first pass

inventory/sample/group_vars/rke2_servers.yml

@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ rke2_config: {}
 # See https://docs.rke2.io/helm/#automatically-deploying-manifests-and-helm-charts
 # Add manifest files by specifying the directory path on the control host
 # manifest_config_file_path: "{{ playbook_dir }}/sample_files/manifest/"
+
+# Configure RKE2 utilites such as kubectl, ctr, and crictl via symlinks.
+# configure_utilities: true
+
+# If configure_utilites, and you want Helm installed
+# helm_url: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.15.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+# or
+# helm_binary_path: /path/to/helm

roles/rke2_server/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 ---
 
-- name: RKE2 agent and server tasks
-  vars:
-    rke2_common_caller_role_name: server
-  ansible.builtin.include_role:
-    name: rke2_common
-    tasks_from: main
+# - name: RKE2 agent and server tasks
+#   vars:
+#     rke2_common_caller_role_name: server
+#   ansible.builtin.include_role:
+#     name: rke2_common
+#     tasks_from: main
 
-- name: Setup initial server
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: first_server.yml
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['rke2_servers'][0]
+# - name: Setup initial server
+#   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: first_server.yml
+#   when: inventory_hostname in groups['rke2_servers'][0]
 
-- name: Setup other servers
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: other_servers.yml
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['rke2_servers'][1:]
+# - name: Setup other servers
+#   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: other_servers.yml
+#   when: inventory_hostname in groups['rke2_servers'][1:]
+
+- name: Configure Utilities
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: utilities.yml
+  when: configure_utilites | bool

roles/rke2_server/tasks/utilities.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# - name: Symlink crictl to /usr/local/bin
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     src: "/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/crictl"
+#     dest: "/usr/local/bin/crictl"
+#     state: link
+
+# - name: Symlink crictl config to /etc/crictl.yaml
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     src: "/var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/etc/crictl.yaml"
+#     dest: "/etc/crictl.yaml"
+#     state: link
+
+# - name: Symlink ctr to /usr/local/bin
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     src: "/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/ctr"
+#     dest: "/usr/local/bin/ctr"
+#     state: link
+
+# - name: Symlink kubectl to /usr/local/bin
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     src: "/var/lib/rancher/rke2/bin/kubectl"
+#     dest: "/usr/local/bin/kubectl"
+#     state: link
+
+# - name: Create .kube directory in /root
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     path: /root/.kube
+#     state: directory
+#     mode: '0750'
+
+# - name: Symlink kubectl config to /root/.kube/config
+#   ansible.builtin.file:
+#     src: "/etc/rancher/rke2/rke2.yaml"
+#     dest: "/root/.kube/config"
+#     state: link
+
+# - name: Check if Helm is installed
+#   stat:
+#     path: "/usr/local/bin/helm"
+#   register: helm_installed
+#   when: 
+#      - helm_tar_url is defined
+#      - helm_tar_url | length > 0
+
+# - name: Get Helm version
+#   command: "/usr/local/bin/helm version"
+#   changed_when: false
+#   register: helm_installed_version
+#   when: helm_installed.stat.exists
+
+- name: Install Helm Tar from URL
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    remote_src: yes #allow file to be pulled via https
+    src: "{{ helm_tar_url }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin"
+    extra_opts:
+      - --strip=1
+      - --wildcards
+      - '*/helm'
+  when: 
+    # - not helm_installed.stat.exists
+    - helm_tar_url is defined
+    - helm_tar_url | length > 0
+
+- name: Install Helm Binary from file
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ helm_binary_path }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/helm"
+  when:
+    - helm_binary_path is defined
+    - helm_binary_path | length > 0
+
+- name: Set Helm permissions
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /usr/local/bin/helm
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+  when:
+    - (helm_tar_url is defined and helm_tar_url | length > 0) or
+      (helm_binary_path is defined and helm_binary_path | length > 0)
+