# MakerFLOSS_Mikrotik

Ansible IaC for one **MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN** switch (RouterOS 7) at the makerspace,
managed over SSH with `community.routeros`. Sibling project to AnsibleBaobabV4 (whose
conventions this repo copies); independent repo on `forgejo.makerfloss.eu`.

## Tech stack

- Ansible 10.x / ansible-core 2.17, `community.routeros` 3.x + `ansible.netcommon`
- Connection: `ansible.netcommon.network_cli`, `ansible_network_os: community.routeros.routeros`, SSH **key** auth
- Vault identity **`makerfloss`** (`~/.ansible/vault-keys/makerfloss.txt`)
- Lint: `ansible-lint` (profile: production), `yamllint`

## Structure

- `inventories/prod/hosts.yml` — group `mikrotik`, host `crs310-maker`
- `group_vars/mikrotik.yml` — connection vars + `switch_*_enabled` flags
- `group_vars/mikrotik.vault.yml` — encrypted password (excluded from linters)
- `host_vars/crs310-maker.yml` — device facts, real addressing, VLAN/port map
- `roles/makerfloss.mikrotik_switch/` — one role, per-domain task files gated by flags
- `play_switch.yml` (day-2), `play_bootstrap.yml` (first contact), `play_backup.yml`
- `docs/` — field guide, design spec, implementation plan

## Essential commands

```bash
yamllint . && ansible-lint && ansible-playbook play_switch.yml --syntax-check
ansible-playbook play_switch.yml                       # day-2 (key auth)
ansible-playbook play_switch.yml --tags vlans          # one domain
ansible-vault view group_vars/mikrotik.vault.yml       # read a secret
```

## Access (on-site / bench)

The switch is reachable only via the makerspace laptop `mamba`. Ansible's `network_cli`
uses paramiko, which **ignores ProxyJump**, so port-forward instead of double-hopping:

```bash
ssh -J kuku -p 7576 sjat@10.8.0.4 -L 2222:192.168.88.1:22 -N    # tunnel to the switch
ansible-playbook play_switch.yml -e ansible_host=127.0.0.1 -e ansible_port=2222 -e ansible_user=sjat
ssh-keygen -R '[127.0.0.1]:2222'                                # if the tunnel host key changed
```

- `mamba` is the mgmt station on **switch port 8** (MGMT VLAN); it must be on port 8 to
  reach `192.168.88.1`. From a data port it gets `10.2.30.x` and **cannot** reach mgmt.
- NM profiles on `mamba` `enp0s31f6`: `crs310-bench` (static `.2`) and `Wired connection 1`
  (DHCP). Moving the cable flaps the link and NM re-selects a profile — pin the intended
  one sticky (`autoconnect yes` + higher priority) and the other off, or it reverts.

## Rules

- **Idempotency:** RouterOS tasks use `community.routeros.command` with `:if [find]`
  guards. Run every device-touching play **twice**; the second run must report no changes.
- **Lockout safety:** keep an independent recovery channel (serial/WinBox-MAC) when
  touching mgmt/services/VLANs; enable `vlan-filtering` **last**. For lockout-prone
  changes over the network (vlan-filtering, moving the mgmt IP), run them as a detached
  self-reverting job — `:execute { …; :delay 240s; :if ($mgmtok=false) do={ revert } }`,
  then `:global mgmtok true` once verified. (Auto-healed a hard lockout during the cutover.)
- **RouterOS `find ... address=<prefix>` never matches** an ip/address or dhcp-network
  value (returns 0 even on an exact string) — match by `[find interface=X]` or
  `:foreach`+`/ip/address/get $a address`. Bit the mgmt-IP move (duplicated the IP).
- **All real values go in `host_vars`;** the role holds only mechanism + placeholders.
- **Secrets** go to the `makerfloss` vault, never plaintext. Encrypt with
  `ansible-vault encrypt --encrypt-vault-id makerfloss <file>`.
- **New work:** branch first, implement, verify (lint + syntax + run-twice), then merge.

## Status / next

Live on the device (2026-06-09): flat L2 switch on `10.2.30.0/24` — **DATA VLAN 30**
(`ether1` copper uplink + `ether2-7` + SFP+), **isolated MGMT VLAN 99 on `ether8`**
(mgmt `192.168.88.1/24`, no gateway/NTP/DNS), `vlan-filtering` on. The mgmt port also
serves DHCP (`192.168.88.10-.254`) + the web UI as a makerspace experiment (flags
`switch_web_enabled`, `switch_mgmt_dhcp_enabled`). Default `admin` disabled; login as
`sjat` (key, or vaulted password). All task files + `play_bootstrap`/`play_backup` are
idempotency-verified. Design + cutover runbook:
`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-09-crs310-flat-mgmtvlan-design.md`.

Next: SFP+ 10G uplink and real VLAN segmentation once connectors + a VLAN plan are ready.