END_SRC
* Group Variables
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle group_vars/all :mkdirp yes
# file: group_vars/all

# this is the standard text to put in templates
ansible_managed_file: "*** YAVDR: ANSIBLE MANAGED FILE ***"

branch: unstable
ppa_owner: 'ppa:yavdr'
# a list of all package repositories to be added to the installation
repositories:
  - '{{ ppa_owner }}/main'
  - '{{ ppa_owner }}/unstable-main'
  - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-vdr'
  - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-yavdr'
  - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-kodi'

drivers:
  sundtek: auto
  ddvb-dkms: auto

# dictionary of directories for (shared) files. Automatically exported via NFS and Samba if those roles are enabled
media_dirs:
  audio: /srv/audio
  video: /srv/audio
  pictures: /srv/audio
  files: /srv/files

# properties of the user vdr and vdr-related options
vdr:
  user: vdr
  group: vdr
  uid: 666
  gid: 666
  home: /var/lib/vdr
  recdir: /srv/vdr/video
  hide_first_recording_level: false
  safe_dirnames: true
  override_vdr_charset: false

# add the vdr plugins you want to install
vdr_plugins:
  - vdr-plugin-devstatus
  - vdr-plugin-markad
  - vdr-plugin-restfulapi
  - vdr-plugin-softhddevice

samba:
  workgroup: YAVDR

# additional packages you want to install
extra_packages:
  - vim
  - tree
  - w-scan

system:
    shutdown: poweroff
    grub:
        timeout: 0
        boot_options: quiet nosplash
#+END_SRC
* Roles
** yavdr-common
This role is used to set up a basic yaVDR installation. It creates the directories, installs the vdr and other useful packages.
*** default variables
Several variables can be set to customize the configuration.

**** Repositories
You can set a list of package repositories which provide the necessary packages. Feel free to use own PPAs if you need special customization to the VDR and it's plugins.
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# file: roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml

branch: unstable
repositories:
  - 'ppa:yavdr/main'
  - 'ppa:yavdr/unstable-main'
  - 'ppa:yavdr/{{branch}}-vdr'
  - 'ppa:yavdr/{{branch}}-kodi'
  - 'ppa:yavdr/{{branch}}-yavdr'
#+END_SRC
**** Drivers
Automatically installed drivers can be very useful, but if you know you need a certain driver, you can simply set it's value to *true*. If you don't want a driver to be installed, set it's value to *false*.
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes
drivers:
  sundtek: auto
  ddvb-dkms: auto
#+END_SRC
**** Additional Packages
Add additional packages you would like to have on your installation to this list
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes
  extra_packages:
      - vim
      - tree
      - w-scan
#+END_SRC
**** VDR
This section allows you to set the recording directory, the user and group that runs the vdr and it's home directory.
 - user :: the vdr user name
 - group :: the main group for the user vdr
 - uid :: the user id for the user vdr
 - gid :: the group id for the group vdr
 - home :: the home directory for the user vdr
 - recdir :: the recording directory used by VDR
 - hide_first_recording_level :: let vdr hide the first directory level of it's recording directory so the content of multiple directories is shown merged together
 - safe_dirnames :: replace special characters which are not compatible with Windows file systems and Samba shares
 - override_vdr_charset :: workaround for channels with weird EPG encodings, e.g. Sky
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes
vdr:
    user: vdr
    group: vdr
    uid: 666
    gid: 666
    home: /var/lib/vdr
    recdir: /srv/vdr/video
    hide_first_recording_level: false
    safe_dirnames: true
    override_vdr_charset: false
#+END_SRC
*** tasks
yavdr-common executes the following tasks:
**** main.yml
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :exports none :mkdirp yes
 ---
 # This playbook sets up the basic packages an directories for a yaVDR installation
 # file: roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml
 #+END_SRC
***** Disable default installation of recommended packages

 This configuration file prevents apt to automatically install all recommended dependencies when installing packages:
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
 - name: apt | prevent automatic installation of recommended packages
   template:
       src: templates/90-norecommends.j2
       dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommends

 #+END_SRC
***** Setting up the package repositories
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
 - name: add yaVDR PPAs
   apt_repository:
       repo: '{{ item }}'
       state: present
       update_cache: yes
   with_items: '{{ repositories }}'

 - name: upgrade existing packages
   apt:
       upgrade: dist
       update_cache: yes
 #+END_SRC
***** Installing essential packages
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
 - name: apt | install basic packages
   apt:
     name: '{{ item }}'
     state: present
     install_recommends: no
   with_items:
     - anacron
     - at
     - bash-completion
     - biosdevname
     - linux-firmware
     - psmisc
     - software-properties-common
     - ssh
     - ubuntu-drivers-common
     - wget
     - wpasupplicant
     - usbutils
     - xfsprogs
 #+END_SRC
***** install and execute local fact scripts 
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
  - name: install and execute local fact scripts
    - include:
        - tasks/local_facts.yml
#+END_SRC
**** local_facts.yml
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/tasks/main.yml :exports none :mkdirp yes
  ---
  # file: local_facts.yml

  - name: create directory for local facts
    file:
      dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d
      state: directory

  - name: copy facts script for USB- and PCI(e)-IDs
    copy:
      src: files/hardware.facts.py
      dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d/hardware.facts
      mode: '0775'

  - name: reload ansible local facts
    setup: filter=ansible_local
#+END_SRC
*** templates
#+BEGIN_SRC shell :tangle roles/yavdr-common/templates/90-norecommends.j2 :mkdirp yes
// {{ ansible_managed_file }}
// Recommends are as of now still abused in many packages
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
#+END_SRC
** vdr
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# file: roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml

- name: apt | install basic vdr packages
  apt:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
    install_recommends: no
  with_items:
    - vdr
    - vdrctl
    - vdr-plugin-dbus2vdr

- name: create vdr recdir
  file:
    state: directory
    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
    mode: 0775
    dest: '{{ vdr.recdir }}'

- name: set option to use hide-first-recording-level patch
  blockinfile:
    dest: /etc/vdr/conf.d/04-vdr-hide-first-recordinglevel.conf
    create: true
    block: |
      [vdr]
      --hide-first-recording-level
  when:
    vdr.hide_first_recording_level

- name: create local dir in recdir
  file:
    state: directory
    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
    mode: '0775'
    dest: '{{ vdr.recdir }}/local'
  when:
    vdr.hide_first_recording_level

- name: install additional vdr plugins
  apt:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
    install_recommends: no
  with_items:
    '{{ vdr_plugins }}'
#+END_SRC
*** Set up the directories for files in /srv
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/vdr/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
- name: create directories for media files
  file:
    state: directory
    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
    mode: 0777
    dest: '{{ item }}'
  with_items:
    - /srv/videos
    - /srv/music
    - /srv/picture
    - /srv/backups
#+END_SRC

** yavdr-network
*** default variables

#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-network/main.yml :mkdirp yes
install_avahi: true
install_epgd: true
install_mariadb: true
install_nfs_client: true
install_nfs_server: true
install_samba_client: true
install_samba_server: true
#+END_SRC
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-network/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# this playbook sets up network services for a yaVDR installation
#
- name: install network packages
  apt:
      name: '{{ item }}'
      state: present
      install_recommends: no
  with_items:
      - avahi-daemon
      - avahi-utils
      - biosdevname
      - ethtool
      - nfs-common
      - vdr-addon-avahi-linker
      - wakeonlan

# Does this really work? We need a way to check if an interface supports WOL - Python Skript?
# - name: check WOL capabilities of network interfaces
#   shell: 'ethtool {{ item }} | grep -Po "(?<=Supports\sWake-on:\s).*$"'
#   register: wol
#   with_items: '{% for interface in ansible_interfaces if interface != 'lo' and interface != 'bond0' %}'
  
#+END_SRC
** nfs-server
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tanlge roles/nfs-server/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
- name: install and configure nfs-kernel-server
  apt:
      name: "{{ item }}"
      state: present
      install_recommends: no
  with_items:
      - nfs-kernel-server
  when:
      - '{{ install_nfs_server }}'
#+END_SRC
** yavdr-remote
*** default variables
*** tasks
*** templates
*** files
** yavdr-xorg
*** default variables
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
---
# file: roles/yavdr-xorg/tasks/main.yml

- name: install packages for xorg
  apt:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
  with_items:
    - xorg
    - xserver-xorg-video-all
    - xserver-xorg-input-all
    - xlogin
    - xterm
    #- yavdr-xorg
    - openbox

# TODO: move to yavdr-xorg package?
- name: create folders for user session
  file:
    state: directory
    dest: '{{ item }}'
    mode: '0775'
    owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
    group: '{{ vdr.group }}'
  with_items:
    - '{{ vdr.home }}/.config/systemd/user'
    - '{{ vdr.home }}/.config/openbox/autostart'

### TODO: move to yavdr-xorg package? ###
- name: create folder for customizations of vdr.service
  file:
    state: directory
    dest: /etc/systemd/system/vdr.service.d
    mode: '0775'

- name: add dependency to X-server for vdr.service using a drop-in
  template:
    src: templates/vdr-xorg.conf
    dest: /etc/systemd/system/vdr.service.d/
### END TODO ###

- name: set up .xinitrc for vdr user
  template:
      src: 'templates/.xinitrc.j2'
      dest: '/var/lib/vdr/.xinitrc'
      mode: 0755
      owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
      group: '{{ vdr.group }}'

- name: set up autostart for openbox
  template:
      src: 'templates/autostart.j2'
      dest: '/var/lib/vdr/.config/openbox/autostart'
      mode: 0755
      owner: '{{ vdr.user }}'
      group: '{{ vdr.group }}'

- name: set a login shell for the vdr user
  user:
      name: '{{ vdr.user }}'
      shell: '/bin/bash'
      state: present
      uid: '{{ vdr.uid }}'
      groups: '{{ vdr.group }}'
      append: yes

- name: enable and start xlogin for vdr user
  systemd:
    daemon_reload: yes
    name: 'xlogin@{{ vdr.user }}'
    enabled: yes
    state: started
#+END_SRC
*** templates
#+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/vdr-xorg.conf :mkdirp yes
# file: roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/vdr-xorg.conf
# {{ ansible_managed_file }}

[Unit]
After=x@vt7.service
Wants=x@vt7.service
BindsTo=x@vt7.service
#+END_SRC
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/.xinitrc.j2 :mkdirp yes
#!/bin/bash
# {{ ansible_managed_file }}
exec openbox-session
#+END_SRC
#+BEGIN_SRC sh tangle: ansible/yavdr-ansible/roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/autostart.j2 :mkdirp yes
env | grep "DISPLAY\|DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS\|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" > ~/.session-env
systemctl --user import-environment
#+END_SRC
*** files
** samba-install
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/samba-install/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
# file: roles/samba-install/tasks/main.yml

- name: install samba server
  apt:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
    install_recommends: no
  with_items:
    - samba
    - samba-common
    - samba-common-bin
    - tdb-tools

#+END_SRC
** samba-config
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/samba-config/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
# file: roles/samba-config/tasks/main.yml

# TODO:
#- name: divert original smbd.conf

- name: create smb.conf.custom
  file:
    state: touch
    dest: '/etc/samba/smb.conf.custom'
  notify: [ 'Restart Samba' ]
    
- name: expand template for smb.conf
  template:
    src: 'templates/smb.conf.j2'
    dest: '/etc/samba/smb.conf'
    #validate: 'testparm -s %s'
  notify: [ 'Restart Samba' ]
#+END_SRC
*** templates
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/samba-config/templates/smb.conf.j2 :mkdirp yes
# {{ ansible_managed_file }}

#======================= Global Settings =======================

[global]

## Browsing/Identification ###

# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
   workgroup = {{ samba.workgroup }}

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)

# This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS.
   dns proxy = no

#### Debugging/Accounting ####

# This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

# Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB).
   max log size = 1000

# We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything
# should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log
# through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher.
   syslog = 0

# Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d


####### Authentication #######

# "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account
# in this server for every user accessing the server. See
# /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html
# in the samba-doc package for details.
#   security = user

# You may wish to use password encryption.  See the section on
# 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.
   encrypt passwords = true

# If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what
# password database type you are using.  
   passdb backend = tdbsam

   obey pam restrictions = yes

# This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix
# password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the
# passdb is changed.
   unix password sync = yes

# For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following
# parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan <<kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for
# sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge).
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .

# This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes
# when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in
# 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'.
   pam password change = yes

# This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are mapped 
# to anonymous connections
   map to guest = bad user

{% for name, path in media_dirs.iteritems() %}
[{{ name }}]
   path = {{ path }}
   comment = {{ name }} on %h
   browseable = yes
   guest ok = yes
   writeable = yes
   browseable = yes
   create mode = 0664
   directory mode = 0775
   force user = {{ vdr.user }}
   force group = {{ vdr.group }}
   follow symlinks = yes
   wide links = yes

{% endfor %}

include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.custom
#+END_SRC
** grub-config
*** default variables
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/grub-config/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes
system:
    shutdown: poweroff
    grub:
        timeout: 0
#+END_SRC
*** tasks
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/grub-config/tasks/main.yml :mkdirp yes
- name: custom grub configuration for timeout and reboot halt
  template:
    src: templates/50_custom.j2
    dest: /etc/grub.d/50_custom
    mode: '0775'
  notify: [ 'Update GRUB' ]

# TODO: add special case if plymouth is used
- name: let the system boot quietly
  lineinfile:
      dest: /etc/default/grub
      state: present
      regexp: '^(GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=")'
      line: '\1{{ system.grub.boot_options}}"'
      backrefs: yes
  notify: [ 'Update GRUB' ]
#+END_SRC
*** templates 
#+BEGIN_SRC sh :tangle roles/grub-config/templates/50-custom.j2 :mkdirp yes
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0

# This file is configured by the ansible configuration for yaVDR

{% if system.shutdown is defined and system.shutdown == 'reboot' %}
menuentry "PowerOff" {
    halt
}
{% endif %}

if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
    set timeout={{ 3 if system.grub.timeout < 3 else system.grub.timeout }}
else
    set timeout={{ system.grub.timeout if system.grub.timeout is defined else 0 }}
fi
#+END_SRC
*** handlers
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/grub-config/handlers/main.yml :mkdirp yes
- name: Update GRUB
  command: update-grub
  failed_when: ('error' in grub_register_update.stderr)
  register: grub_register_update

  # TODO: Do we need to use grub-set-default?
  # https://github.com/yavdr/yavdr-utils/blob/master/events/actions/update-grub
#+END_SRC
* Handlers
#+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle handlers/main.yml :mkdirp yes
- name: Restart Samba
  systemd:
    name: smbd.service
    state: restarted
    enabled: yes
    #masked: no
  register: samba_reload

#+END_SRC