ansible-role-chezmoi

A modern Ansible role for installing and initializing the chezmoi dotfiles manager.

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This is my Ansible role for installing and bootstrapping chezmoi. I’ve recently modernized it to support the latest generation of Linux distributions, including Rocky Linux 9/10 and Debian 12/13.

What It Does

  • Installation: It handles the binary installation directly from GitHub releases or via snap, ensuring you always have the latest version.
  • Initialization: It can optionally initialize chezmoi with a source repository, making it perfect for bootstrapping fresh environments.
  • Cross-Platform: I’ve focused on maintaining compatibility across the RHEL and Debian families, which I use extensively in my virtual machine setups.

I am inherently lazy about manual machine setup, so this role is a key part of my “last mile” infrastructure automation. Whether I’m spinning up a temporary test environment or a long-lived server, this role ensures my dotfiles are just one command away.