Restructure role, add Systemd timer option. By @conloos (#112)

* add full path

* Update Readme.me: reorder optional Arguments, update cron -> systemd timer

* remove ssh_key_file; change cron to timer

* Removed cronie from package installation because systemd timer is used

* docker.sh - Stops all or selected containers to save the persistent data intact. The containers are started in reverse order

* Created arguments_specs.yml

* Role restructured:
  - if needed creation of a service user incl. creation of the ssh-key,
  - add the ssh key to authorized_keys,
  - auto init of the repos,
  - creation and start of systemd timer and services and
  - installation of the Docker helperscript.

* restructure role add import logic

* cleanup: user backup_user

* - "borg_source_directories" is not longer a required Argument
- add "borg_keys_directory" to load key from Service user during starting borgmatic by sudo

* Add borgmatic_initialization_repo (bool) as option to disable init of repo

* cleanup

* fix ansible-lint errors and warnings

* fix letter turner

* add option: borgmatic_timer

* add:
  - borgmatic_timer_systemd: true
readd:
  - borgmatic_cron_name: "borgmatic"

* - renamed borgmatic_cron_name to borgmatic_timer_cron_name to be more convergent.
- Change recommendations implemented by m3nu so that creation of a timer (systemd or cron) is optional and can be selected via borgmatic_timer.

* Add description to borgmatic_timer_cron_name and borgmatic_timer

* Add variable borg_cron_package to install the cron-packages in case of using timer: cron

* reworked timer install logic

* reworked timer install logic

* Add comments for running backup with service account

* add new parameters for tests

* Switch created to perform the backup as root or service account. If a service account is to be used, it will be created.

* Refactored: Check for ssh-key if not present, genereate them.

* Refactored

* Refactored

* renamed tasks/03_configure.yml to tasks/04_create_links_to_borg_and_borgmatic.yml

* Refactored

* Refactored

* add example for service account

* Update Python version for testing

* No auto init

* Add description to install_backup

* Add description to install_backup

* set coverage back to: m3nu.ansible_role_borgbackup

* The initialization of the repository must be activated and does not take place automatically.

* The initialization of the repository must be activated and does not take place automatically.

* Removed install_backup as var (bool) to prevent that this role run

* Rename backup_ssh_command to borg_ssh_command, tis was a double definition

* Renamed backup_repository to borg_repository and add better explanations

* remove copy ssh-keys and cert parts

* Add comments to borg_ssh_key_file and borg_ssh_key_type

* Set allways the borg_ssh_key_file and borg_ssh_command to load the right ssh-key. Add borg_ssh_key_type to select the key type by user

* Add borg_ssh_key_type

* renamed id_rsa to backup

* generate ssh-keys (backup and backup.pub) and add better explanation

* Print out key if borgmatic_initialization_repo is false

* Remove 'su - {{ borgbackup_user }} -c' to execute the borgmatic by the right user

* Add Check frequency, therefore, we no longer need to distinguish between normal and large repos

* Add link to Article

* renamed backup_ssh_command and backup_ssh_key_file to borg_ssh_command and borg_ssh_key_file

* Removed: borgmatic_initialization_repo

* Removed: borgmatic_initialization_repo

* Removed: borgmatic_initialization_repo

* revert changes

* Add Full Automation

* polishing

* rename backup.timer and bakup.service to borgmatic.timer and borgmatic.service

* remove debug

* Try to find services in ansible_facts

* Forgot to install Cron

* change borg_ssh_key_type to ed25519

* remove conditional checks

* - add hint to using a service user
- renamed: borg_ssh_key_file to borg_ssh_key_file_path
- removed advanced example

* add borg_ssh_key_name, renamed borg_ssh_key_file to borg_ssh_key_file_path

* removed static pointing to ~/.ssh/backup SSH private key

* Add README-Advanced-Examples.md for storing more examples

* Fix test idempotence

* Dont symlink when using distro packages

* Remove old test targets, consistent wording, remove tag

* Remove helper scripts, fix absolute path

* Fix cron job, add assert to prevent duplicate timers

* nit-pick

* Create bin links as root, no borg_ssh_command by default.

* Add breaking changes note to README

---------

Co-authored-by: Manu <manu@snapdragon.cc>

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Install Molecule
       run: |
         pip install -U pip setuptools wheel

EXAMPLES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# Additional Examples
+
+## Custom SSH key for backups only
+
+```
+- hosts: webservers
+  roles:
+  - role: m3nu.ansible_role_borgbackup
+    borg_encryption_passphrase: CHANGEME
+    borg_repository: ssh://m5vz9gp4@m5vz9gp4.repo.borgbase.com/./repo
+    borgmatic_timer: systemd
+    borg_ssh_key_name: id_backup
+    borg_ssh_command: "ssh -i {{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new"
+    borg_user: backupuser
+    borg_group: backupuser
+```
+
+## Use service user and copy SSH key to target server
+
+Installs and configures the Borgmatic client and also initializes the repo on the
+remote backup server. (not tested)
+
+```
+- name: Configure backup
+  hosts: test.lab
+  pre_tasks:
+  - name: Get home of {{ borg_user }}
+    ansible.builtin.user:
+      name: "{{ borg_user }}"
+      state: present
+    register: user_info
+    changed_when: false
+    check_mode: true  # Important, otherwise user will be created
+
+  - name: Save the user_info, we need them for the home_dir
+    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+      backup_user_info: "{{ user_info }}"
+  vars_files: []
+  vars:
+    borg_encryption_passphrase: "CHANGEME"
+    borg_repository: "USER@TARGET_SERVER:/PATH/TO/BACKUP"
+    borg_user: "srv_backup"
+    borg_group: "srv_backup"
+    borg_ssh_key_name: id_backup
+    borg_ssh_command: "ssh -i {{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new"
+    borgmatic_timer: systemd
+    borg_source_directories:
+      - /srv/www
+      - /var/lib/automysqlbackup
+    borg_exclude_patterns:
+      - /srv/www/old-sites
+    borg_retention_policy:
+      keep_hourly: 3
+      keep_daily: 7
+      keep_weekly: 4
+      keep_monthly: 6
+    borgmatic_hooks:
+      before_backup:
+      - echo "`date` - Starting backup."
+  tasks:
+    - name: Configure Borg Backup and Backupmatic
+      tags:
+        - always
+        - install_backup
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ansible_role_borgbackup
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - always
+
+
+    - name: Copy SSH-Key to Target {{ borg_repository }} and Init Repo
+      tags:
+        - never
+        - backup_init_repo
+      block:
+        - name: Read ssh key
+          ansible.builtin.slurp:
+            src: "{{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }}.pub"
+          register: backup_local_ssh_key
+
+        - name: Set authorized key taken from file
+          ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+            # example:
+            #   borg_repository: m5vz9gp4@m5vz9gp4.repo.borgbase.com:repo
+            #   have three parts: "username"@"FQDN":"path/to/store/backup", specific:
+            #     a) user: m5vz9gp4
+            #     b) fqdn: m5vz9gp4.repo.borgbase.co
+            #     c) dir: repo
+            user: "{{ borg_repository | regex_search('(.*)@', '\\1') | first }}" # part a)
+            state: present
+            key: "{{ backup_local_ssh_key['content'] | b64decode }}"
+          delegate_to: "{{ borg_repository | regex_search('@(.*):', '\\1') | first }}" # part b)
+
+        - name: Init repository
+          ansible.builtin.command:
+            cmd: "su - {{ borg_user }} -c '/usr/local/bin/borgmatic rcreate --encryption keyfile --append-only'"
+
+    - name: Activate systemd service and timer
+      when:
+        - borgmatic_timer is defined and borgmatic_timer == "systemd"
+      tags:
+        - never
+        - backup_init_repo
+      block:
+        - name: Populate service facts
+          ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+        - name: Start borgmatic services
+          ansible.builtin.systemd:
+            name: "{{ item }}"
+            state: started
+            enabled: true
+            masked: false
+            daemon_reload: true
+          when: "item in services"
+          with_items:
+            - borgmatic.service
+
+        # bug: Need own section without masked else the timer are skipped
+        - name: Start borgmatic timers
+          ansible.builtin.systemd:
+            name: "{{ item }}"
+            state: started
+            enabled: true
+            daemon_reload: true
+          with_items:
+            - "borgmatic.timer"
+```

README.md

@@ -6,30 +6,29 @@ Set up encrypted, compressed and deduplicated backups using [BorgBackup](https:/
 
 Works great with [BorgBase.com](https://www.borgbase.com) - Simple and Secure Hosting for your Borg Repositories. To manage BorgBase repos via Ansible, also see Andy Hawkins' [BorgBase Collection](https://galaxy.ansible.com/adhawkins/borgbase).
 
-Main features:
+**Main features**
-- Set up Borg and Borgmatic
+- Install Borg and Borgmatic from PyPi or distro packages
-- Add cron job at random time
+- Set up Borgmatic config
-- Provision new remote [BorgBase.com](https://www.borgbase.com) repo for storing backups (optional)
+- Schedule regular backups using Cron or Systemd timer
 
+## Breaking changes
+- Older versions of this role set up a separate Cron job for creating and checking
+  backups. With recent Borgmatic version, this feature is now managed in Borgmatic.
+  As a result the extra Cron job will be removed by this role.
+- Older versions of this role only supported Cron for scheduling. If you use
+  Systemd timers, be sure to remove the Cron job in `/etc/cron.d/borgmatic` first.
+  The role will also alert you when trying to use both timers.
 
-## Example Playbook
+## Example playbook with root as backup user and Cron timer
 
 ```
-- hosts: webservers
+- hosts: all
   roles:
   - role: m3nu.ansible_role_borgbackup
     borg_encryption_passphrase: CHANGEME
-    borg_repository: m5vz9gp4@m5vz9gp4.repo.borgbase.com:repo
+    borg_repository: ssh://xxxxxx@xxxxxx.repo.borgbase.com/./repo
     borg_source_directories:
-      - /srv/www
+      - /var/www
-      - /var/lib/automysqlbackup
-    borg_exclude_patterns:
-      - /srv/www/old-sites
-    borg_retention_policy:
-      keep_hourly: 3
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 6
     borgmatic_hooks:
       before_backup:
       - echo "`date` - Starting backup."
@@ -37,8 +36,28 @@ Main features:
       - name: users
         hostname: database1.example.org
         port: 5433
+```
+
+## Example playbook with service user and Systemd timer
 
 ```
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+  - role: m3nu.ansible_role_borgbackup
+    borg_encryption_passphrase: CHANGEME
+    borg_repository: ssh://xxxxxx@xxxxxx.repo.borgbase.com/./repo
+    borgmatic_timer: systemd
+    borg_user: "backupuser"
+    borg_group: "backupuser"
+    borg_source_directories:
+      - /var/www
+    borg_retention_policy:
+      keep_hourly: 3
+      keep_daily: 7
+      keep_weekly: 4
+      keep_monthly: 6
+```
+
 
 
 ## Installation
@@ -56,39 +75,47 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/borgbase/ansible-role-borgbackup.git roles/ansibl
 
 ## Role Variables
 
-### Required Arguments
+### Required Variables
-- `borg_repository`: Full path to repository. Your own server or [BorgBase.com](https://www.borgbase.com) repo. Not required when using auto creation of repositories. Can be a list if you want to backup to multiple repositories.
+- `borg_repository`: Full path to repository. Your own server or [BorgBase.com](https://www.borgbase.com) repo.
-- `borg_source_directories`: List of local folders to back up.
+  Can be a list if you want to backup to multiple repositories.
 
-### Optional Arguments
+### Optional Variables
+- `borg_dep_packages`: Dependency Packages to install `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`.
+- `borg_distro_packages`: contains the names of distributions packages for `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`, only used if `borg_install_method` is set to `package`.
 - `borg_encryption_passcommand`: The standard output of this command is used to unlock the encryption key.
 - `borg_encryption_passphrase`: Password to use for repokey or keyfile. Empty if repo is unencrypted.
 - `borg_exclude_from`: Read exclude patterns from one or more separate named files, one pattern per line.
 - `borg_exclude_patterns`: Paths or patterns to exclude from backup. See [official documentation](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage/help.html#borg-help-patterns) for more.
+- `borg_install_method`: By default `pip` is used to install borgmatic. To install via your distributions package manager set this to `package` and (if needed) overwrite the `borg_distro_packages` variable to contain your distributions package names required to install borgmatic. Note that many distributions ship outdated versions of borgbackup and borgmatic; use at your own risk.
 - `borg_lock_wait_time`: Config maximum seconds to wait for acquiring a repository/cache lock. Defaults to 5 seconds.
 - `borg_one_file_system`: Don't cross file-system boundaries. Defaults to `true`
+- `borg_pip_packages`: Dependancy Packages (pip) to install `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`.
 - `borg_remote_path`: Path to the borg executable on the remote. It will default to `borg`.
 - `borg_remote_rate_limit`: Remote network upload rate limit in kiBytes/second.
 - `borg_retention_policy`: Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category (daily, weekly, monthly, etc).
-- `borg_ssh_command`: Command to use instead of just "ssh". This can be used to specify ssh options.
+- `borg_source_directories`: List of local folders to back up. Default is `/etc/hostname` to prevent an empty backup.
+- `borg_ssh_key_name`: Name of the SSH public and pivate key. Default `id_ed25519`
+- `borg_ssh_key_file_path`: SSH-key to be used. Default `~/.ssh/{{ borg_ssh_key_name }}`
+- `borg_ssh_key_type`: The algorithm used to generate the SSH private key. Choose: `rsa`, `dsa`, `rsa1`, `ecdsa`, `ed25519`. Default: `ed25519`
+- `borg_ssh_command`: Command to use instead of just "ssh". This can be used to specify SSH options.
+- `borg_version`: Force a specific borg version to be installed
+- `borg_venv_path`: Path to store the venv for `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`
+
 - `borgmatic_check_last`: Number of archives to check. Defaults to `3`
-- `borgmatic_checks`: List of consistency checks. Defaults to `['repository']`
+- `borgmatic_checks`: List of consistency checks. Defaults to monthly checks. See [docs](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups/#check-frequency) for all options.
-- `borgmatic_config_name`: Name to use for the borgmatic config file. Defaults to `config.yaml`
+- `borgmatic_config_name`: Name to use for the Borgmatic config file. Defaults to `config.yaml`
-- `borgmatic_cron_checks_day`: Day when cron job for infrequent checks will run. Defaults to `{{ 28 | random }}`
+- `borgmatic_timer_hour`: Hour when regular create and prune cron/systemd-timer job will run. Defaults to `{{ 6 | random }}`
-- `borgmatic_cron_checks_hour`: Hour when cron job for infrequent checks will run. Defaults to `{{ range(7, 24) | random }}`
+- `borgmatic_timer_minute`: Minute when regular create and prune cron/systemd-timer job will run. Defaults to  `{{ 59 | random }}`
-- `borgmatic_cron_checks_minute`: Minute when cron job for infrequent checks will run. Defaults to  `{{ 59 | random }}`
-- `borgmatic_cron_hour`: Hour when regular create and prune cron job will run. Defaults to `{{ 6 | random }}`
-- `borgmatic_cron_minute`: Minute when regular create and prune cron job will run. Defaults to  `{{ 59 | random }}`
 - `borgmatic_hooks`: Hooks to monitor your backups e.g. with [Healthchecks](https://healthchecks.io/). See [official documentation](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/monitor-your-backups/) for more.
-- `borgmatic_large_repo`: Less frequent, monthly repo checking. Defaults to `true`
+- `borgmatic_timer`: If the variable is set, a timer is installed. A choice must be made between `cron` and `systemd`.
 - `borgmatic_relocated_repo_access_is_ok`: Bypass Borg error about a repository that has been moved. Defaults to `false`
 - `borgmatic_store_atime`: Store atime into archive. Defaults to `true`
 - `borgmatic_store_ctime`: Store ctime into archive. Defaults to `true`
-- `ssh_key_file`: Path to a private ssh key file (default is `.ssh/id_ed25519`). It generates a ed25519 key if the file doesn't exist yet.
-- `borg_version`: Force a specific borg version to be installed
 - `borgmatic_version`: Force a specific borgmatic version to be installed
-- `borg_install_method`: By default `pip` is used to install borgmatic. To install via your distributions package manager set this to `package` and (if needed) overwrite the `borg_distro_packages` variable to contain your distributions package names required to install borgmatic. Note that many distributions ship outdated versions of borgbackup and borgmatic; use at your own risk.
+
-- `borg_distro_packages`: contains the names of distributions packages for `borg(backup)` and `borgmatic`, only used if `borg_install_method` is set to `package`.
+- `borg_user`: Name of the User to create Backups (service account)
+- `borg_group`: Name of the Group to create Backups (service account)
+
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -105,4 +132,4 @@ MIT/BSD
 
 ## Author
 
-© 2018-2020 Manuel Riel and contributors.
+© 2018-2023 Manuel Riel and contributors.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,25 +1,13 @@
 ---
 borg_encryption_passphrase: ''
 borg_exclude_patterns: []
-borgmatic_config_name: config.yaml
-borgmatic_large_repo: true
-borgmatic_hooks:
-  on_error:
-  - echo "`date` - Error while creating a backup."
-  before_backup:
-  - echo "`date` - Starting backup."
-  after_backup:
-  - echo "`date` - Finished backup."
-borgmatic_checks:
-  - repository
-borgmatic_check_last: 3
-borgmatic_store_atime: true
-borgmatic_store_ctime: true
-borgmatic_relocated_repo_access_is_ok: false
 borg_one_file_system: true
 borg_exclude_from: []
 borg_encryption_passcommand: false
 borg_lock_wait_time: 5
+borg_ssh_key_type: "ed25519"
+borg_ssh_key_name: "id_{{ borg_ssh_key_type }}"
+borg_ssh_key_file_path: "{{ backup_user_info.home }}/.ssh/{{ borg_ssh_key_name }}"
 borg_ssh_command: false
 borg_remote_path: false
 borg_remote_rate_limit: 0
@@ -28,13 +16,33 @@ borg_retention_policy:
   keep_daily: 7
   keep_weekly: 4
   keep_monthly: 6
-ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_ed25519
-borgmatic_cron_name: borgmatic
-borgmatic_cron_hour: "{{ 6 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-borgmatic_cron_minute: "{{ 59 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-borgmatic_cron_checks_day: "{{ range(1, 28) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-borgmatic_cron_checks_hour: "{{ range(9, 24) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
-borgmatic_cron_checks_minute: "{{ 59 | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
 borg_version: false
+borgmatic_timer_cron_name: "borgmatic"
+borgmatic_timer: cron
+borgmatic_timer_hour: "{{ range(0, 5) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
+borgmatic_timer_minute: "{{ range(0, 59) | random(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
+borg_install_method: "pip"
+
+borgmatic_config_name: config.yaml
+borgmatic_hooks:
+  on_error:
+    - echo "`date` - Error while creating a backup."
+  before_backup:
+    - echo "`date` - Starting backup."
+  after_backup:
+    - echo "`date` - Finished backup."
+borgmatic_checks:
+  - name: repository
+    frequency: "4 weeks"
+  - name: archives
+    frequency: "6 weeks"
+borgmatic_check_last: 3
+borgmatic_store_atime: true
+borgmatic_store_ctime: true
+borgmatic_relocated_repo_access_is_ok: false
 borgmatic_version: false
-borg_install_method: pip
+
+borg_venv_path: "/opt/borgmatic"
+borg_user: "root"
+borg_group: "root"
+...

meta/arguments_specs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+argument_specs:
+  main:
+    # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_reuse_roles.html#role-argument-validation
+    # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_program_flow_modules.html#argument-spec
+    short_description: Role to install borgbackup and borgmatic.
+    description: Role to install borgbackup and borgmatic
+    author:
+      - 2018-2020 Manuel Riel and contributors.
+      - Frank Dornheim
+    options:
+      borg_dep_packages:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Dependancy Packages to install borg(backup) and borgmatic.
+      borg_distro_packages:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: |
+          Contains the names of distributions packages for borg(backup) and borgmatic,
+          only used if `borg_install_method` is set to package
+      borg_pip_packages:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Dependancy Packages (pip) to install borg(backup) and borgmatic.
+      borg_venv_path:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description:  Path to store the venv for borg(backup) and borgmatic.
+      borg_install_method:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        default: pip
+        description: |
+          By default pip is used to install borgmatic.
+          To install via your distributions package manager set this to package and (if needed)
+          overwrite the borg_distro_packages variable to contain your distributions package names
+          required to install borgmatic.
+          Note that many distributions ship outdated versions of borgbackup and borgmatic; use at your own risk.
+      borgmatic_config_name:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        default: config.yaml
+        description: Name to use for the borgmatic config file.
+      borg_user:
+        type: str
+        default: root
+        description: Name of the User to create Backups (Service Account)
+      borg_group:
+        type: str
+        default: root
+        description: Name of the Group to create Backups (Service Account)
+      borg_source_directories:
+        type: List
+        default: "/etc/hostname"
+        required: false
+        description: List of local folders to back up.
+      borg_one_file_system:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Don't cross file-system boundaries.
+      borg_repository:
+        type: List
+        required: true
+        description: |
+          Full path to repository.
+          Your own server or [BorgBase.com](https://www.borgbase.com) repo.
+          Not required when using auto creation of repositories.
+          Can be a list if you want to backup to multiple repositories.
+      borgmatic_store_atime:
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        description: Store atime into archive.
+      borgmatic_store_ctime:
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        description: Store ctime into archive.
+      borg_exclude_patterns:
+        type: List
+        required: false
+        description: Any paths matching these patterns are excluded from backups. Globs and tildes are expanded.
+      borg_exclude_from:
+        type: List
+        required: false
+        description: Read exclude patterns from one or more separate named files, one pattern per line.
+      borg_remote_path:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Alternate Borg remote executable. Defaults to "borg"
+      borg_encryption_passphrase:
+        type: str
+        description: |
+          The standard output of this command is used to unlock the encryption key.
+          Only use on repositories that were initialized with passcommand/repokey encryption.
+          Note that if both encryption_passcommand and encryption_passphrase are set,
+          then encryption_passphrase takes precedence.
+      borg_encryption_passcommand:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: secret-tool lookup borg-repository repo-name
+      borg_remote_rate_limit:
+        type: int
+        required: false
+        description: Remote network upload rate limit in kiBytes/second.
+      borg_ssh_key_file_path:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Path to ssh-key
+      borg_ssh_command:
+        type: str
+        description: Command to use instead of just ssh. This can be used to specify ssh options.
+      borg_lock_wait_time:
+        type: int
+        description: Maximum seconds to wait for acquiring a repository/cache lock.
+      borgmatic_relocated_repo_access_is_ok:
+        type: bool
+        description: Bypass Borg error about a repository that has been moved.
+      borg_retention_policy:
+        keep_secondly:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of secondly archives to keep.
+        keep_minutely:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of minutely archives to keep.
+        keep_hourly:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of hourly archives to keep.
+        keep_daily:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of daily archives to keep.
+        keep_weekly:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of weekly archives to keep.
+        keep_monthly:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of monthly archives to keep.
+        keep_yearly:
+          type: int
+          required: false
+          description: Number of yearly archives to keep.
+      borgmatic_checks:
+        type: List
+        required: false
+        description: |
+          List of one or more consistency checks to run
+          "repository", "archives", "data", and/or "extract".
+          Defaults to "repository" and "archives".
+          Set to "disabled" to disable all consistency checks.
+          "repository" checks the consistency of the repository,
+          "archives" checks all of the archives, "data" verifies
+          the integrity of the data within the  archives, and
+          "extract" does an extraction dry-run of the  most recent archive.
+          Note that "data" implies "archives".
+      borgmatic_check_last:
+        type: int
+        required: false
+        description: Restrict the number of checked archives to the last n. Applies only to the "archives" check.
+      borgmatic_hooks:
+        type: dict
+        required: false
+        description: Shell commands or scripts to execute before and after a backup or if an error has occurred.
+      borgmatic_timer_cron_name:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Name of the cron Job
+      borgmatic_timer:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: If the variable is set, a timer is installed. A choice must be made between "cron" and "systemd".
+      borg_ssh_key_type:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: The algorithm used to generate the SSH private key
+      borg_ssh_key_name:
+        type: str
+        required: false
+        description: Name of the SSH public and private key

meta/main.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ galaxy_info:
   description: Set up backup to remote machine using Borg and Borgmatic.
   company: "BorgBase.com"
   license: license (BSD, MIT)
-  min_ansible_version: 2.0
+  min_ansible_version: "2.0"
   platforms:
     - name: Debian
       versions:

molecule/default/converge.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 
   roles:
     - role: m3nu.ansible_role_borgbackup
-      borg_encryption_passphrase: CHANGEME
+      borg_install_method: pip
+      borgmatic_timer: cron
       borg_repository: m5vz9gp4@m5vz9gp4.repo.borgbase.com:repo
+      borg_encryption_passphrase: CHANGEME
       borg_source_directories:
         - /srv/www
         - /var/lib/automysqlbackup
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@
         - name: users
           hostname: database1.example.org
           port: 5433
-      borg_install_method: pip
 
   post_tasks:
   - name: Install yamllint for checking config file

molecule/default/molecule.yml

@@ -6,18 +6,12 @@ driver:
 platforms:
   - name: archlinux-latest
     image: archlinux:latest
-  - name: centos-7
-    image: centos:7
-  - name: almalinux-8
-    image: almalinux:8
   - name: almalinux-9
     image: almalinux:9
   - name: fedora-latest
     image: fedora:latest
   - name: debian-bullseye
     image: debian:bullseye
-  - name: ubuntu-bionic
-    image: ubuntu:bionic
   - name: ubuntu-latest
     image: ubuntu:latest
 provisioner:

tasks/01_install.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+- name: Install borgbackup
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure legacy hooks aren't used
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - borgmatic_failure_command is undefined
+          - borgmatic_before_backup_command is undefined
+          - borgmatic_after_backup_command is undefined
+        msg: Please use the new borgmatic_hooks variable instead of individual before/after/failure hooks.
+
+    - name: Include OS-specific variables
+      include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+      with_first_found:
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_lsb.id }}.yml"
+
+    - name: Install general dependencies (openssh)
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ borg_dep_packages }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Install Borg and Borgmatic
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: noauto_install_{{ borg_install_method }}.yml
+...

tasks/02_user_management.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+# So in different positions in that role we need the user home
+# Since we cannot be sure that this FSH is compatible we will determine it.
+- name: Get home dir
+  when:
+    - borg_user == "root"
+  block:
+    - name: Get home if borg_user == "root"
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        state: present
+      register: user_info
+      changed_when: false
+      check_mode: true  # Important, otherwise user will be created
+
+    - name: Save the user_info, we need them for the home_dir
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        backup_user_info: "{{ user_info }}"
+
+- name: Create user if borg_user != "root"
+  when:
+    - borg_user != "root"
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: noauto_create_backup_user_and_group.yml
+...

tasks/03_create_key.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+- name: Create SSH key (if neeeded) for {{ borg_user }}
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure directory exist
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ backup_user_info.home }}/.ssh/"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0700"
+        owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        group: "{{ borg_group }}"
+
+    - name: Generate an OpenSSH keypair
+      community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
+        path: "{{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }}"
+        mode: "0600"
+        type: "{{ borg_ssh_key_type }}"
+        owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        group: "{{ borg_group }}"
+
+    - name: Read SSH key
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: "{{ borg_ssh_key_file_path }}.pub"
+      register: backup_local_ssh_key
+
+    - name: Print key
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "The generated key is: {{ backup_local_ssh_key['content'] | b64decode }}"
+...

tasks/05_configure.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+- name: Add Borgmatic config file
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure /etc/borgmatic exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/borgmatic
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0700"
+        owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        group: "{{ borg_group }}"
+
+    - name: Add Borgmatic configuration
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: config.yaml.j2
+        dest: "/etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}"
+        mode: "0600"
+        owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        group: "{{ borg_group }}"
+...

tasks/07_install_timer.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: Install timer to run Borgmatic
+  when:
+    - borgmatic_timer is defined and borgmatic_timer | length > 0
+  block:
+    - name: Start timer install script
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: noauto_create_timer_{{ borgmatic_timer }}.yml

tasks/install_package.yml

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Check if EPEL repo is enabled, if installation from distro is requested
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-  block:
-  - name: Get list of installed packages
-    ansible.builtin.package_facts:
-      manager: auto
-  - name: Ensure EPEL is enabled
-    ansible.builtin.assert:
-      that:
-        - "'epel-release' in ansible_facts.packages"
-      fail_msg: Need EPEL repo to install via distro package.
-
-- name: Install borgmatic and borg via distribution package manager
-  package:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  loop: "{{ borg_distro_packages }}"

tasks/install_pip.yml

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Install build dependencies
-  package:
-    name: "{{ borg_pip_packages }}"
-    state: present
-
-- name: Create virtualenv for borg  # noqa package-latest
-  pip:
-    name:
-    - pip
-    - setuptools
-    state: latest
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-    virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
-
-- name: Install dependent Python Packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ borg_dependent_python_packages }}"
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-  when: borg_dependent_python_packages is defined
-
-- name: Install main Python Packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(omit, true) }}"
-    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
-  when: borg_python_packages is defined
-  loop: "{{ borg_python_packages }}"
-
-- name: Create borgmatic command in /usr/local/bin
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/bin/bash
-      . /opt/borgmatic/bin/activate
-      borgmatic "$@"
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0755"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,96 +1,7 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensure legacy hooks aren't used
+- name: Add and run all plays
-  assert:
+  include_tasks: "{{ bak_element }}"
-    that:
+  with_items: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.fileglob', '*.yml').split(',') | reject('search', 'main.yml') | reject('search', 'noauto_*') | sort }}"
-      - borgmatic_failure_command is undefined
+  loop_control:
-      - borgmatic_before_backup_command is undefined
+    loop_var: bak_element
-      - borgmatic_after_backup_command is undefined
+...
-    msg: Please use the new borgmatic_hooks variable instead of individual before/after/failure hooks.
-
-- name: Include OS-specific variables
-  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
-  with_first_found:
-    - "{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
-    - "{{ ansible_lsb.id }}.yml"
-
-- name: Install general dependencies (cron and openssh)
-  package:
-    name: "{{ borg_dep_packages }}"
-    state: present
-
-- name: Install Borg and Borgmatic
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: install_{{ borg_install_method }}.yml
-
-- name: Ensure root has SSH key.
-  user:
-    name: "root"
-    generate_ssh_key: yes
-    ssh_key_file: "{{ ssh_key_file }}"
-    ssh_key_type: ed25519
-  register: root_user
-
-- name: Print key created for root user (use for remote repo)
-  debug:
-    var: root_user['ssh_public_key']
-
-- name: Ensure /etc/borgmatic exists
-  file:
-    path: /etc/borgmatic
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0700
-    owner: root
-
-- name: Add Borgmatic configuration
-  template:
-    src: config.yaml.j2
-    dest: "/etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}"
-    mode: 0600
-
-- name: Add cron-job for borgmatic (large repo, create and check separate)
-  block:
-    - name: Add cron job for regular create and prune
-      cron:
-        name: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-        hour: "{{ borgmatic_cron_hour }}"
-        minute: "{{ borgmatic_cron_minute }}"
-        user: "root"
-        cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-        job: "borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }} -C -p"
-    - name: Add cron job for infrequent checks
-      cron:
-        name: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}-check"
-        day: "{{ borgmatic_cron_checks_day }}"
-        hour: "{{ borgmatic_cron_checks_hour }}"
-        minute: "{{ borgmatic_cron_checks_minute }}"
-        user: "root"
-        cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-        job: "borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }} -k"
-  when: borgmatic_large_repo
-
-- name: Add cron-job for borgmatic (normal-sized repo)
-  block:
-    - name: Add cron job for create, check and prune
-      cron:
-        name: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-        hour: "{{ borgmatic_cron_hour }}"
-        minute: "{{ borgmatic_cron_minute }}"
-        user: "root"
-        cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-        job: "borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}"
-    - name: Ensure separate check cron job is absent
-      cron:
-        name: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}-check"
-        state: absent
-  when: not borgmatic_large_repo
-
-- name: Set PATH for borgmatic cron job.
-  cron:
-    user: "root"
-    cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_cron_name }}"
-    name: PATH
-    env: yes
-    value: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

tasks/noauto_create_backup_user_and_group.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Setup backup environment
+  when:
+    - backup_create_local_user is not defined or backup_create_local_user
+    - borg_user != "root"
+  block:
+    - name: Add local backup group
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: "{{ borg_group }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Add local backup user
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        shell: "/bin/bash"
+        groups: "{{ borg_group }}"
+        comment: "Backup User Account"
+        append: true
+      register: user_info
+
+    - name: Save the user_info, we need them for the home_dir
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        backup_user_info: "{{ user_info }}"
+
+    - name: Add sudo users
+      community.general.sudoers:
+        name: "backup"
+        state: present
+        user: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        nopassword: true
+        commands:
+          - "/opt/borgmatic/bin/borg"
+          - "/usr/local/bin/borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}"
+...

tasks/noauto_create_timer_cron.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- name: Ensure Cron is installed
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ borg_cron_package }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: Add Cron job for borgmatic
+  block:
+    - name: Add single Cron job for borgmatic
+      cron:
+        name: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+        hour: "{{ borgmatic_timer_hour }}"
+        minute: "{{ borgmatic_timer_minute }}"
+        user: "{{ borg_user }}"
+        cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+        job: "borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}"
+
+    - name: Ensure separate check cron job is absent
+      cron:
+        name: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}-check"
+        cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: Set PATH for borgmatic cron job.
+  cron:
+    user: "{{ borg_user }}"
+    cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+    name: PATH
+    env: yes
+    value: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+...

tasks/noauto_create_timer_systemd.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+---
+- name: Register existence of Borgmatic cron file.
+  cron:
+    name: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+    cron_file: "{{ borgmatic_timer_cron_name }}"
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: true
+  register: cron_file_exists
+
+- name: Ensure no Borgmatic Cron file exists.
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - not cron_file_exists.changed
+    fail_msg: Found an existing Borgmatic Cron job. Please remove before using Systemd timer.
+
+- name: Create borgbackup timer
+  block:
+    - name: Copy systemd files
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: "{{ item.src }}"
+        dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        backup: true
+        mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+      with_items:
+        - { src: "borgmatic.timer.j2", dest: "/usr/lib/systemd/system/borgmatic.timer", mode: "0644" }
+        - { src: "borgmatic.service.j2", dest: "/usr/lib/systemd/system/borgmatic.service", mode: "0644" }
+
+    - name: Populate service facts
+      ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+      # If the role is running and the repo is not yet initialized, an error will occur.
+      # Therefore the service is stopped by default and must be started manually.
+    - name: Stop fresh installed borgmatic.timer and borgmatic.service
+      when: "'borgmatic.service' not in ansible_facts.services"
+      block:
+        - name: Set borgmatic services to stopped - newly installed
+          ansible.builtin.systemd:
+            name: "{{ item }}"
+            state: stopped
+            enabled: false
+            masked: false
+            daemon_reload: true
+          when: item in ansible_facts.services
+          with_items:
+            - borgmatic.service
+
+        # bug: Need own section without masked else the timer are skipped
+        - name: Set borgmatic timers to stopped - newly installed
+          ansible.builtin.systemd:
+            name: "{{ item }}"
+            state: stopped
+            enabled: false
+            daemon_reload: true
+          with_items:
+            - "borgmatic.timer"
+
+        - name: Show hints
+          when: "'backup_init_repo' not in ansible_run_tags"
+          ansible.builtin.debug:
+            msg: "Attention: Since the repo was not initialized automatically, the systemd service (borgmatic.service) and the timer (borgmatic.timer) are not activated."
+...

tasks/noauto_install_package.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+- name: Install borgbackup by distro
+  block:
+    - name: Check if EPEL repo is enabled, if installation from distro is requested
+      when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+      block:
+      - name: Get list of installed packages
+        ansible.builtin.package_facts:
+          manager: auto
+      - name: Ensure EPEL is enabled
+        ansible.builtin.assert:
+          that:
+            - "'epel-release' in ansible_facts.packages"
+          fail_msg: Need EPEL repo to install via distro package.
+
+    - name: Install borgmatic and borg via distribution package manager
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      loop: "{{ borg_distro_packages }}"
+...

tasks/noauto_install_pip.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+---
+- name: Install Borg and Borgmatic via pip
+  block:
+    - name: Install build dependencies
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ borg_pip_packages }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Create virtualenv for borg  # noqa package-latest
+      ansible.builtin.pip:
+        name:
+          - pip
+          - setuptools
+        state: latest
+        virtualenv: "{{ borg_venv_path }}"
+        virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
+
+    - name: Install dependent Python packages
+      ansible.builtin.pip:
+        name: "{{ borg_dependent_python_packages }}"
+        virtualenv: "{{ borg_venv_path }}"
+      when: borg_dependent_python_packages is defined
+
+    - name: Install main Python packages
+      ansible.builtin.pip:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        version: "{{ item.version | default(omit, true) }}"
+        virtualenv: "{{ borg_venv_path }}"
+      when: borg_python_packages is defined
+      loop: "{{ borg_python_packages }}"
+
+- name: Create links to Borgmatic and Borg binaries
+  block:
+    - name: Create borgmatic command in /usr/local/bin
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          #!/bin/bash
+          . "{{ borg_venv_path }}"/bin/activate
+          borgmatic "$@"
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - name: Create borg command in /usr/local/bin
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          #!/bin/bash
+          . "{{ borg_venv_path }}"/bin/activate
+          borg "$@"
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/borg
+        mode: "0755"
+...

templates/borgmatic.service.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Managed by Ansible, please don't edit manually
+
+[Unit]
+Description=borgmatic backup
+Wants=backup_normal_repo.timer
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+# Prevent borgmatic from running unless the machine is plugged into power. Remove this line if you
+# want to allow borgmatic to run anytime.
+ConditionACPower=true
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User={{ borg_user }}
+ExecStart=borgmatic -c /etc/borgmatic/{{ borgmatic_config_name }}
+
+# Source: https://projects.torsion.org/borgmatic-collective/borgmatic/raw/branch/master/sample/systemd/borgmatic.service
+# Security settings for systemd running as root, optional but recommended to improve security. You
+# can disable individual settings if they cause problems for your use case. For more details, see
+# the systemd manual: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
+LockPersonality=true
+# Certain borgmatic features like Healthchecks integration need MemoryDenyWriteExecute to be off.
+# But you can try setting it to "yes" for improved security if you don't use those features.
+MemoryDenyWriteExecute=no
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+PrivateDevices=yes
+PrivateTmp=yes
+ProtectClock=yes
+ProtectControlGroups=yes
+ProtectHostname=yes
+ProtectKernelLogs=yes
+ProtectKernelModules=yes
+ProtectKernelTunables=yes
+RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_UNIX AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_NETLINK
+RestrictNamespaces=yes
+RestrictRealtime=yes
+RestrictSUIDSGID=yes
+SystemCallArchitectures=native
+SystemCallFilter=@system-service
+SystemCallErrorNumber=EPERM
+# To restrict write access further, change "ProtectSystem" to "strict" and uncomment
+# "ReadWritePaths", "ReadOnlyPaths", "ProtectHome", and "BindPaths". Then add any local repository
+# paths to the list of "ReadWritePaths" and local backup source paths to "ReadOnlyPaths". This
+# leaves most of the filesystem read-only to borgmatic.
+ProtectSystem=full
+# ReadWritePaths=-/mnt/my_backup_drive
+# ReadOnlyPaths=-/var/lib/my_backup_source
+# This will mount a tmpfs on top of /root and pass through needed paths
+# ProtectHome=tmpfs
+# BindPaths=-/root/.cache/borg -/root/.config/borg -/root/.borgmatic
+
+# May interfere with running external programs within borgmatic hooks.
+# CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH CAP_NET_RAW
+
+# Lower CPU and I/O priority.
+Nice=19
+CPUSchedulingPolicy=batch
+IOSchedulingClass=best-effort
+IOSchedulingPriority=7
+IOWeight=100

templates/borgmatic.timer.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Managed by Ansible, please don't edit manually
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Start creating of Backups - see: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.time.html#
+
+[Timer]
+# Day-of-the-Week Year-Month-Day Hour:Minutes:Seconds
+# Persistent -> resume backup after shutdown
+OnCalendar= *-*-* {{ borgmatic_timer_hour }}:{{ borgmatic_timer_minute }}:00
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

templates/config.yaml.j2

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 #jinja2: lstrip_blocks: "True", trim_blocks: "True"
 ---
+# Managed by Ansible, please don't edit manually
+
 # Full config: https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/reference/config.yaml
 location:
+{% if borg_source_directories is not defined or borg_source_directories | length == 0 %}
     source_directories:
-{% for dir in borg_source_directories %}
+        - /etc/hostname # prevent empty backupconfig
+{% else %}
+    source_directories:
+    {% for dir in borg_source_directories %}
         - {{ dir }}
-{% endfor %}
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
     # Stay in same file system (do not cross mount points).
     one_file_system: {{ borg_one_file_system }}

vars/Archlinux.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
-  - cronie
   - openssh
 
+borg_cron_package: cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - gcc
   - pkgconfig

vars/Debian.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-client
-  - cron
+
+borg_cron_package: cron
 
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libssl-dev

vars/Fedora.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
-  - cronie
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package: cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl

vars/ManjaroLinux.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh
-  - cronie
+
+borg_cron_package: cronie
 
 borg_pip_packages:  # untested
   - libssl-dev

vars/RedHat-8.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
   - openssh-clients
-  - cronie
+
+borg_cron_package: cronie
 
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel

vars/RedHat-9.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
-  - cronie
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package: cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl

vars/RedHat.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
 borg_dep_packages:
-  - cronie
   - openssh-clients
 
+borg_cron_package: cronie
+
 borg_pip_packages:
   - libacl-devel
   - libacl