Post-Tyranny-Tech-Infrastru.../ansible/roles/common/tasks/fail2ban.yml

---
# Fail2ban configuration for SSH protection

- name: Install fail2ban
  apt:
    name: fail2ban
    state: present

- name: Configure fail2ban defaults
  template:
    src: jail.local.j2
    dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
    mode: '0644'
  notify: Restart fail2ban

- name: Ensure fail2ban is running and enabled
  service:
    name: fail2ban
    state: started
    enabled: yes
WIP: Ansible base configuration - common role (#2) Progress on Issue #2: Ansible Base Configuration Completed: - ✅ Ansible installed via pipx (isolated Python environment) - ✅ Hetzner Cloud dynamic inventory configured - ✅ Ansible configuration (ansible.cfg) - ✅ Common role for base system hardening: - SSH hardening (key-only, no root password) - UFW firewall configuration - Fail2ban for SSH protection - Automatic security updates - Timezone and system packages - ✅ Comprehensive Ansible README with setup guide Architecture Updates: - Added Decision #15: pipx for isolated Python environments - Updated ADR changelog with pipx adoption Still TODO for #2: - Docker role - Traefik role - Setup playbook - Deploy playbook - Testing against live server Files added: - ansible/README.md - Complete Ansible guide - ansible/ansible.cfg - Ansible configuration - ansible/hcloud.yml - Hetzner dynamic inventory - ansible/roles/common/* - Base hardening role Partial progress on #2 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> 2025-12-27 14:00:22 +01:00			`---`
			`# Fail2ban configuration for SSH protection`

			`- name: Install fail2ban`
			`apt:`
			`name: fail2ban`
			`state: present`

			`- name: Configure fail2ban defaults`
			`template:`
			`src: jail.local.j2`
			`dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local`
			`mode: '0644'`
			`notify: Restart fail2ban`

			`- name: Ensure fail2ban is running and enabled`
			`service:`
			`name: fail2ban`
			`state: started`
			`enabled: yes`