Dotfiles

Document Control

TODO:

Overall structure.
Initial draft complete
Testing
Ready

User Story: Dotfiles

As a: UNIX and Linux user

I want to:

copy my dotfiles and cofiguration to a new or existing system
keep my configuration under version control and use symlinks

So that: I can easily move between systems.

Github Dotfiles

Using the role

Using the role in a playbook

dotfiles-playbook.yml

---
- name: Install dotfiles on localhost
  hosts:
    - all

  tasks:
    - name: dotfiles is configured
      import_role:
        name: devopstoolbox.dotfiles
      vars:
        dotfiles_repo: "https://github.com/devopstoolbox/dotfiles.git"
        dotfiles_repo_version: HEAD
        dotfiles_path: ~/.dotfiles
        spacemacs_version: "v0.200.13"

        dotfiles_user: ansible

        # Link dotfiles
        dotfiles_files:
          - .tmux.conf.local
          - .tmux.conf
          - .zshrc

        # Copy (and backup)
        dotfiles_copy:
          - .zshrc.local
          - .gitconfig

        # Sync (no backup)
        dotfiles_sync:
          - .config
      tags: dotfiles

Run ansible-playbook

# Install the role
ansible-galaxy install devopstoolbox.dotfiles

# Run the playbook
ansible-playbook dotfiles-playbook.yml

Last update: 2020-02-09