Ansible playbook for basic raspberrypi headless setup
Edit the inventory file and fill in the IP address of the raspberry pi you want to setup.
Edit a few vars system_initial_setup.yml to meet your needs:
| option | value | description |
|---|---|---|
raspberry_local_autologin |
true/false | set tty1 to automatically login as root |
raspberry_replace_sshd |
true/false | replace openssh with dropbear |
raspberry_headless |
true/false | turn off the video output |
raspberry_hostname |
string | device hostname |
raspberry_root_password |
string | root password |
raspberry_user_password |
string | pi user password |
raspberry_ssh_keys |
list of keys | ssh keys to add to root and pi user |
raspberry_packages_install |
list of packages | additional packages to be installed |
raspberry_packages_deinstall |
list of packages | packages to be deinstalled |
raspberry_services_deactivate |
list of services | services to be deactivated |
Finally just run ansible-playbook system_initial_setup.yml
What does the playbook do?
- set hostname
- expand root filesystem
- deploy bash prompt
- deploy .bashrc file
- add wheel group
- add SSH key
- set up pi user
- set up root user
- passwordless su for pi user
- disable serial console
- local autologin on tty1 (optional)
- install any updates (safe-upgrade)
- remove packages
- install packages
- package cleanup
- stop services
- deactivate services
- turn off video output (optional)
- deploy zram init file
- activate zram
- change tmp directories to tmpfs
- install dropbear (optional)
- activate dropbear (optional)
- stop openssh (optional)
- start dropbear (optional)
- remove openssh (optional)
- reboot device