Getting started

Example inventory

To configure Plymouth on a host it should be included in the ypid_service_plymouth Ansible inventory group:

[ypid_service_plymouth]
hostname

Example playbook

Here's an example playbook that uses the ypid.plymouth role:

---

- name: Configure a graphical boot and shutdown animation using Plymouth
  hosts: [ 'ypid_service_plymouth' ]
  become: True

  environment: '{{ inventory__environment | d({})
                   | combine(inventory__group_environment | d({}))
                   | combine(inventory__host_environment  | d({})) }}'

  roles:

    - role: debops.grub
      grub_dependent_kernel_options: '{{ plymouth__grub__dependent_kernel_options }}'
      tags: [ 'role::grub' ]

    - role: ypid.plymouth
      tags: [ 'role::plymouth' ]

This playbooks is shipped with this role under ./docs/playbooks/plymouth.yml from which you can symlink it to your playbook directory. In case you use multiple roles maintained by ypid, consider using ypid-ansible-common.

Ansible tags

You can use Ansible --tags or --skip-tags parameters to limit what tasks are performed during Ansible run. This can be used after a host was first configured to speed up playbook execution, when you are sure that most of the configuration is already in the desired state.

Available role tags:

role::plymouth
Main role tag, should be used in the playbook to execute all of the role tasks as well as role dependencies.
role::plymouth:pkgs
Tasks related to system package management like installing or removing packages.