Convert ansible-pull example to run with systemd .timer + .service #266
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It might still be useful as a reference for old systems, so let's keep it.
A bit simpler, and self-contained solution with no extra files. This is based on systemd timers and services, so it is has a smaller footprint on systems which already have systemd installed (cron and logrotate dependencies are gone). I assume that ansible is mostly used with modern systems which have systemd available. Systemd will restart the service every OnUnitInactiveSec=, while making sure to not schedule overlapping runs. In practice, it is convenient to change the timer to something as low as one minute when quick updates are needed. With --only-if-changed the load on the system is not even noticable because all that happens is a noop git pull if no changes were made to the repo. The logs end up in the journal, so no logging configuration is necessary.
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instead of 'convert', add this as another example |
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I wrote "convert", but the PR really doesn't remove the old example. The old file is renamed, and a new one is added, i.e. both examples are still in tree. I think it is appropriate to make the new example "the default" because it is more lightweight and appropriate for modern systems. |
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Ah, fair enough, missed the 2nd file was preserving the cron version. |
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