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Hetzner's server backups cost 20% of each server's price and only restore whole disks. Back up what matters with restic instead, into the backup buckets we already pay for: one repository per host in hel1 (asxpio-backups-main) and one in fsn1 (asxpio-backups-repl), written independently so either region alone is a full copy. Postgres goes in as a dump, Forgejo's and vhpbot's SQLite databases through the online backup API, Garage with a fresh metadata snapshot, ejabberd through its own backup command. Keeps 7 daily, 4 weekly and 6 monthly snapshots, prunes on Sundays, and mails the journal when a run fails. restic is the pinned upstream release, so its version is tracked in the repo like everything else. The vault gains the restic password and the Xray config for the role that follows. Assisted-by: Claude:opus-5-5 |
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asxp.io infrastructure
Two Hetzner Cloud servers, described by Terraform and configured by
Ansible. Pushing to main deploys: a Forgejo Actions workflow applies
ansible/site.yaml to both servers.
Servers
| Server | Size | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| asxpio-ops | 2 vCPU, 4 GB | Traefik, Forgejo, crawler-alert; app stacks deployed from their own repos |
| asxpio-services | 8 vCPU, 16 GB | Forgejo Actions runner, Minecraft (Paper and Fossils), SillyTavern |
Both are reachable for administration only over WireGuard (10.20.0.0/24) or the private network (10.10.0.0/20).
Layout
terraform/: servers, network, firewalls, object storage buckets.ansible/site.yaml: everything the pipeline manages (see below).ansible/playbooks/: host bootstrap, run by hand..forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml: the pipeline.
What the pipeline manages
| Role | Host | What |
|---|---|---|
base |
both | unattended upgrades, fail2ban, journal size cap, Docker daemon config, weekly image prune |
traefik |
ops | reverse proxy, TLS, dashboard on WireGuard |
crawler_alert |
ops | daily and weekly crawler report timers |
forgejo |
ops | Forgejo at git.asxp.io (git.czsk.it is an alias), SSH passthrough |
forgejo_runner |
services | Actions runner and its job labels |
sillytavern |
services | SillyTavern on the WireGuard address |
minecraft, minecraft_fossils |
services | game servers, daily restart timer |
Not managed here: the app stacks on asxpio-ops (asxpio, datacenterbingo,
blog, czsk, vhpbot, storage). Each deploys from its own repository into
/opt/<app>.
Changing something
- Edit the role or variable, for example an image tag in
ansible/inventory/group_vars/or a compose file underansible/roles/<role>/files/. - Push a branch. The pipeline does a dry run against production.
- Merge to
main. The pipeline dry-runs again, then applies.
A run with nothing to change touches nothing and restarts nothing.
Things to know:
- Game servers are saved and stopped with a 120 s timeout before a compose change recreates them.
- The runner executes the pipeline. A change to it recreates the container mid-job: the change lands, that job is reported as failed, and the next run confirms it.
- Forgejo restarts on a config change; the job log may pause for a few seconds.
To run it yourself, over WireGuard:
cd ansible
ansible-playbook site.yaml --check --diff # dry run
ansible-playbook site.yaml --tags traefik # one service
Secrets
Nothing secret is stored in the clear. Service secrets live in
ansible/inventory/group_vars/all/vault.yaml, encrypted with Ansible
Vault. The pipeline needs two repository secrets:
ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD: decrypts the vault.SSH_DEPLOY_KEY: private key of userdeployon both servers.
Locally, put the vault password in ansible/.vault_pass (ignored by git).
Bootstrap (by hand)
ansible/playbooks/ holds what is done once per host or can lock you
out: WireGuard, SSH hardening, s3fs mounts, swap, user creation.
See ansible/README.md.