⚠️ You need to have some experience with Ansible and left4dead games before using this repo !

As root user :

Create a user ansible :

controlleruser=ansible
adduser "${controlleruser}"

Install requirements packages :

apt-get install sudo openssh-server openssh-client whois python3 python3-apt python3-venv python3-full git

Add NOPASSWD sudo :

echo "${controlleruser} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/"${controlleruser}"

Install ansible package with python3 environnement as ansible user :

su - "${controlleruser}"
python3 -m venv venv
echo "source ~/venv/bin/activate" | tee -a ~/.profile
source ~/venv/bin/activate
pip install pip --upgrade
pip install ansible ansible-core ansible-lint

Generate a ssh key as ansible user :

ssh-keygen -o -a 256 -t ed25519 -C "${USER}@${HOSTNAME}" -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_ansible -N ""

Download private key id_ed25519_ansible to Windows Linux etc... https://kb.iu.edu/d/aews

Download repository

git clone https://github.com/fbapt/ansible-lgsm-l4d-l4d2.git

As root user :

Create a user ansible :

nodeuser=ansible
adduser "${nodeuser}

Install requirements package :

apt-get install sudo openssh-server python3 python3-apt

Add NOPASSWD sudo :

echo "${nodeuser} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/"${nodeuser}"

Save ip of each ansible nodes :

ip a

As ansible user, copy ssh key with user and ip of each ansible nodes :

nodeip=x.x.x.x
nodeuser=ansible
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_ansible.pub ${nodeuser}@${nodeip}

If you are on vscode add this to your c:/Users/USER/AppData/Roaming/Code/User/settings.json

    ..........,
	"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.linux": ["-l"],
	"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash",
	"terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
	  "bash": {
		"path": "/bin/bash",
		"icon": "terminal-bash",
		"args": [ "-l" ]
	  },
	}

Edit files :

• inventory/lgsmhosts.yml

• host_vars/production/production.yml (important: ssh public key for users)

• host_vars/production/vault.yml

• .vault_pass

• Add l4d1/2 configuration files in each roles if variables in host_vars/production/production.yml are on true, examples :

  In role/lgsminstallation/files/l4d[2]server/lgsm_cfg

  put file like l4dserver.cfg

  In role/lgsminstallation/files/l4d[2]server/server

  put file like host.txt or mymotd.txt

  In role/lgsminstallation/files/l4d[2]server/server_cfg

  put file like server.cfg, l4dserver.cfg

  In role/maps/files/l4d[2]server/maps

  put maps not on the steam workshops

  In role/maps/files/l4d2server/maps/workshops

  put workshops maps in workshops folder for l4d2 only

  In role/metamod/files/l4d[2]server/metamod_plugins

  put files in metamod folder

  In role/sourcemod/files/l4d[2]server/sourcemod_plugins

  put files in addons and cfg/sourcemod folders

  In role/strippersource/files/l4d[2]server/stripper_cfg

  put cfg maps in dumps and maps folders

On the ansible controller, as ansible user run playbooks on a Debian 11 or 12:

If you have a password with the playbooks --> option -k

Install left4dead1 and/or left4dead2 dedicated servers :

ansible-playbook --limit production system_update.yml
ansible-playbook --limit production lgsm.yml

(optional) configure firewall with a harden ssh :

⚠️ If you use 'configure_ssh_authenticationmethods: publickey' --> You need to create each user ssh key on your linux server and download on your computer before executing this playbook ! use a sofware such as pageant (putty)...

Accepted hostkey rsa minimun 3072 and ed25519, ssh is restricted to IPV4

ansible-playbook --limit production configure_ssh_iptables.yml

(optional) improve performance of the server :

ansible-playbook --limit production performance.yml

Playbooks have been tested with packages of ansible (9.4.0), ansible-core (2.16.5) and ansible-lint (24.2.2).

Tested on Debian 11 and 12

Documentation of lgsm :

https://docs.linuxgsm.com/

https://linuxgsm.com/servers/l4dserver/

https://linuxgsm.com/servers/l4d2server/

Ansible :

https://www.ansible.com/