# Developer Documentation
## Support a new service | Create your own role
### 1. Check if
- the role doesn't exist already in [`supported-services.md`](supported-services.md) and no one else is already [working on it](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook/pulls)
- the service you wish to add can run in a Docker container
- a container image already exists
### 2. Create the Ansible role in a public git repository.
You can follow the structure of existing roles, like the [`ansible-role-gitea`](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-gitea) or the [`ansible-role-gotosocial`](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-gotosocial).
Some advice:
- Your file structure will probably look something like this:
```
.
├── defaults/
│ └── main.yml
├── meta/
│ └── main.yml
├── tasks/
│ ├── main.yml
│ ├── install.yml
│ ├── uninstall.yml
│ └── validate_config.yml
├── templates/
│ ├── env.j2
│ ├── labels.j2
│ └── NEW-SERVICE.service.j2
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
└── README.md
```
- You will need to decide on a licence, without it, ansible-galaxy won't work. We recommend AGPLv3, like all of MASH.
### 3. Update the MASH-Playbook to support your created Ansible role
There are a few files that you need to adapt:
```
.
├── docs/
│ ├── supported-services.md -> Add your service
│ └── services/
│ └── YOUR-SERVICE.md -> document how to use it
├── templates/
│ ├── group_vars_mash_servers -> Add default config
│ └── requirements.yml -> add your Ansible role
│ └── setup.yml -> add your Ansible role
```
file: templates / group_vars_mash_servers
In this file you wire your role with the rest of the playbook - integrating with the service manager or potentially with other roles.
```yaml
# role-specific:systemd_service_manager
########################################################################
# #
# systemd_service_manager #
# #
########################################################################
mash_playbook_devture_systemd_service_manager_services_list_auto_itemized:
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
- |-
{{ ({'name': (YOUR-SERVICE_identifier + '.service'), 'priority': 2000, 'groups': ['mash', 'YOUR-SERVICE']} if YOUR-SERVICE_enabled else omit) }}
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
[...]
########################################################################
# #
# /systemd_service_manager #
# #
########################################################################
# /role-specific:systemd_service_manager
```
Support Postgres
```yaml
# role-specific:postgres
########################################################################
# #
# postgres #
# #
########################################################################
[...]
mash_playbook_postgres_managed_databases_auto_itemized:
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
- |-
{{
({
'name': YOUR-SERVICE_database_name,
'username': YOUR-SERVICE_database_username,
'password': YOUR-SERVICE_database_password,
} if gYOUR-SERVICE_enabled else omit)
}}
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
[...]
########################################################################
# #
# /postgres #
# #
########################################################################
# /role-specific:postgres
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
########################################################################
# #
# YOUR-SERVICE #
# #
########################################################################
[...]
# role-specific:postgres
YOUR-SERVICE_database_hostname: "{{ postgres_identifier if postgres_enabled else '' }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_database_port: "{{ '5432' if postgres_enabled else '' }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_database_password: "{{ '%s' | format(mash_playbook_generic_secret_key) | password_hash('sha512', 'db.authentik', rounds=655555) | to_uuid }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_database_username: "{{ authentik_identifier }}"
# /role-specific:postgres
YOUR-SERVICE_container_additional_networks_auto: |
{{
([postgres_identifier ~ '.service'] if postgres_enabled and YOUR-SERVICE_database_hostname == postgres_identifier else [])
}}
########################################################################
# #
# /YOUR-SERVICE #
# #
########################################################################
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
```
Support exim-relay
The [exim-relay](https://github.com/devture/exim-relay) is an easy way to configure for all services a way for outgoing mail.
```yaml
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
########################################################################
# #
# YOUR-SERVICE #
# #
########################################################################
[...]
YOUR-SERVICE_container_additional_networks_auto: |
{{
[...]
+
([exim_relay_container_network | default('mash-exim-relay')] if (exim_relay_enabled | default(false) and YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_smtp_addr == exim_relay_identifier | default('mash-exim-relay') and YOUR-SERVICE_container_network != exim_relay_container_network) else [])
}}
# role-specific:exim_relay
YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_enabled: "{{ 'true' if exim_relay_enabled else '' }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_smtp_addr: "{{ exim_relay_identifier if exim_relay_enabled else '' }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_smtp_port: 8025
YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_from: "{{ exim_relay_sender_address if exim_relay_enabled else '' }}"
YOUR-SERVICE_config_mailer_protocol: "{{ 'smtp' if exim_relay_enabled else '' }}"
# /role-specific:exim_relay
########################################################################
# #
# /YOUR-SERVICE #
# #
########################################################################
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
```
Support hubsite
- Add the logo of your Service to [`ansible-role-hubsite/assets`](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-hubsite/tree/main/assets) via a pull request.
- configure the `group_vars_mash_servers` file:
```yaml
[...]
# role-specific:hubsite
########################################################################
# #
# hubsite #
# #
########################################################################
[...]
# Services
##########
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
# YOUR-SERVICE
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_enabled: "{{ YOUR-SERVICE_enabled }}"
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_name: Adguard Home
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_url: "https://{{ YOUR-SERVICE_hostname }}{{ YOUR-SERVICE_path_prefix }}"
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_logo_location: "{{ role_path }}/assets/YOUR-SERVICE.png"
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_description: "YOUR-SERVICE Description"
hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_priority: 1000
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
[...]
mash_playbook_hubsite_service_list_auto_itemized:
[...]
# role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
- |-
{{
({
'name': hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_name,
'url': hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_url,
'logo_location': hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_logo_location,
'description': hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_description,
'priority': hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_priority,
} if hubsite_service_YOUR-SERVICE_enabled else omit)
}}
# /role-specific:YOUR-SERVICE
[...]
```
### Additional hints
- Add a line like `# Project source code URL: YOUR-SERVICE-GIT-REPO` to your Ansible role's `defaults/main.yml` file, so that [`bin/feeds.py`](/bin/feeds.py) can automatically find the Atom/RSS feed for new releases.