Desk-dotlinker Role¶

Description: Generic role installing the doli CLI and applying dotfile symlink mappings passed in by other roles

Variables¶

author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
description: Generic role installing the doli CLI and applying dotfile symlink mappings passed in by other roles
license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)
company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world
min_ansible_version: 2.9
platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]
galaxy_tags: [‘dotfiles’, ‘cloud’, ‘desktop’, ‘automation’]
issue_tracker_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/issues

README¶

Dotlinker¶

Description¶

This Ansible role ensures the doli (dotlinker) CLI is installed (via pkgmgr) and applies dotlinker mappings provided by the calling role.

The role is intentionally generic: it does not know anything about Nextcloud or other apps. It can be included multiple times from different roles, each time with a different set of mappings.

Overview¶

This role installs and applies dotlinker (doli) mappings (generic role).

Cosmos¶

The diagram places Dotlinker in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [desk-dotlinker 💻]
        svc_dotlinker["dotlinker"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features¶

Automated provisioning: Configured by Ansible without manual steps.

Quick Setup¶

Development¶

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Dotlinker onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=desk-dotlinker full_cycle=false

Production¶

Install Dotlinker directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh

APP=desk-dotlinker
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
  --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --host localhost \
  --include "$APP" \
  --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
  --diff -vv

Usage¶

Call this role via include_role and pass mappings through dotlinker_mappings:

name: unique mapping id
backend: cloud or chezmoi
src: source path (original location)
dest: destination path (required for cloud)

The role will register mappings using doli add and can optionally run doli pull.

Variables¶

dotlinker_user (required): user to run doli as
dotlinker_config_path (default: ~/.config/dotlinker/config.yaml)
dotlinker_cli_name (default: doli)
dotlinker_package_name (default: doli)
dotlinker_replace (default: true): pass --replace to doli add
dotlinker_apply (default: true): run doli pull after adding mappings

Credits¶

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).