feat(semaphore): rewrite role with rootful Podman Quadlet + PostgreSQL

Complete rewrite of the semaphore role. Supersedes three prior
iterations whose admin-user-creation logic was unreliable across
Semaphore CLI versions.

Architecture:
  - Rootful Podman Quadlet under /etc/containers/systemd/
  - Separate PostgreSQL 16-alpine container on a user-defined
    podman network (semaphore-net)
  - Named volumes for both data stores (semaphore_data,
    semaphore_postgres_data) so container recreation is
    non-destructive
  - Pinned image tags: semaphoreui/semaphore:v2.18.5-ansible2.16.5
    and postgres:16-alpine
  - Post-deploy HTTP health check fails the playbook if Semaphore
    doesn't respond on /api/ping within ~60s

Admin user creation remains intentionally manual after first deploy;
the role README documents the exact podman exec command.

Removes the duplicate deploy_semaphore.yml and the now-unneeded
cleanup_semaphore.yml; day1_deploy_semaphore.yml is the canonical
entry point.
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2026-05-29 21:34:22 -05:00
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---
- name: Ensure cast group exists
ansible.builtin.group:
name: "{{ semaphore_group }}"
state: present
system: true
# ============================================================================
# semaphore / main entrypoint
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Order matters:
# 1. Podman + Quadlet support installed and ready
# 2. Network created (containers reference it by name)
# 3. Volumes created (postgres + semaphore data)
# 4. Postgres started (Semaphore depends on it being ready)
# 5. Semaphore started (web service)
# 6. Verify reachable on listen port
# ============================================================================
- name: Ensure cast user exists
ansible.builtin.user:
name: "{{ semaphore_user }}"
group: "{{ semaphore_group }}"
shell: /bin/bash
create_home: true
state: present
- name: Install Podman and dependencies
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: podman.yml
tags: [semaphore, podman]
- name: Create Semaphore data directories with correct ownership
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ item }}"
state: directory
owner: "{{ semaphore_user }}"
group: "{{ semaphore_group }}"
mode: "0777"
recurse: true
become: true
loop:
- "{{ semaphore_data_dir }}"
- "{{ semaphore_config_dir }}"
- name: Ensure podman network exists
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: network.yml
tags: [semaphore, network]
# ============================================================
# LEGACY DEPLOYMENT (podman_container + generate systemd)
# ============================================================
- name: Legacy deployment with PostgreSQL
when: semaphore_use_postgres | default(false)
block:
- name: Aggressive storage cleanup (when semaphore_force_storage_cleanup=true)
when: semaphore_force_storage_cleanup | default(false)
block:
- name: Force remove all containers
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman rm -af"
become: true
failed_when: false
- name: Ensure podman volumes exist
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: volumes.yml
tags: [semaphore, volumes]
- name: Prune unused images, volumes and networks
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman system prune -f --volumes"
become: true
failed_when: false
- name: Deploy PostgreSQL container
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: postgres.yml
tags: [semaphore, postgres]
- name: Remove existing containers if present (force + storage cleanup)
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman rm -f --storage {{ item }}"
become: true
failed_when: false
loop:
- "{{ semaphore_postgres_container_name }}"
- "{{ semaphore_container_name }}"
- name: Deploy Semaphore container
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: semaphore.yml
tags: [semaphore]
- name: Ensure dedicated Podman network exists
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman network create semaphore-net"
become: true
register: net_create
failed_when: false
changed_when: net_create.rc == 0
- name: Ensure required Podman volumes exist (reuse if present)
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman volume exists {{ item }} || podman volume create {{ item }}"
become: true
failed_when: false
changed_when: false
loop:
- "{{ semaphore_postgres_volume }}"
- "{{ semaphore_data_volume }}"
- name: Deploy PostgreSQL container (legacy)
containers.podman.podman_container:
name: "{{ semaphore_postgres_container_name }}"
image: "{{ semaphore_postgres_image }}"
network: semaphore-net
state: started
recreate: true
volumes:
- "{{ semaphore_postgres_volume }}:/var/lib/postgresql/data:Z"
env:
POSTGRES_USER: "{{ semaphore_postgres_user }}"
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "{{ vault_semaphore_database_password }}"
POSTGRES_DB: "{{ semaphore_postgres_db }}"
become: true
- name: Deploy Semaphore container (legacy)
containers.podman.podman_container:
name: "{{ semaphore_container_name }}"
image: "{{ semaphore_image }}"
network: semaphore-net
state: started
recreate: true
ports:
- "{{ semaphore_port }}:3000"
volumes:
- "{{ semaphore_data_volume }}:/var/lib/semaphore:Z"
- "{{ semaphore_config_dir }}:/etc/semaphore:Z"
env:
SEMAPHORE_DB_DIALECT: "postgres"
SEMAPHORE_DB_PATH: ""
SEMAPHORE_DB_USER: "{{ semaphore_postgres_user }}"
SEMAPHORE_DB_PASS: "{{ vault_semaphore_database_password }}"
SEMAPHORE_DB_HOST: "{{ semaphore_postgres_container_name }}"
SEMAPHORE_DB_PORT: "5432"
SEMAPHORE_DB_NAME: "{{ semaphore_postgres_db }}"
SEMAPHORE_DB_SSLMODE: "disable"
SEMAPHORE_ADMIN: "admin"
SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ vault_semaphore_admin_password }}"
SEMAPHORE_ACCESS_KEY_ENCRYPTION: "{{ vault_semaphore_access_key_encryption }}"
become: true
- name: Generate systemd service for PostgreSQL
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman generate systemd --name --new --files {{ semaphore_postgres_container_name }}"
chdir: /etc/systemd/system
become: true
changed_when: true
- name: Generate systemd service for Semaphore
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: "podman generate systemd --name --new --files {{ semaphore_container_name }}"
chdir: /etc/systemd/system
become: true
changed_when: true
- name: Reload systemd and enable services
ansible.builtin.systemd:
daemon_reload: true
name: "{{ item }}"
state: started
enabled: true
become: true
loop:
- "container-{{ semaphore_postgres_container_name }}.service"
- "container-{{ semaphore_container_name }}.service"
# ============================================================
# LEGACY DEPLOYMENT - BoltDB fallback
# ============================================================
- name: Legacy deployment with BoltDB
when: not (semaphore_use_postgres | default(false))
block:
- name: Create Semaphore config.json for BoltDB
ansible.builtin.copy:
dest: "{{ semaphore_config_dir }}/config.json"
owner: "{{ semaphore_user }}"
group: "{{ semaphore_group }}"
mode: "0644"
content: |
{
"db": {
"Dialect": "bolt",
"BoltDB": {
"Path": "{{ semaphore_data_dir }}"
}
},
"server": {
"Addr": ":{{ semaphore_port }}"
}
}
become: true
- name: Create and start Semaphore container
containers.podman.podman_container:
name: "{{ semaphore_container_name }}"
image: "{{ semaphore_image }}"
network: semaphore-net
state: started
recreate: true
ports:
- "{{ semaphore_port }}:3000"
volumes:
- "{{ semaphore_data_dir }}:/var/lib/semaphore:Z"
- "{{ semaphore_config_dir }}:/etc/semaphore:Z"
env:
SEMAPHORE_DB_DIALECT: "{{ semaphore_db_type }}"
SEMAPHORE_DB_PATH: "{{ semaphore_db_path }}"
SEMAPHORE_ADMIN: admin
SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ vault_semaphore_admin_password }}"
SEMAPHORE_ACCESS_KEY_ENCRYPTION: "{{ vault_semaphore_access_key_encryption }}"
- name: Generate systemd service for the container
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: podman generate systemd --name --new --files {{ semaphore_container_name }}
chdir: /etc/systemd/system
become: true
changed_when: true
- name: Reload systemd and enable service
ansible.builtin.systemd:
daemon_reload: true
name: "container-{{ semaphore_container_name }}.service"
state: started
enabled: true
become: true
- name: Verify Semaphore is reachable
ansible.builtin.import_tasks: verify.yml
tags: [semaphore, verify]