Desk-git Role¶

Description: Version-control client for personal workstations, preconfigured with identity, signing, and merge defaults

Variables¶

author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
description: Version-control client for personal workstations, preconfigured with identity, signing, and merge defaults
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: [‘git’, ‘configuration’, ‘pacman’, ‘desktop’]

README¶

Git¶

Description¶

This role installs and configures Git on the target system using the Pacman package manager (via the community.general.pacman module). In addition, it configures Git for the user by installing a custom git configuration using the git-configurator tool. The role ensures that Git is installed and that the configuration tasks are run only once per host.

Overview¶

This role installs Git and configures it using a custom git-configurator for personal computers.

Cosmos¶

The diagram places Git 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-git 💻]
        svc_git["git"]
    end
    subgraph dependents [Dependents]
        dpt_desk_ssh["desk-ssh 💻 ⚙️"]
    end
    svc_git -- "1:1" --> dpt_desk_ssh

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.

Purpose¶

The purpose of this role is to automate the installation and configuration of Git for personal computers. By leveraging a custom git-configurator, it sets up essential Git settings such as merge options, rebase preferences, user information, and GPG signing, ensuring a consistent environment for version control operations.

Features¶

Automated Git Installation: Installs Git using Pacman.
Custom Git Configuration: Invokes the git-configurator tool to merge user-specific configuration options.
Idempotent Task Execution: Uses host-level run-once artifacts to ensure that configuration tasks are executed only once per host.
Integration: Works alongside the pkgmgr role to streamline overall system setup.

Quick Setup¶

Development¶

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

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

Production¶

Install Git 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-git
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

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).