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Homelab Ansible Automation Suite

Comprehensive infrastructure management and monitoring for distributed homelab network with 200+ containers across 10+ hosts and 100+ services.

🎉 LATEST UPDATE: Complete automation suite with service lifecycle management, backup automation, and advanced monitoring - all tested across production infrastructure!

🚀 Quick Start

# Change to automation directory
cd /home/homelab/organized/repos/homelab/ansible/automation

# 🆕 PRODUCTION-READY AUTOMATION SUITE
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/health_check.yml         # Comprehensive health monitoring
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/service_status.yml       # Multi-system service status  
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/system_metrics.yml       # Real-time metrics collection
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/alert_check.yml          # Infrastructure alerting

# Service lifecycle management
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/restart_service.yml -e "service_name=docker"
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/container_logs.yml

# Backup automation
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/backup_configs.yml
ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini playbooks/backup_databases.yml

📊 Infrastructure Overview

Tailscale Network

  • 28 total devices in tailnet
  • 12 active devices online
  • All critical infrastructure accessible via SSH

Core Systems

Production Hosts

  • homelab (Ubuntu 24.04): Main Docker host
  • pi-5 (Debian 12.13): Raspberry Pi services
  • vish-concord-nuc (Ubuntu 24.04): Remote services
  • truenas-scale (Debian 12.9): Storage and apps
  • homeassistant (Alpine container): Home automation

Synology NAS Cluster

  • atlantis (100.83.230.112): Primary NAS, DSM 7.3.2
  • calypso (100.103.48.78): APT cache server, DSM 7.3.2
  • setillo (100.125.0.20): Backup NAS, DSM 7.3.2

Infrastructure Services

  • pve (Proxmox): Virtualization host
  • APT Proxy: calypso (100.103.48.78:3142) running apt-cacher-ng

📚 Complete Playbook Reference

🚀 NEW Production-Ready Automation Suite (8 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Status Multi-System
health_check.yml 🆕 Comprehensive health monitoring with JSON reports ✅ TESTED ✅
service_status.yml 🆕 Multi-system service status with Docker integration ✅ TESTED ✅
system_metrics.yml 🆕 Real-time metrics collection (CSV output) ✅ TESTED ✅
alert_check.yml 🆕 Infrastructure alerting with NTFY integration ✅ TESTED ✅
restart_service.yml 🆕 Intelligent service restart with health validation ✅ TESTED ✅
container_logs.yml 🆕 Docker container log collection and analysis ✅ TESTED ✅
backup_configs.yml 🆕 Configuration backup with compression and retention ✅ TESTED ✅
backup_databases.yml 🆕 Multi-database backup automation ✅ TESTED ✅

🏥 Health & Monitoring (9 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Frequency Multi-System
health_check.yml 🆕 Comprehensive health monitoring with alerts Daily ✅
service_status.yml 🆕 Multi-system service status (Synology enhanced) Daily ✅
network_connectivity.yml 🆕 Full mesh Tailscale + SSH + HTTP endpoint health Daily ✅
ntp_check.yml 🆕 Time sync drift audit with ntfy alerts Daily ✅
system_monitoring.yml 🆕 Performance metrics and trend analysis Hourly ✅
service_health_deep.yml Deep service health analysis Weekly ✅
synology_health.yml NAS-specific health checks Monthly Synology only
tailscale_health.yml Network connectivity testing As needed ✅
system_info.yml System information gathering As needed ✅

🔧 Service Management (2 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
restart_service.yml 🆕 Intelligent service restart with health checks As needed ✅
container_logs.yml 🆕 Docker container log collection and analysis Troubleshooting ✅

💾 Backup & Recovery (3 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
backup_databases.yml 🆕 Multi-database backup (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) Daily ✅
backup_configs.yml 🆕 Configuration and data backup with compression Weekly ✅
disaster_recovery_test.yml 🆕 Automated DR testing and validation Monthly ✅

🗄️ Storage Management (3 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
disk_usage_report.yml 🆕 Storage monitoring with alerts Weekly ✅
prune_containers.yml 🆕 Docker cleanup and optimization Monthly ✅
log_rotation.yml 🆕 Log management and cleanup Weekly ✅

🔒 Security & Maintenance (5 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
security_audit.yml 🆕 Comprehensive security scanning and hardening Weekly ✅
update_system.yml 🆕 System updates with rollback capability Maintenance ✅
security_updates.yml Automated security patches Weekly ✅
certificate_renewal.yml 🆕 SSL certificate management Monthly ✅
cron_audit.yml 🆕 Scheduled task inventory + world-writable security flags Monthly ✅

⚙️ Configuration Management (5 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
configure_apt_proxy.yml Setup APT proxy configuration New systems Debian/Ubuntu
check_apt_proxy.yml APT proxy monitoring Weekly Debian/Ubuntu
add_ssh_keys.yml SSH key management Access control ✅
install_tools.yml Essential tool installation Setup ✅
cleanup.yml System cleanup and maintenance Monthly ✅

🔄 System Updates (3 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
update_ansible.yml Ansible system updates Maintenance ✅
update_ansible_targeted.yml Targeted Ansible updates Specific hosts ✅
ansible_status_check.yml Ansible connectivity verification Troubleshooting ✅

🚀 NEW Advanced Container Management (6 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
container_dependency_map.yml 🆕 Map service dependencies and orchestrate cascading restarts As needed ✅
service_inventory.yml 🆕 Auto-generate service catalog with documentation Weekly ✅
container_resource_optimizer.yml 🆕 Analyze and optimize container resource allocation Monthly ✅
tailscale_management.yml 🆕 Manage Tailscale network, connectivity, and diagnostics As needed ✅
backup_verification.yml 🆕 Test backup integrity and restore procedures Weekly ✅
container_update_orchestrator.yml 🆕 Coordinated container updates with rollback capability Maintenance ✅

🖥️ Platform Management (3 playbooks)

Playbook Purpose Usage Multi-System
synology_health.yml Synology NAS health (DSM, RAID, Tailscale) Monthly Synology only
proxmox_management.yml 🆕 PVE VM/LXC inventory, storage pools, snapshots Weekly PVE only
truenas_health.yml 🆕 ZFS pool health, scrub, SMART disks, app status Weekly TrueNAS only

🎯 Key Features

🧠 Multi-System Intelligence

  • Automatic Detection: Standard Linux, Synology DSM, Container environments
  • Adaptive Service Checks: Uses systemd, synoservice, or process detection as appropriate
  • Cross-Platform: Tested on Ubuntu, Debian, Synology DSM, Alpine, Proxmox

📊 Advanced Monitoring

  • JSON Reports: Machine-readable output for integration
  • Trend Analysis: Historical performance tracking
  • Alert Integration: ntfy notifications for critical issues
  • Health Scoring: Risk assessment and recommendations

🛡️ Security & Compliance

  • Automated Audits: Regular security scanning
  • Hardening Checks: SSH, firewall, user account validation
  • Update Management: Security patches with rollback
  • Certificate Management: Automated SSL renewal

🏗️ Inventory Groups

Host Groups

  • synology: Synology NAS devices (atlantis, calypso, setillo)
  • debian_clients: Systems using APT proxy (homelab, pi-5, pve, truenas-scale, etc.)
  • hypervisors: Virtualization hosts (pve, truenas-scale, homeassistant)
  • rpi: Raspberry Pi devices (pi-5, pi-5-kevin)
  • remote: Off-site systems (vish-concord-nuc)

💡 Usage Examples

Essential Daily Operations

# Comprehensive health check across all systems
ansible-playbook playbooks/health_check.yml

# Service status with multi-system support
ansible-playbook playbooks/service_status.yml

# Performance monitoring
ansible-playbook playbooks/system_monitoring.yml

Targeted Operations

# Target specific groups
ansible-playbook playbooks/security_audit.yml --limit synology
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_databases.yml --limit debian_clients
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_logs.yml --limit hypervisors

# Target individual hosts
ansible-playbook playbooks/service_status.yml --limit atlantis
ansible-playbook playbooks/health_check.yml --limit homelab
ansible-playbook playbooks/restart_service.yml --limit pi-5 -e service_name=docker

Service Management

# Restart services with health checks
ansible-playbook playbooks/restart_service.yml -e service_name=docker
ansible-playbook playbooks/restart_service.yml -e service_name=nginx --limit homelab

# Collect container logs for troubleshooting
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_logs.yml -e container_name=nginx
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_logs.yml -e log_lines=100

Backup Operations

# Database backups
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_databases.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_databases.yml --limit homelab

# Configuration backups
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_configs.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_configs.yml -e backup_retention_days=14

# Backup verification and testing
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_verification.yml

Advanced Container Management

# Container dependency mapping and orchestrated restarts
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_dependency_map.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_dependency_map.yml -e service_name=nginx -e cascade_restart=true

# Service inventory and documentation generation
ansible-playbook playbooks/service_inventory.yml

# Container resource optimization
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_resource_optimizer.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_resource_optimizer.yml -e optimize_action=cleanup

# Tailscale network management
ansible-playbook playbooks/tailscale_management.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/tailscale_management.yml -e tailscale_action=status

# Coordinated container updates
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_update_orchestrator.yml -e target_container=nginx
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_update_orchestrator.yml -e update_mode=orchestrated

📅 Maintenance Schedule

Daily Automated Tasks

# Essential health monitoring
ansible-playbook playbooks/service_status.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/health_check.yml

# Database backups
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_databases.yml

Weekly Tasks

# Security audit
ansible-playbook playbooks/security_audit.yml

# Storage management
ansible-playbook playbooks/disk_usage_report.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/log_rotation.yml

# Configuration backups
ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_configs.yml

# Legacy monitoring
ansible-playbook playbooks/check_apt_proxy.yml

Monthly Tasks

# System updates
ansible-playbook playbooks/update_system.yml

# Docker cleanup
ansible-playbook playbooks/prune_containers.yml

# Disaster recovery testing
ansible-playbook playbooks/disaster_recovery_test.yml

# Certificate renewal
ansible-playbook playbooks/certificate_renewal.yml

# Legacy health checks
ansible-playbook playbooks/synology_health.yml
ansible-playbook playbooks/tailscale_health.yml

🚨 Recent Updates (February 21, 2026)

🆕 5 NEW PLAYBOOKS ADDED

  • network_connectivity.yml: Full mesh Tailscale + SSH + HTTP endpoint health check (Daily)
  • ntp_check.yml: Time sync drift audit with ntfy alerts (Daily)
  • proxmox_management.yml: PVE VM/LXC inventory, storage pools, optional snapshots (Weekly)
  • truenas_health.yml: ZFS pool health, scrub, SMART disks, TrueNAS app status (Weekly)
  • cron_audit.yml: Scheduled task inventory + world-writable script security flags (Monthly)

✅ PRODUCTION-READY AUTOMATION SUITE COMPLETED

  • 🆕 Service Lifecycle Management: Complete service restart, status monitoring, and log collection
  • 💾 Backup Automation: Multi-database and configuration backup with compression and retention
  • 📊 Advanced Monitoring: Real-time metrics collection, health checks, and infrastructure alerting
  • 🧠 Multi-Platform Support: Ubuntu, Debian, Synology DSM, TrueNAS, Home Assistant, Proxmox
  • 🔧 Production Testing: Successfully tested across 6+ hosts with 200+ containers
  • 📈 Real Performance Data: Collecting actual system metrics and container health status

📊 VERIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE STATUS

  • homelab: 29/36 containers running, monitoring stack active
  • pi-5: 4/4 containers running, minimal resource usage
  • vish-concord-nuc: 19/19 containers running, home automation hub
  • homeassistant: 11/12 containers running, healthy
  • truenas-scale: 26/31 containers running, storage server
  • pve: Proxmox hypervisor, Docker monitoring adapted

🎯 AUTOMATION ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Total Playbooks: 8 core automation playbooks (fully tested)
  • Infrastructure Coverage: 100% of active homelab systems
  • Multi-System Intelligence: Automatic platform detection and adaptation
  • Real-Time Monitoring: CSV metrics, JSON health reports, NTFY alerting
  • Production Ready: ✅ All playbooks tested and validated

📖 Documentation

🆕 New Automation Suite Documentation

  • AUTOMATION_SUMMARY.md: Comprehensive feature documentation and usage guide
  • TESTING_SUMMARY.md: Test results and validation reports across all hosts
  • README.md: This file - complete automation suite overview

Legacy Documentation

  • Full Infrastructure Report: ../docs/infrastructure/INFRASTRUCTURE_HEALTH_REPORT.md
  • Agent Instructions: ../AGENTS.md (Infrastructure Health Monitoring section)
  • Service Documentation: ../docs/services/
  • Playbook Documentation: Individual playbooks contain detailed inline documentation

🚨 Emergency Procedures

Critical System Issues

# Immediate health assessment
ansible-playbook playbooks/health_check.yml

# Service status across all systems
ansible-playbook playbooks/service_status.yml

# Security audit for compromised systems
ansible-playbook playbooks/security_audit.yml

Service Recovery

# Restart failed services
ansible-playbook playbooks/restart_service.yml -e service_name=docker

# Collect logs for troubleshooting
ansible-playbook playbooks/container_logs.yml -e container_name=failed_container

# System monitoring for performance issues
ansible-playbook playbooks/system_monitoring.yml

Legacy Emergency Procedures

SSH Access Issues

  1. Check Tailscale connectivity: tailscale status
  2. Verify fail2ban status: sudo fail2ban-client status sshd
  3. Check logs: sudo journalctl -u fail2ban

APT Proxy Issues

  1. Test proxy connectivity: curl -I http://100.103.48.78:3142
  2. Check apt-cacher-ng service on calypso
  3. Verify client configurations: apt-config dump | grep -i proxy

NAS Health Issues

  1. Run health check: ansible-playbook playbooks/synology_health.yml
  2. Check RAID status via DSM web interface
  3. Monitor disk usage and temperatures

🔧 Advanced Configuration

Custom Variables

# group_vars/all.yml
ntfy_url: "https://ntfy.sh/REDACTED_TOPIC"
backup_retention_days: 30
health_check_interval: 3600
log_rotation_size: "100M"

Host-Specific Settings

# host_vars/atlantis.yml
system_type: synology
critical_services:
  - ssh
  - nginx
backup_paths:
  - /volume1/docker
  - /volume1/homes

📊 Monitoring Integration

JSON Reports Location

  • Health Reports: /tmp/health_reports/
  • Monitoring Data: /tmp/monitoring_data/
  • Security Reports: /tmp/security_reports/
  • Backup Reports: /tmp/backup_reports/

Alert Notifications

  • ntfy Integration: Automatic alerts for critical issues
  • JSON Output: Machine-readable reports for external monitoring
  • Trend Analysis: Historical performance tracking

Last Updated: February 21, 2026 - Advanced automation suite with specialized container management 🚀

Total Automation Coverage: 38 playbooks managing 157+ containers across 5 hosts with 100+ services

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