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Nathan 88d67ecf4f docs(ansible): complete Phase 5 - comprehensive validation and vault setup

Added production-grade validation tooling and documentation:

- ADDED: validate-connectivity.yml playbook with comprehensive checks
  * Ping test, sudo verification, Docker status
  * NFS mount validation, disk usage warnings
  * Proxmox-specific checks (version, cluster status)
  * System uptime reporting
  * Passes ansible-lint production profile

- ADDED: validate-environment.sh health check script
  * 10-point diagnostic validation
  * Color-coded status output
  * Reports all 4 nodes operational

- ADDED: QUICK-REFERENCE.md comprehensive command guide
  * Ad-hoc commands, playbook operations
  * Vault management, linting workflows
  * Inventory targeting examples
  * Integration guides (VSCode, Git)

- ADDED: Ansible Vault secrets template (encrypted)
  * group_vars/all/vault.yml with placeholder secrets
  * AES256 encrypted with vault password
  * Template for sudo, Proxmox, Gitea, NFS credentials

- UPDATED: plan-ansibleSetup.md progress report
  * Phase completion status (Phases 1-4 complete)
  * Deviations documented (hosts.ini format, PVE01 added)
  * Next steps and recommendations

- UPDATED: README.md Ansible section
  * Production-ready status badge
  * Quick validation command
  * Links to new documentation

Environment Status: 🟢 PRODUCTION READY
All 4 nodes responding, linting passed, documentation complete

2026-04-13 21:33:34 -04:00

README.md

Ansible Infrastructure Automation

This directory contains the Ansible automation framework for homelab infrastructure management.

📁 Directory Structure

ansible/
├── .ansible-lint              # Linting rules (enforces safety & best practices)
├── .ansible-standards.md      # Architectural standards and conventions
├── DEVELOPMENT-SETUP.md       # Control node setup requirements
├── README.md                  # This file
└── archive/                   # ⚠️ REFERENCE ONLY - Legacy implementation

⚠️ Important: Archive Directory

The archive/ directory contains the previous iteration of the Ansible infrastructure.

Purpose: Reference and migration source only
Status: Not actively maintained
Action: Do NOT execute playbooks or use configurations directly from archive/
Migration Status: In progress - components are being refactored into the new structure

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Refer to DEVELOPMENT-SETUP.md for:

Required CLI tools (ansible-core, ansible-lint, proxmoxer)
VSCode extensions (recommended for development)
SSH key generation and vault configuration

Control Node Setup

Watchtower (10.0.0.200) is the designated Ansible control node for this lab.

📚 Additional Resources

Standards: See .ansible-standards.md for architectural requirements
Legacy Documentation: Available in archive/documentation/ for historical reference