common/readme.md

Ansible Role: Common

Manage core Operating System components and system defaults.

Variables

APT Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
apt_automatic_reboot_time	No	04:00	Automated reboot time
apt_automatic_reboot	No	true	Enable automated reboots
apt_enable_multiverse	No	false	Enable multiverse repository
apt_enable_universe	No	true	Enable universe repository
apt_repository	No	https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu	APT repository URL (Ubuntu 22)
apt_repository_main	No	https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu	Main APT repository (Ubuntu 24+)
apt_repository_security	No	https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu	Security APT repository (Ubuntu 24+)

NTP Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
ntp_server	No	pool.ntp.org	NTP server for time synchronization
timezone	No	Europe/Amsterdam	System timezone

Tags

Available tags for selective execution:

• apt - APT package management
• apt-cleanup - Clean APT cache
• apt-update - Update APT packages
• cron - Configure cron
• environment-file - Manage environment files
• hostname - Set hostname
• hostfile - Manage /etc/hosts
• firewall - Configure firewall
• journald - Configure journald
• locale - Set system locale
• lldp - Configure LLDP
• lxd - Configure LXD
• motd - Set message of the day
• ntp - Configure NTP
• telemetry - Configure telemetry
• snap - Manage snap packages
• sshd - Configure SSH daemon
• swap - Configure swap
• sysctl - Manage sysctl settings
• systemctl - Manage systemd services
• syslog - Configure syslog
• timezone - Set timezone
• usermanagement - Manage users

Example

apt_automatic_reboot: true
apt_automatic_reboot_time: "03:00"
ntp_server: "time.cloudflare.com"
timezone: "UTC"