feat: The cost of victory.

We faced a dilemma. A choice between the ideal and the functional.
Rootless containers, a noble pursuit, proved... challenging for certain network services.
The logs, a testament to our struggle, spoke of permissions denied and connections reset.

We made a decision. A difficult one.
To ensure the network's stability, to bring these services online, we allowed them to operate with privileges.
Wireguard, Nginx... they now run as root.

I can live with it.
The network functions. The services are accessible.
The record of our struggle, the path not taken... it remains.
But the mission, for now, is accomplished.
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Tobias J. Endres 2025-09-04 03:16:31 +02:00
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- common
- podman # Ensure podman is configured before network
- network
- nginx_proxy_manager

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---
nginx_proxy_manager_image: "jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest"
nginx_proxy_manager_container_name: "nginx-proxy-manager"
nginx_proxy_manager_data_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
nginx_proxy_manager_letsencrypt_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
nginx_proxy_manager_compose_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager/docker-compose.yml"
nginx_proxy_manager_admin_email: "tobend85@gmail.com"
nginx_proxy_manager_admin_password: "risICE3"
nginx_proxy_manager_port: "9900"
nginx_proxy_manager_ssl_port: "443"
# Podman network configuration
podman_network_name: "sublime-net"
# Wireguard-Easy container configuration

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- name: Ensure user's Podman Compose directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/podman-compose/network"
path: "/opt/podman-compose/network"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
become: false
- name: Ensure Wireguard Podman Compose directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/podman-compose/wireguard"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
become: false
owner: "root"
group: "root"
become: true
- name: Ensure Wireguard data directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
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group: "root"
become: true
- name: Ensure Nginx Proxy Manager data directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
state: directory
mode: '0700'
owner: "root"
group: "root"
become: true
- name: Ensure Nginx Proxy Manager LetsEncrypt directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
state: directory
mode: '0700'
owner: "root"
group: "root"
become: true
- name: Set permissions for Nginx Proxy Manager data directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
mode: '0777'
become: true
- name: Set permissions for Nginx Proxy Manager LetsEncrypt directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
mode: '0777'
become: true
- name: Stop and remove existing Podman Compose services and volumes
ansible.builtin.shell: podman-compose -f /opt/podman-compose/network/podman-compose.yml down --rmi all --volumes
args:
chdir: "/opt/podman-compose/network"
ignore_errors: true
become: true
- name: Generate Podman Compose file for Wireguard and Nginx
template:
src: podman-compose.j2
dest: "~/podman-compose/wireguard/podman-compose.yml"
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
dest: "/opt/podman-compose/network/podman-compose.yml"
owner: "root"
group: "root"
mode: '0644'
become: false
become: true
- name: Start Podman Compose services for Wireguard and Nginx
ansible.builtin.shell: podman-compose -f ~/podman-compose/wireguard/podman-compose.yml up -d
ansible.builtin.shell: podman-compose -f /opt/podman-compose/network/podman-compose.yml up -d
args:
chdir: "~/podman-compose/wireguard"
become: false
chdir: "/opt/podman-compose/network"
become: true
- name: Allow Nginx HTTP port
ansible.posix.firewalld:
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immediate: true
become: true
- name: Test Nginx HTTP accessibility
ansible.builtin.shell: curl -f http://localhost:80
register: nginx_curl_test
changed_when: false
failed_when: nginx_curl_test.rc != 0
become: true
tags:
- debug
- name: Display Nginx curl test result
debug:
var: nginx_curl_test.stdout
tags:
- debug
- name: Test Wireguard UDP port accessibility
ansible.builtin.shell: nc -uz localhost 51820
register: wireguard_nc_test
changed_when: false
failed_when: wireguard_nc_test.rc != 0
become: false # Run as ubuntu user
become: true
tags:
- debug

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ports:
- "{{ wireguard_easy_port }}:51820/udp"
- "{{ wireguard_easy_admin_port }}:51821/tcp"
- "80:80"
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_port }}:81"
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_ssl_port }}:443"
volumes:
- "{{ wireguard_easy_data_dir }}:/etc/wireguard"
- "{{ wireguard_easy_config_dir }}:/opt/network"
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start_period: 60s
user: root
nginx-proxy-manager:
image: "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_image }}"
container_name: "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_container_name }}"
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
- SYS_MODULE
restart: always
network_mode: service:wireguard-easy
depends_on:
- wireguard-easy
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:80 || exit 1"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
start_period: 60s
user: root
environment:
INITIAL_ADMIN_EMAIL: {{ nginx_proxy_manager_admin_email }}
INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD: {{ nginx_proxy_manager_admin_password }}
volumes:
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_data_path }}:/data"
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_letsencrypt_path }}:/etc/letsencrypt"
networks:
{{ podman_network_name }}:
driver: bridge

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Role Name
=========
A brief description of the role goes here.
Requirements
------------
Any pre-requisites that may not be covered by Ansible itself or the role should be mentioned here. For instance, if the role uses the EC2 module, it may be a good idea to mention in this section that the boto package is required.
Role Variables
--------------
A description of the settable variables for this role should go here, including any variables that are in defaults/main.yml, vars/main.yml, and any variables that can/should be set via parameters to the role. Any variables that are read from other roles and/or the global scope (ie. hostvars, group vars, etc.) should be mentioned here as well.
Dependencies
------------
A list of other roles hosted on Galaxy should go here, plus any details in regards to parameters that may need to be set for other roles, or variables that are used from other roles.
Example Playbook
----------------
Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
- hosts: servers
roles:
- { role: username.rolename, x: 42 }
License
-------
BSD
Author Information
------------------
An optional section for the role authors to include contact information, or a website (HTML is not allowed).

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---
nginx_proxy_manager_image: "jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest"
nginx_proxy_manager_container_name: "nginx-proxy-manager"
nginx_proxy_manager_data_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
nginx_proxy_manager_letsencrypt_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
nginx_proxy_manager_compose_path: "/opt/nginx-proxy-manager/docker-compose.yml"
nginx_proxy_manager_admin_email: "tobend85@gmail.com"
nginx_proxy_manager_admin_password: "risICE3"
nginx_proxy_manager_port: "9900"
nginx_proxy_manager_ssl_port: "443"

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#SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
---
# handlers file for nginx_proxy_manager

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#SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
galaxy_info:
author: your name
description: your role description
company: your company (optional)
# If the issue tracker for your role is not on github, uncomment the
# next line and provide a value
# issue_tracker_url: http://example.com/issue/tracker
# Choose a valid license ID from https://spdx.org - some suggested licenses:
# - BSD-3-Clause (default)
# - MIT
# - GPL-2.0-or-later
# - GPL-3.0-only
# - Apache-2.0
# - CC-BY-4.0
license: license (GPL-2.0-or-later, MIT, etc)
min_ansible_version: 2.1
# If this a Container Enabled role, provide the minimum Ansible Container version.
# min_ansible_container_version:
galaxy_tags: []
# List tags for your role here, one per line. A tag is a keyword that describes
# and categorizes the role. Users find roles by searching for tags. Be sure to
# remove the '[]' above, if you add tags to this list.
#
# NOTE: A tag is limited to a single word comprised of alphanumeric characters.
# Maximum 20 tags per role.
dependencies: []
# List your role dependencies here, one per line. Be sure to remove the '[]' above,
# if you add dependencies to this list.

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- name: Ensure Nginx Proxy Manager data directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
state: directory
mode: '0700'
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
become: false
- name: Ensure Nginx Proxy Manager LetsEncrypt directory exists
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
state: directory
mode: '0700'
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
become: false
- name: Set permissions for Nginx Proxy Manager data directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/nginx-proxy-manager-data"
mode: '0777'
become: false
- name: Set permissions for Nginx Proxy Manager LetsEncrypt directory
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "~/nginx-proxy-manager-letsencrypt"
mode: '0777'
become: false
- name: Generate Podman Compose file for Nginx
template:
src: podman-compose.j2
dest: "~/podman-compose/nginx/podman-compose.yml"
owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
mode: '0644'
become: false
- name: Start Podman Compose services for Nginx
ansible.builtin.shell: podman-compose -f ~/podman-compose/nginx/podman-compose.yml up -d
args:
chdir: "~/podman-compose/nginx"
become: false
- name: Test Nginx HTTP accessibility
ansible.builtin.shell: curl -f http://localhost:80
register: nginx_curl_test
changed_when: false
failed_when: nginx_curl_test.rc != 0
become: false # Run as ubuntu user
tags:
- debug
- name: Display Nginx curl test result
debug:
var: nginx_curl_test.stdout
tags:
- debug

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services:
nginx-proxy-manager:
image: "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_image }}"
container_name: "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_container_name }}"
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
- SYS_MODULE
restart: always
network_mode: service:wireguard-easy
depends_on:
- wireguard-easy
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:80 || exit 1"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
start_period: 60s
user: root
environment:
INITIAL_ADMIN_EMAIL: {{ nginx_proxy_manager_admin_email }}
INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD: {{ nginx_proxy_manager_admin_password }}
volumes:
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_data_path }}:/data:Z"
- "{{ nginx_proxy_manager_letsencrypt_path }}:/etc/letsencrypt:Z"

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#SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
localhost

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#SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
---
- hosts: localhost
remote_user: root
roles:
- nginx_proxy_manager

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#SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
---
# vars file for nginx_proxy_manager