debops.postgresql_server default variables

PostgreSQL installation, packages

postgresql_server__upstream

Enable PostgreSQL Global Development Group APT repository? More information: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt

postgresql_server__upstream: False
postgresql_server__upstream_key_id

The GPG fingerprint of the upstream APT repository key.

postgresql_server__upstream_key_id: 'B97B0AFCAA1A47F044F244A07FCC7D46ACCC4CF8'
postgresql_server__upstream_apt_repo

The upstream APT repository URL in the sources.list format.

postgresql_server__upstream_apt_repo: 'deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt {{ ansible_distribution_release }}-pgdg main'
postgresql_server__base_packages

List of base PostgreSQL packages to install.

postgresql_server__base_packages: [ 'postgresql', 'postgresql-client',
                                    'postgresql-contrib' ]
postgresql_server__python_packages

List of Python packages to install with PostgreSQL.

postgresql_server__python_packages: []
postgresql_server__packages

Install additional packages with PostgreSQL.

postgresql_server__packages: []
postgresql_server__preferred_version

Specify preferred version of the PostgreSQL packages to install. Only makes sense when multiple PostgreSQL versions are available as APT packages, for example when the upstream APT repository is enabled. See the postgresql_server__preferred_version for more details.

postgresql_server__preferred_version: ''
postgresql_server__user

System user which manages PostgreSQL clusters.

postgresql_server__user: 'postgres'
postgresql_server__group

System group which manages PostgreSQL clusters.

postgresql_server__group: 'postgres'
postgresql_server__delegate_to

This is a counterpart variable to the one in debops.postgresql role, it should point to the FQDN hostname of the server so that other role can correctly delegate Ansible tasks.

postgresql_server__delegate_to: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'

Network connections, firewall

postgresql_server__listen_addresses

List of IP addresses on which PostgreSQL clusters will listen for TCP connections by default.

postgresql_server__listen_addresses: [ 'localhost' ]
postgresql_server__allow

List of IP addresses or CIDR subnets that can connect to all PostgreSQL clusters. If it's empty, remote connections are blocked, but individual clusters can add their own firewall rules.

postgresql_server__allow: []
postgresql_server__max_connections

Default maximum number of connections to a PostgreSQL cluster.

postgresql_server__max_connections: '100'

Database admin and trusted roles

postgresql_server__admins

List of local UNIX accounts which will be allowed to login to any database as postgres role with peer authentication. The special *postgres* account name is replaced with username of the cluster system user.

postgresql_server__admins: '{{ [ "root", "*postgres*" ] +
                               ansible_local.core.admin_users|d([]) }}'
postgresql_server__admin_password

The default password for the PostgreSQL admin account (not the postgres UNIX system account).

postgresql_server__admin_password: "{{ lookup('password', secret + '/credentials/' +
                                       inventory_hostname + '/postgresql/default/' +
                                       postgresql_server__user + '/password length=' +
                                       postgresql_server__password_length +
                                       ' chars=' + postgresql_server__password_characters) }}"
postgresql_server__password_length

Length of the autogenerated postgres password.

postgresql_server__password_length: '64'
postgresql_server__password_characters

Characters allowed in the autogenerated postgres password.

postgresql_server__password_characters: 'ascii_letters,digits,.-_~&()*='
postgresql_server__trusted

List of local UNIX accounts that are implicitly trusted by PostgreSQL server and can login to their own roles without password.

postgresql_server__trusted: '{{ ansible_local.core.admin_users|d([]) }}'

Cluster configuration

postgresql_server__log_destination

Where to log system/error messages. Options: stderr, csvlog, syslog, and eventlog.

postgresql_server__log_destination: 'syslog'
postgresql_server__locale

Default localization settings. This locale will be used at cluster creation to set default database encoding.

postgresql_server__locale: 'en_US.UTF-8'
postgresql_server__locale_messages

Separate locale settings for server messages in PostgreSQL logs.

postgresql_server__locale_messages: 'C'
postgresql_server__timezone

Timezone configured in PostgreSQL clusters.

postgresql_server__timezone: '{{ ansible_local.tzdata.timezone | d("Etc/UTC") }}'
postgresql_server__start_conf

Specify default startup behaviour for PostgreSQL clusters:

  • auto: cluster will be started on boot

  • manual: cluster will not be started on boot

postgresql_server__start_conf: 'auto'

Public Key Infrastructure configuration

postgresql_server__pki

Enable or disable support for PKI infrastructure managed by debops.pki.

postgresql_server__pki: '{{ ansible_local.pki.enabled|d() | bool }}'
postgresql_server__pki_path

Base path of PKI infrastructure, managed by debops.pki role.

postgresql_server__pki_path: '{{ ansible_local.pki.path|d("/etc/pki/realms") }}'
postgresql_server__pki_realm

PKI realm used by PostgreSQL role.

postgresql_server__pki_realm: '{{ ansible_local.pki.realm|d("domain") }}'
postgresql_server__pki_ca

Default Root CA certificate used by PostgreSQL clusters, relative to postgresql_server__pki_realm path.

postgresql_server__pki_ca: 'CA.crt'
postgresql_server__pki_crt

Certificate file used by PostgreSQL server, relative to postgresql_server__pki_realm path.

postgresql_server__pki_crt: 'default.crt'
postgresql_server__pki_key

Private key used by PostgreSQL server, relative to postgresql_server__pki_realm path.

postgresql_server__pki_key: 'default.key'
postgresql_server__pki_crl

Certificate Revocation List file used by PostgreSQL server, relative to postgresql_server__pki_realm path.

postgresql_server__pki_crl: 'default.crl'
postgresql_server__ssl_ciphers

Default SSL ciphers enabled in PostgreSQL clusters.

postgresql_server__ssl_ciphers: 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'

Global cluster resources

postgresql_server__shmmax_limiter

Percentage of maximum shared memory segment to use for shared buffer calculations.

postgresql_server__shmmax_limiter: '0.8'
postgresql_server__shm_memory_limiter

Percentage of available RAM to use for shared buffer calculations, in case that maximum shared buffers are not defined correctly.

postgresql_server__shm_memory_limiter: '0.4'
postgresql_server__wal_level

Default Write Ahead Log level to use: minimal, archive, hot_standby. Modes other than minimal may require additional configuration.

postgresql_server__wal_level: 'minimal'
postgresql_server__archive_command

Command executed by postgres user when WAL mode is set to archive.

postgresql_server__archive_command: ''

Host Based Authentication configuration

Host-Based Authentication is used to filter and restrict local and remote connections to the PostgreSQL databases. See postgresql_server__hba_* for more details.

postgresql_server__hba_system

Host Based Authentication - system accounts.

postgresql_server__hba_system:

  - comment:  'Database superuser account, do not disable'
    type:     'local'
    database: 'all'
    user:     '*postgres*'
    method:   'peer'
    options:  'map=system'

  - comment:  'Block remote connections to admin account'
    type:     'host'
    database: 'all'
    user:     '*postgres*'
    address:  'all'
    method:   'reject'
postgresql_server__hba_replication

Host Based Authentication - replication connections.

postgresql_server__hba_replication:

  - comment:  'Remote replication connections'
    type:     'hostssl'
    database: 'replication'
    user:     'replication'
    address:  'samenet'
    method:   'md5'
postgresql_server__hba_public

Host Based Authentication - public connections to postgres database, needed by some applications.

postgresql_server__hba_public:

  - comment:  'Allow public connections to postgres database'
    type:     'local'
    database: 'postgres'
    user:     'all'
    method:   'md5'

  - comment:  'Allow public connections to postgres database'
    type:     'hostssl'
    database: 'postgres'
    user:     'all'
    address:  'samenet'
    method:   'md5'
postgresql_server__hba_trusted

Host Based Authentication - trusted connections from localhost.

postgresql_server__hba_trusted:

  - comment:  'Access through local UNIX socket'
    type:     'local'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     '@trusted'
    method:   'peer'
postgresql_server__hba_local

Host Based Authentication - connections from localhost.

postgresql_server__hba_local:

  - comment:  'Access through local UNIX socket with password'
    type:     'local'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     'all'
    method:   'md5'

  - comment:  'Access from localhost over IPv6'
    type:     'host'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     'all'
    address:  '::1/128'
    method:   'md5'

  - comment:  'Access from localhost over IPv4'
    type:     'host'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     'all'
    address:  '127.0.0.1/32'
    method:   'md5'

  - comment:  'Access from localhost'
    type:     'host'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     'all'
    address:  'localhost'
    method:   'md5'
postgresql_server__hba_remote

Host Based Authentication - remote connections.

postgresql_server__hba_remote:

  - comment:  'Remote connections from local networks'
    type:     'hostssl'
    database: 'samerole'
    user:     'all'
    address:  'samenet'
    method:   'md5'

Ident map configuration

Ident map in pg_ident.conf is used to map local UNIX accounts to PostgreSQL roles. See postgresql_server__ident_* for more details.

postgresql_server__ident_system

UNIX account to PostgreSQL role mapping - 'system' map.

postgresql_server__ident_system:

  - map:  'system'
    user: '{{ postgresql_server__admins }}'
    role: '*postgres*'
postgresql_server__ident_trusted

UNIX account to PostgreSQL role mapping - 'trusted' map.

postgresql_server__ident_trusted: []
postgresql_server__ident_local

UNIX account to PostgreSQL role mapping - 'local' map.

postgresql_server__ident_local: []

PostgreSQL cluster configuration

postgresql_server__data_directory

the base directory for the postgresql create cluster

postgresql_server__data_directory: '/var/lib/postgresql'
postgresql_server__log_directory

The absolute path of the custom PostgreSQL log directory located on the server. You can use this variable to put the log files on a different partition; if it's not specified, the default /var/log/postgresql/ directory is used.

postgresql_server__log_directory: ''
postgresql_server__clusters

List of PostgreSQL clusters to manage. Each entry should have at least a name and a port on which to bind the cluster. You can also specify configuration from postgresql.conf as the cluster parameters. See postgresql_server__clusters for more details.

postgresql_server__clusters: [ '{{ postgresql_server__cluster_main }}' ]
postgresql_server__cluster_main

Configuration for default "main" cluster.

postgresql_server__cluster_main:
  name: 'main'
  port: '5432'

AutoPostgreSQLBackup configuration

postgresql_server__autopostgresqlbackup

Global toggle to enable/disable support for local autopostgresqlbackup snapshots.

postgresql_server__autopostgresqlbackup: '{{ False
                                             if (ansible_distribution_release in [ "bullseye" ])
                                             else True }}'
postgresql_server__auto_backup

Enable or disable automatic daily snapshots in all clusters.

postgresql_server__auto_backup: True
postgresql_server__auto_backup_dir

Directory where automatic backups will be stored.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_dir: '/var/lib/autopostgresqlbackup'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_pg_opts

Extra options to be passed to the psql command line when running backup.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_pg_opts: ''
postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail

Configure backup mail notification. Available options:

  • log: send only the log file

  • files: send the log file and sql files as attachments

  • stdout: output the log to the screen if run manually

  • quiet: only send logs if an error occurs

postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail: 'quiet'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail_size

The maximum allowed size of the e-mail, 4000 = about 5 MB.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail_size: 4000
postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail_to

Who should receive the backup mails?

postgresql_server__auto_backup_mail_to: 'backup@{{ ansible_domain }}'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_create_database

Include CREATE DATABASE in the backup?

postgresql_server__auto_backup_create_database: True
postgresql_server__auto_backup_isolate_databases

Use a separate backup directory and file for each database?

postgresql_server__auto_backup_isolate_databases: True
postgresql_server__auto_backup_weekly

Which day of the week do you want to perform weekly backups? 1 = Monday , ... , 7 = Sunday.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_weekly: '6'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_monthly

Which day of the month do you want to perform monthly backups?

postgresql_server__auto_backup_monthly: '01'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption

Should the dumps be encrypted?

postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption: False
postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_key

Specify openssl encryption key to use.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_key: ''
postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_cipher

Specify openssl encryption cipher.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_cipher: 'aes256'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_suffix

Suffix appended to encrypted filenames.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_encryption_suffix: '.enc'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_compression

Specify compression method to use for snapshots. The special value pg_dump causes pg_dump to compress the backup internally without writing an uncompress dump first and compressing it afterwards.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_compression: 'gzip'
postgresql_server__auto_backup_pre_script

Path to the script which should be executed before snapshotting.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_pre_script: ''
postgresql_server__auto_backup_post_script

Path to the script which should be executed after snapshotting.

postgresql_server__auto_backup_post_script: ''
postgresql_server__auto_backup_permissions

The permissions for the backup files

postgresql_server__auto_backup_permissions: '0600'

Role-dependent configuration

postgresql_server__apt_preferences__dependent_list

Configuration for debops.apt_preferences role. PostgreSQL from backports will be preferred on specified Debian releases.

postgresql_server__apt_preferences__dependent_list:

  - package: 'postgresql postgresql-* libpq5'
    backports: [ 'wheezy' ]
    reason: 'Version parity with Debian Jessie'
    role: 'debops.postgresql_server'
postgresql_server__etc_services__dependent_list

Configuration for debops.etc_services role. It will set up custom /etc/services entries for additional PostgreSQL clusters.

postgresql_server__etc_services__dependent_list:
  name: 'postgresql'
  custom: |
    {% for item in postgresql_server__clusters %}
    {% if item.port is defined and item.port != "5432" %}
    postgresql-{{ (item.port|int - 5430) }}    {{ item.port }}/tcp
    {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
postgresql_server__keyring__dependent_apt_keys

Configuration for the debops.keyring Ansible role.

postgresql_server__keyring__dependent_apt_keys:

  - id: '{{ postgresql_server__upstream_key_id }}'
    repo: '{{ postgresql_server__upstream_apt_repo }}'
    state: '{{ "present" if postgresql_server__upstream|bool else "absent" }}'
postgresql_server__locales__dependent_list

Configuration for the debops.locales Ansible role.

postgresql_server__locales__dependent_list:
  - name: '{{ postgresql_server__locale }}'
    state: 'present'
postgresql_server__ferm__dependent_rules

Configuration for ferm firewall. It should be added when debops.ferm role is used to configure PostgreSQL firewall rules.

postgresql_server__ferm__dependent_rules:
  type: 'custom'
  by_role: 'debops.postgresql_server'
  name: 'postgresql_custom_rules'
  weight_class: 'default'
  rules: |
    {% set postgresql_server__tpl_ports = [] %}
    {% for cluster in postgresql_server__clusters %}
    {% set _ = postgresql_server__tpl_ports.append(cluster.port) %}
    {% endfor %}
    {% if postgresql_server__tpl_ports|d() and postgresql_server__allow|d() %}
    domain $domains table filter chain INPUT {
        protocol tcp dport ({{ postgresql_server__tpl_ports | unique | join(" ") }}) {
            @def $ITEMS = ( @ipfilter( ({{ postgresql_server__allow | unique | join(" ") }}) ) );
            @if @ne($ITEMS,"") {
                    saddr $ITEMS ACCEPT;
            }
        }
    }

    {% endif %}
    {% for cluster in postgresql_server__clusters %}
    {% if cluster.name|d() and cluster.port|d() and cluster.allow|d() %}
    domain $domains table filter chain INPUT {
        protocol tcp dport ({{ cluster.port }}) {
            @def $ITEMS = ( @ipfilter( ({{ cluster.allow | unique | join(" ") }}) ) );
            @if @ne($ITEMS,"") {
                    saddr $ITEMS ACCEPT;
            }
        }
    }
    {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}

Configuration for other Ansible roles

postgresql_server__python__dependent_packages3

Configuration for the debops.python Ansible role.

postgresql_server__python__dependent_packages3:

  - 'python3-psycopg2'
postgresql_server__python__dependent_packages2

Configuration for the debops.python Ansible role.

postgresql_server__python__dependent_packages2:

  - 'python-psycopg2'