workstation

Personal laptop configuration using Ansible. Includes package installation, dotfiles, wallpaper rotation, and automated restic backups to S3.

Quick Start

On a fresh Fedora install:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reedmcfadden/workstation/main/bootstrap.sh | bash

Or manually:

sudo dnf install -y ansible git
git clone git@github.com:reedmcfadden/workstation.git ~/Repos/workstation
cd ~/Repos/workstation
ansible-playbook setup.yml --ask-become-pass

What's Included

Ansible Roles

Role	Description
packages	CLI tools, desktop apps, dev tools, containers
dotfiles	Symlinks .bashrc, .vimrc, .tmux.conf, .profile and scripts
gnome	Dark mode, night light, and monospace font settings
restic	Automated daily backups to S3 with systemd timer and failure notifications
wallpaper	Wallpaper rotation from folder with systemd timer

Scripts

The following scripts are included and symlinked to ~/.local/bin:

Script	Description
dockerrun	Run a command in a docker container
get_custom_time	Get the time in a custom format
inpath	Check if a command is in the path
new_note	Create a new note
notify-failure	Send a desktop notification on service failure
restic-status	Check the status of restic backups
rotate-wallpaper.sh	Rotate the wallpaper
startscreenkey	Start screenkey
take_note	Take a quick note
todays_note	Open today's note

Packages

CLI: git, vim, tmux, htop, curl, wget, rsync, tree, jq, yq, ripgrep, fzf, gh

Desktop: gnome-tweaks, firefox, libreoffice, virt-manager, Joplin (flatpak)

Dev: gcc, make, ansible, ansible-lint, ShellCheck, python3, podman

Dotfiles

• .bashrc - Vanilla RHEL with vi mode
• .vimrc - Vanilla with 2-space tabs
• .tmux.conf - Vanilla with vi mode
• .profile - Standard path setup

Post-Setup

After running the playbook, configure restic backups:

vim ~/.config/restic/env  # Add AWS credentials and password
source ~/.config/restic/env
restic init

Backup Commands

# Check backup status
systemctl --user list-timers

# Run backup manually
systemctl --user start restic-backup.service

# View snapshots
source ~/.config/restic/env && restic snapshots

# Restore files
restic restore latest --target /tmp/restore --include Documents

Customization

Edit package lists in roles/packages/vars/main.yml.