Sys-service-terminator Role

Description: Deferred-start orchestrator for enabling and starting collected systemd services once a play completes

Variables

  • author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

  • description: Deferred-start orchestrator for enabling and starting collected systemd services once a play completes

  • 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: [‘systemd’, ‘services’, ‘infinito’]

README

sys-service-terminator

Description

Runs a collected list of systemd services at the end of a play. This is useful for services where flush/restart is suppressed during setup, but should be started once everything they depend on is ready.

Overview

This role runs a collected list of systemd services at the end of a play.

Cosmos

The diagram places sys-service-terminator 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 [sys-service-terminator 💻]
        svc_service_terminator["service-terminator"]
    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.

How it works

  • Consumes system_service_run_list (created by sys-service when system_service_force_flush_final=true).

  • Enables and starts/restarts each service.

  • Shows diagnostics (systemctl status, journalctl -xeu) on failure.

Variables

  • system_service_run_list (list): list of systemd unit names to run

  • SYS_SERVICE_RUNNER_STATE (string): desired state (started, restarted, …)

Further Resources

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).