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homelab/ansible/roles/jmri/defaults/main.yml
Hermes Agent service account 62e9f13a45 jmri: replace TigerVNC with Xpra for JMRI GUI display
VNC had window management issues and some dialogs wouldn't open correctly.
Xpra runs in rootless mode — each JMRI window appears natively on the
client without a VNC client or XQuartz required.

Changes:
- Remove tigervnc-standalone-server, jmri-vnc.service, .vnc/ directory
- Install xpra, deploy jmri-xpra.service.j2 (systemd unit)
- Update jmri-gui wrapper: DISPLAY=:100, attach instructions printed on launch
- Update defaults: drop VNC vars, add jmri_xpra_display=100
- Rename handler: Restart jmri-vnc -> Restart jmri-xpra

Connect from macOS/Linux:
  xpra attach ssh://jmri@main-street-station/100
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---
# JMRI version to install
# Update both jmri_version AND jmri_build_hash together when upgrading.
# Find the build hash in the release asset filename on:
# https://github.com/JMRI/JMRI/releases
jmri_version: "5.16"
jmri_build_hash: "909e15189e"
jmri_install_dir: /opt/JMRI
jmri_download_url: "https://github.com/JMRI/JMRI/releases/download/v{{ jmri_version }}/JMRI.{{ jmri_version }}+R{{ jmri_build_hash }}.tgz"
# Service user
jmri_user: jmri
jmri_group: jmri
jmri_home: /home/jmri
# Profile — set per-host in host_vars
jmri_profile_id: ""
# LCRR git repo (set per-host in host_vars; leave blank to skip clone)
jmri_lcrr_repo: ""
jmri_lcrr_branch: "main"
# SSH key for jmri user (for jmri-gui X11 access — set per-host in host_vars)
jmri_ssh_authorized_key: ""
# SSH key for jmri user → Gitea
jmri_gitea_key: /home/jmri/.ssh/id_ed25519_gitea
# Config restore source (legacy tar-based restore — leave blank to skip)
jmri_config_src: ""
# Ports (for documentation / firewall rules)
jmri_json_port: 12080
jmri_withrottle_port: 12090
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Phase 4 — Xpra virtual display
# Replaces TigerVNC with rootless Xpra — proper window management,
# persistent sessions, SSH-native attach (no VNC client needed).
# Connect from macOS/Linux: xpra attach ssh://jmri@main-street-station/100
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
jmri_xpra_display: "100"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Phase 2 — Layout power monitor (Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
jmri_leviton_email: "" # set via group_vars (vault-backed)
jmri_leviton_password: "" # set via group_vars (vault-backed)
jmri_leviton_switch_name: "Layout"
jmri_monitor_poll_interval: 30 # seconds between polls (active hours)
jmri_monitor_quiet_start: 1 # hour (24h) to stop polling
jmri_monitor_quiet_end: 10 # hour (24h) to resume polling
jmri_monitor_stop_delay: 30 # seconds of OFF state before stopping JMRI