Add Ansible playbook for the management cluster (step 1)

VM from Ubuntu cloud image on pv1-1, pinned k3s, cert-manager and
cluster-api-operator via k3s HelmChart CRs, CAPI providers as operator CRs,
kubeconfig fetch + cluster-inspector kubeconfig. Lint passes (production).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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co-authored by Claude Opus 5.5
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[defaults]
inventory = inventory.yml
interpreter_python = auto_silent
[ssh_connection]
# accept-new: the mgmt VM is created by this playbook, so its host key is new on first run
ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new
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# Pinned versions: docs/versions.md is the source of truth, keep in sync.
k3s_version: v1.35.8+k3s1
cert_manager_chart_version: v1.21.2
capi_operator_chart_version: 0.28.0
capi_version: v1.12.11
capmox_version: v0.9.1
ipam_in_cluster_version: v1.1.1
ubuntu_image_url: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/noble/20260926/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64.img
ubuntu_image_sha256: 6a81c37564db9b1ee84e141922625e1d7c5b389b99bb3c572e0243607d5bb4d2
ubuntu_image_path: /var/lib/vz/template/iso/noble-server-cloudimg-amd64-20260926.img
# Proxmox (token secret lives in secrets.yml)
proxmox_url: https://192.168.0.8:8006
proxmox_token_id: capmox@pve!capi
proxmox_storage: local-lvm
proxmox_bridge: vmbr0
proxmox_vlan: 4
# Management VM (VLAN 4). Fill in the empty values before the first run.
mgmt_vmid: ""
mgmt_name: lab-mgmt
mgmt_ip: ""
mgmt_prefix: 24
mgmt_gateway: ""
mgmt_dns: ""
mgmt_cores: 2
mgmt_memory_mib: 4096
mgmt_disk_size: 30G
mgmt_ssh_public_key: "{{ lookup('file', lookup('env', 'HOME') + '/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub') }}"
# Installed by the cluster-api-operator; CR namespace = install namespace (clusterctl defaults).
capi_providers:
- { kind: CoreProvider, name: cluster-api, namespace: capi-system, version: "{{ capi_version }}" }
- { kind: BootstrapProvider, name: kubeadm, namespace: capi-kubeadm-bootstrap-system, version: "{{ capi_version }}" }
- { kind: ControlPlaneProvider, name: kubeadm, namespace: capi-kubeadm-control-plane-system, version: "{{ capi_version }}" }
- { kind: InfrastructureProvider, name: proxmox, namespace: capmox-system, version: "{{ capmox_version }}", config_secret: capmox-variables }
- { kind: IPAMProvider, name: in-cluster, namespace: capi-ipam-in-cluster-system, version: "{{ ipam_in_cluster_version }}" }
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all:
children:
pve:
hosts:
pv1-1:
ansible_host: 192.168.0.8
ansible_user: root
mgmt:
hosts:
lab-mgmt:
ansible_host: "{{ mgmt_ip }}"
ansible_user: ubuntu
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# Management cluster: VM on Proxmox -> k3s -> cert-manager + cluster-api-operator -> CAPI providers.
# Idempotent: a second run reports changed=0. Run from this directory:
# ansible-playbook mgmt.yml [--tags vm|k3s|addons|capi|kubeconfig|inspector]
- name: Management VM on Proxmox
hosts: pve
gather_facts: false
tags: [vm]
tasks:
- name: Required VM parameters are set in group_vars/all.yml
ansible.builtin.assert:
that:
- mgmt_vmid | string | length > 0
- mgmt_ip | length > 0
- mgmt_gateway | length > 0
- mgmt_dns | length > 0
- name: Check whether the VM exists
ansible.builtin.command: qm status {{ mgmt_vmid }}
register: vm_status
changed_when: false
failed_when: false
- name: Create the VM from the Ubuntu cloud image
when: vm_status.rc != 0
block:
- name: Download the pinned cloud image
ansible.builtin.get_url:
url: "{{ ubuntu_image_url }}"
dest: "{{ ubuntu_image_path }}"
checksum: "sha256:{{ ubuntu_image_sha256 }}"
mode: "0644"
- name: Stage the SSH public key for cloud-init
ansible.builtin.copy:
content: "{{ mgmt_ssh_public_key }}\n"
dest: /root/{{ mgmt_name }}.pub
mode: "0600"
# raw disk on LVM-thin; bridge + separate VLAN tag, never vmbr0.4
- name: Create the VM
ansible.builtin.command: >-
qm create {{ mgmt_vmid }}
--name {{ mgmt_name }}
--ostype l26
--cores {{ mgmt_cores }}
--memory {{ mgmt_memory_mib }}
--net0 virtio,bridge={{ proxmox_bridge }},tag={{ proxmox_vlan }}
--scsihw virtio-scsi-pci
--scsi0 {{ proxmox_storage }}:0,import-from={{ ubuntu_image_path }}
--ide2 {{ proxmox_storage }}:cloudinit
--boot order=scsi0
--serial0 socket --vga serial0
--agent 1
--ciuser ubuntu
--sshkeys /root/{{ mgmt_name }}.pub
--ipconfig0 ip={{ mgmt_ip }}/{{ mgmt_prefix }},gw={{ mgmt_gateway }}
--nameserver {{ mgmt_dns }}
changed_when: true
- name: Grow the disk
ansible.builtin.command: qm resize {{ mgmt_vmid }} scsi0 {{ mgmt_disk_size }}
changed_when: true
- name: Start the new VM
ansible.builtin.command: qm start {{ mgmt_vmid }}
changed_when: true
- name: Start the VM if it exists but is stopped
ansible.builtin.command: qm start {{ mgmt_vmid }}
when: vm_status.rc == 0 and 'stopped' in vm_status.stdout
changed_when: true
- name: Wait for SSH on the VM
ansible.builtin.wait_for:
host: "{{ mgmt_ip }}"
port: 22
timeout: 300
delegate_to: localhost
- name: Install k3s on the management VM
hosts: mgmt
become: true
gather_facts: false
tags: [k3s]
handlers:
- name: Restart k3s
ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
name: k3s
state: restarted
tasks:
- name: Wait for cloud-init to finish (apt lock, SSH keys)
ansible.builtin.command: cloud-init status --wait
changed_when: false
- name: Install qemu-guest-agent
ansible.builtin.apt:
name: qemu-guest-agent
update_cache: true
cache_valid_time: 86400
- name: Start qemu-guest-agent
ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
name: qemu-guest-agent
state: started
- name: Create the k3s config directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: /etc/rancher/k3s
state: directory
mode: "0755"
- name: Write the k3s config
ansible.builtin.template:
src: k3s-config.yaml.j2
dest: /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml
mode: "0644"
notify: Restart k3s
- name: Installed k3s version
ansible.builtin.command: k3s --version
register: k3s_installed
changed_when: false
failed_when: false
- name: Install or upgrade k3s to the pinned version
when: k3s_version not in k3s_installed.stdout | default('')
block:
- name: Download the k3s install script
ansible.builtin.get_url:
url: https://get.k3s.io
dest: /usr/local/bin/k3s-install.sh
mode: "0755"
- name: Run the k3s install script
ansible.builtin.command: /usr/local/bin/k3s-install.sh
environment:
INSTALL_K3S_VERSION: "{{ k3s_version }}"
changed_when: true
- name: Apply pending k3s restart
ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
- name: Wait for the node to be Ready
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready node --all --timeout=30s
register: node_ready
until: node_ready.rc == 0
retries: 12
delay: 10
changed_when: false
- name: Install cert-manager and cluster-api-operator (k3s helm-controller)
hosts: mgmt
become: true
gather_facts: false
tags: [addons]
tasks:
- name: Write the cert-manager HelmChart
ansible.builtin.template:
src: helmchart-cert-manager.yaml.j2
dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/cert-manager.yaml
mode: "0600"
- name: Wait for cert-manager deployments
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl -n cert-manager wait --for=condition=Available deploy --all --timeout=30s
register: cm_ready
until: cm_ready.rc == 0
retries: 30
delay: 10
changed_when: false
- name: Write the cluster-api-operator HelmChart
ansible.builtin.template:
src: helmchart-capi-operator.yaml.j2
dest: /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/cluster-api-operator.yaml
mode: "0600"
- name: Wait for cluster-api-operator deployment
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl -n capi-operator-system wait --for=condition=Available deploy --all --timeout=30s
register: op_ready
until: op_ready.rc == 0
retries: 30
delay: 10
changed_when: false
- name: Wait for the operator CRDs
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl wait --for=condition=established crd/coreproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io --timeout=60s
changed_when: false
- name: CAPI providers
hosts: mgmt
become: true
gather_facts: false
tags: [capi]
vars_files:
- secrets.yml
tasks:
- name: Manifest directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: /opt/lab-mgmt
state: directory
mode: "0700"
- name: Provider manifests (namespaces, capmox-variables Secret, provider CRs)
ansible.builtin.template:
src: capi-providers.yaml.j2
dest: /opt/lab-mgmt/capi-providers.yaml
mode: "0600"
diff: false
- name: Apply provider manifests
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl apply -f /opt/lab-mgmt/capi-providers.yaml
register: providers_apply
changed_when: "' created' in providers_apply.stdout or ' configured' in providers_apply.stdout"
- name: Wait for provider deployments
ansible.builtin.command: k3s kubectl -n {{ item.namespace }} wait --for=condition=Available deploy --all --timeout=30s
loop: "{{ capi_providers }}"
loop_control:
label: "{{ item.kind }}/{{ item.name }}"
register: provider_ready
until: provider_ready.rc == 0
retries: 40
delay: 15
changed_when: false
- name: Kubeconfigs on the laptop
hosts: mgmt
become: true
gather_facts: false
tags: [kubeconfig]
tasks:
- name: Read the k3s admin kubeconfig
ansible.builtin.slurp:
src: /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
register: k3s_kubeconfig
- name: Write ~/.kube/lab-mgmt.kubeconfig (server = VM IP, names = lab-mgmt)
ansible.builtin.copy:
content: >-
{{ k3s_kubeconfig.content | b64decode
| replace('https://127.0.0.1:6443', 'https://' + mgmt_ip + ':6443')
| regex_replace('(?m): default$', ': lab-mgmt') }}
dest: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.kube/lab-mgmt.kubeconfig"
mode: "0600"
delegate_to: localhost
become: false
diff: false
- name: Read-only kubeconfig for the cluster-inspector agent
ansible.builtin.command: >-
{{ playbook_dir }}/../.claude/cluster-inspector/make-kubeconfig.sh lab-mgmt
--admin-kubeconfig {{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.kube/lab-mgmt.kubeconfig
--apply-rbac
delegate_to: localhost
become: false
changed_when: false
tags: [inspector]
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# cp secrets.yml.example secrets.yml (gitignored) and fill in
proxmox_token_secret: "<secret of capmox@pve!capi>"
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{% for p in capi_providers %}
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: {{ p.namespace }}
---
{% endfor %}
# Read by CAPMOX v0.9.1 components; the operator does not watch it, so rotating the token
# means a new Secret name + updated configSecret reference.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: capmox-variables
namespace: capmox-system
type: Opaque
stringData:
PROXMOX_URL: "{{ proxmox_url }}"
PROXMOX_TOKEN: "{{ proxmox_token_id }}"
PROXMOX_SECRET: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
{% for p in capi_providers %}
---
apiVersion: operator.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha2
kind: {{ p.kind }}
metadata:
name: {{ p.name }}
namespace: {{ p.namespace }}
spec:
version: {{ p.version }}
{% if p.config_secret is defined %}
configSecret:
name: {{ p.config_secret }}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
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# Providers are NOT set in chart values (they would become Helm hooks, cluster-api-operator#1052);
# they are applied as separate CRs from capi-providers.yaml.
apiVersion: helm.cattle.io/v1
kind: HelmChart
metadata:
name: cluster-api-operator
namespace: kube-system
spec:
repo: https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/cluster-api-operator
chart: cluster-api-operator
version: {{ capi_operator_chart_version }}
targetNamespace: capi-operator-system
createNamespace: true
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apiVersion: helm.cattle.io/v1
kind: HelmChart
metadata:
name: cert-manager
namespace: kube-system
spec:
repo: https://charts.jetstack.io
chart: cert-manager
version: {{ cert_manager_chart_version }}
targetNamespace: cert-manager
createNamespace: true
valuesContent: |-
crds:
enabled: true
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write-kubeconfig-mode: "0600"
tls-san:
- {{ mgmt_ip }}
disable:
- traefik