allow configurable home directory path

configure_otree.yml

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     - name: remove old projects
       file:
         state: absent
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
       when: item.value.override
 
     - name: add project folder again
       file:
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
         state: directory
         owner: "{{ item.key }}"
         group: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
     - name: copy over ssh key files
       synchronize:
         src: "keys/{{ item.key }}/"
-        dest: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
+        dest: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
         delete: yes
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
       when: item.value.override and item.value.app_repo is defined
 
     - name: set owner and group permissions restricted for key files
       file:
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
         state: directory
         owner: "{{ item.key }}"
         group: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     - name: set owner and group permissions for folder
       file:
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/"
         state: directory
         owner: "{{ item.key }}"
         group: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
     - name: clone projects accordingly
       git:
         repo: "{{ item.value.app_repo }}"
-        dest: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        dest: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
         accept_hostkey: yes
         recursive: yes
-        key_file: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/id"
+        key_file: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.ssh/id"
       become: yes
       become_user: "{{ item.key }}"
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
     - name: copy over project files
       synchronize:
         src: "files/{{ item.key }}/"
-        dest: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        dest: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
         delete: yes
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
       when: item.value.override and item.value.app_repo is not defined
 
     - name: set owner and group permissions
       file: 
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
         state: directory
         owner: "{{ item.key }}"
         group: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     - name: remove old venv
       file:
         state: absent
-        path: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/"
+        path: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/"
       become: yes
       become_user: "{{ item.key }}"
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       pip:
         name: psycopg2
         state: present
-        virtualenv: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
+        virtualenv: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
         virtualenv_command: "{{ item.value.python_binary_path }} -m venv"
       become: yes
       become_user: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     #    name: otree
     #    state: present
     #    extra_args: "{{ '--pre' if item.value.pre_release else '' }}"
-    #    virtualenv: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
+    #    virtualenv: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
     #    virtualenv_command: "/usr/bin/python{{ '3.7' if item.value.pre_release else '3'}} -m venv"
     #  become: yes
     #  become_user: "{{ item.key }}"
@@ -118,20 +118,20 @@
     - name: install requirements if exists
       pip:
         state: present
-        requirements: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/requirements.txt"
-        virtualenv: "/home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
+        requirements: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/requirements.txt"
+        virtualenv: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree"
         virtualenv_command: "{{ item.value.python_binary_path }} -m venv"
       become: yes
       become_user: "{{ item.key }}"
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
       when: item.value.override
-      ignore_errors: yes
+      #ignore_errors: yes
      
     # reset and prepare otree
     - name: reset otree database
-      shell: "source /home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/bin/activate && otree resetdb --noinput"
+      shell: "source {{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/bin/activate && otree resetdb --noinput"
       args:
-        chdir: "/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
+        chdir: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/"
         executable: /bin/bash
       environment:
         DATABASE_URL: "{{ item.value.database }}"

group_vars/otree_servers.yml.example

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 ansible_user: "mylinuxuser"
 ansible_connection: "local"
 
+home_path: "/home"
+
 nginx_config_path: "/etc/nginx"
 nginx_sites_available: "{{ nginx_config_path }}/sites-available"
 nginx_sites_enabled: "{{ nginx_config_path }}/sites-enabled"
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ otree_users:
     # should a existing otree environment be overriden
     redis: "redis://localhost:6379/1"
     # redis queue. Note don't use a slot twice, there are 16 slots available (0-15)
-    database: "sqlite:////home/otree1/db.sqlite3"
-    # which database should be used. Examples: "postgres://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME" or "sqlite:////home/user/db.sqlite3"
+    database: "sqlite:///{{ home_path }}/otree1/db.sqlite3"
+    # which database should be used. Examples: "postgres://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME" or "sqlite:///{{ home_path }}/user/db.sqlite3"
     admin_pw: "mysecretpw1"
     # otree admin password
     auth_level: "STUDY"
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ otree_users:
     # for ssh: git@domain:project-group/project.git
     pre_release: yes
     redis: "redis://localhost:6379/2"
-    database: "sqlite:////home/otree2/db.sqlite3"
+    database: "sqlite:///{{ home_path }/otree2/db.sqlite3"
     admin_pw: "mysecretpw2"
     auth_level: "DEMO"
     secret_key: "sdfunlidsgjndrsgf"

site.yml

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
         name: "{{ item.key }}"
         shell: /bin/bash
         groups: ["{{ otree_group_name }}"]
+        home: "{{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}"
+        move_home: yes
         state: present
       with_dict: "{{ otree_users }}"
 

templates/supervisor_otree.conf.j2

 [program:{{ item.key }}]
-directory=/home/{{ item.key }}/otree/
-command=/bin/bash -c "source /home/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/bin/activate && otree runprodserver"
+directory={{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/otree/
+command=/bin/bash -c "source {{ home_path }}/{{ item.key }}/.venv_otree/bin/activate && otree runprodserver"
 environment=DATABASE_URL="{{ item.value.database }}",REDIS_URL="{{ item.value.redis }}",OTREE_ADMIN_PASSWORD="{{ item.value.admin_pw }}",OTREE_AUTH_LEVEL="{{ item.value.auth_level }}",OTREE_SECRET_KEY="{{ item.value.secret_key }}",OTREE_PRODUCTION="{{ item.value.production }}",PORT={{ item.value.port }}
 autostart=true
 autorestart=true