🎨 Modernize config files

tasks/main.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 - name: INCLUDE | Install
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: install/main.yml
 
+- name: SHELL | Get current mariadb version
+  ansible.builtin.shell: dpkg -l mariadb-common | awk '/^ii/ { print $3 }' | sed -r 's/^1://g; s/^([[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+).+$/\1/g'
+  register: __mariadb_version
+  changed_when: false
+
 - name: TEMPLATE | Deploy config files
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ item }}"
@@ -28,11 +33,8 @@
     group: root
   register: config
   loop:
-    - etc/mysql/my.cnf
     - etc/mysql/conf.d/mysqldump.cnf.j2
     - etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/10-extra.cnf.j2
-    - etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-client.cnf.j2
-    - etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysqld_safe.cnf.j2
     - etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf.j2
 
 - name: FILE | Ensure log dir exists

templates/etc/mysql/conf.d/mysqldump.cnf.j2

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# -------------------------------------------
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+# -------------------------------------------
+
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 quote-names

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/20-galera.cnf.j2

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
-
-[mysqld]
-
-# --------------------
-# Galera config
-# --------------------
-
-# Global
-wsrep_on=ON
-wsrep_provider=/usr/lib/galera/libgalera_smm.so
-wsrep_cluster_address=gcomm://{{ mariadb_galera_members | join(",") }}
-wsrep_sst_method="{{ mariadb_wsrep_stt_method }}"
-{% if mariadb_wsrep_cluster_name is defined %}
-wsrep_cluster_name="{{ mariadb_wsrep_cluster_name }}"
-{% endif %}
-
-# Node Configuration
-wsrep_node_address="{{ mariadb_wsrep_node_address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address if ansible_default_ipv4 is defined else '127.0.0.1') }}"
-wsrep_node_name="{{ mariadb_wsrep_node_name | default(ansible_fqdn) }}"
-
-
-# --------------------
-# Deps
-# --------------------
-binlog_format=ROW
-default_storage_engine=InnoDB
-innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
-innodb_doublewrite=1

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/40-master.cnf.j2

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 
 # Replication master
 

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/40-slave.cnf.j2

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 
-#
 # Replication slave
 
 [mysqld]

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-client.cnf.j2

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
-
-#
-# This group is read by the client library
-# Use it for options that affect all clients, but not the server
-#
-
-[client]
-# Default is Latin1, if you need UTF-8 set this (also in server section)
-default-character-set = utf8mb4
-
-# socket location
-socket = {{ mariadb_socket }}
-
-# Example of client certificate usage
-# ssl-cert=/etc/mysql/client-cert.pem
-# ssl-key=/etc/mysql/client-key.pem
-#
-# Allow only TLS encrypted connections
-# ssl-verify-server-cert=on
-
-# This group is *never* read by mysql client library, though this
-# /etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf.d/client.cnf file is not read by Oracle MySQL
-# client anyway.
-# If you use the same .cnf file for MySQL and MariaDB,
-# use it for MariaDB-only client options
-[client-mariadb]

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-mysqld_safe.cnf.j2

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
-
-# NOTE: This file is read only by the traditional SysV init script, not systemd.
-# MariaDB systemd does _not_ utilize mysqld_safe nor read this file.
-#
-# For similar behaviour, systemd users should create the following file:
-# /etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d/migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf
-#
-# To achieve the same result as the default 50-mysqld_safe.cnf, please create
-# /etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d/migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf
-# with the following contents:
-#
-# [Service]
-# User=mysql
-# StandardOutput=syslog
-# StandardError=syslog
-# SyslogFacility=daemon
-# SyslogLevel=err
-# SyslogIdentifier=mysqld
-#
-# For more information, please read https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/systemd/
-#
-
-[mysqld_safe]
-# This will be passed to all mysql clients
-# It has been reported that passwords should be enclosed with ticks/quotes
-# especially if they contain "#" chars...
-# Remember to edit /etc/mysql/debian.cnf when changing the socket location.
-socket		= {{ mariadb_socket }}
-nice		= 0
-skip_log_error
-syslog

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf.j2

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
-#
+# -------------------------------------------
 
 #
 # These groups are read by MariaDB server.
 # Use it for options that only the server (but not clients) should see
-#
-# See the examples of server my.cnf files in /usr/share/mysql
 
 # this is read by the standalone daemon and embedded servers
 [server]
 
-# this is only for the mysqld standalone daemon
-[mysqld]
+# this is only for the mariadbd daemon
+[mariadbd]
 
 #
 # * Basic Settings
@@ -25,7 +23,10 @@ basedir                 = /usr
 datadir                 = {{ mariadb_datadir }}
 tmpdir                  = /tmp
 lc-messages-dir         = /usr/share/mysql
-#skip-external-locking
+
+# Broken reverse DNS slows down connections considerably and name resolve is
+# safe to skip if there are no "host by domain name" access grants
+#skip-name-resolve
 
 # Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on
 # localhost which is more compatible and is not less secure.
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ bind-address            = {{ mariadb_bind_address }}
 #
 # * Fine Tuning
 #
+
 key_buffer_size         = {{ mariadb_key_buffer_size }}
 max_allowed_packet      = {{ mariadb_max_allowed_packet }}
 #thread_stack           = 192K
@@ -51,19 +53,22 @@ read_buffer_size        = {{ mariadb_read_buffer_size }}
 read_rnd_buffer_size    = {{ mariadb_read_rnd_buffer_size }}
 myisam_sort_buffer_size = {{ mariadb_myisam_sort_buffer_size }}
 
-#
-# * Query Cache Configuration
-#
-query_cache_size        = {{ mariadb_query_cache_size }}
 
 #
 # * Logging and Replication
 #
+
+# Note: The configured log file or its directory need to be created
+# and be writable by the mysql user, e.g.:
+# $ sudo mkdir -m 2750 /var/log/mysql
+# $ sudo chown mysql /var/log/mysql
+
 # Both location gets rotated by the cronjob.
 # Be aware that this log type is a performance killer.
-# As of 5.1 you can enable the log at runtime!
+# Recommend only changing this at runtime for short testing periods if needed!
 #general_log_file       = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log
 #general_log            = 1
+
 #
 # Error log - should be very few entries.
 #
@@ -71,92 +76,66 @@ query_cache_size        = {{ mariadb_query_cache_size }}
 syslog
 syslog-tag = {{ mariadb_syslog_tag }}
 {% else %}
-log-error = {{ mariadb_log_error }}
+log_error = {{ mariadb_log_error }}
 {% endif %}
 
 #
 # Enable the slow query log to see queries with especially long duration
-#slow_query_log_file    = /var/log/mysql/mariadb-slow.log
-#long_query_time        = 10
-#log_slow_rate_limit    = 1000
-#log_slow_verbosity     = query_plan
 #log-queries-not-using-indexes
 {% if mariadb_slow_query_log_enabled %}
 slow_query_log_file = {{ mariadb_slow_query_log_file }}
 long_query_time = {{ mariadb_slow_query_time }}
 slow_query_log = 1
+{% else %}
+#slow_query_log_file    = /var/log/mysql/mariadb-slow.log
+#long_query_time        = 10
+#log_slow_rate_limit    = 1000
+#log_slow_verbosity     = query_plan
 {% endif %}
 
 #
-# The following can be used as easy to replay backup logs or for replication.
-# note: if you are setting up a replication slave, see README.Debian about
-#       other settings you may need to change.
-#server-id              = 1
-#log_bin                = /var/log/mysql/mysql-bin.log
-#expire_logs_days       = 10
-#max_binlog_size        = 100M
-#binlog_do_db           = include_database_name
-#binlog_ignore_db       = exclude_database_name
+# * SSL/TLS
+#
 
-#
-# * Security Features
-#
-# Read the manual, too, if you want chroot!
-#chroot = /var/lib/mysql/
-#
-# For generating SSL certificates you can use for example the GUI tool "tinyca".
-#
+# For documentation, please read
+# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/securing-connections-for-client-and-server/
 #ssl-ca = /etc/mysql/cacert.pem
 #ssl-cert = /etc/mysql/server-cert.pem
 #ssl-key = /etc/mysql/server-key.pem
-#
-# Accept only connections using the latest and most secure TLS protocol version.
-# ..when MariaDB is compiled with OpenSSL:
-#ssl-cipher = TLSv1.2
-# ..when MariaDB is compiled with YaSSL (default in Debian):
-#ssl = on
+#require-secure-transport = on
 
 #
 # * Character sets
 #
-# MySQL/MariaDB default is Latin1, but in Debian we rather default to the full
+
+# MariaDB default is Latin1, but in Debian we rather default to the full
 # utf8 4-byte character set. See also client.cnf
-#
 character-set-server     = utf8mb4
-collation-server      = utf8mb4_general_ci
+character-set-collations = utf8mb4=uca1400_ai_ci
 
 #
 # * InnoDB
 #
+
 # InnoDB is enabled by default with a 10MB datafile in /var/lib/mysql/.
 # Read the manual for more InnoDB related options. There are many!
-innodb_file_per_table = 1
+# Most important is to give InnoDB 80 % of the system RAM for buffer use:
+# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/innodb-system-variables/#innodb_buffer_pool_size
 innodb_buffer_pool_size        = {{ mariadb_innodb_buffer_pool_size }}
 innodb_log_buffer_size         = {{ mariadb_innodb_log_buffer_size }}
 innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = {{ mariadb_innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit }}
 innodb_lock_wait_timeout       = {{ mariadb_innodb_lock_wait_timeout }}
 innodb_log_file_size           = {{ mariadb_innodb_log_file_size }}
 
-
-#
-# * Unix socket authentication plugin is built-in since 10.0.22-6
-#
-# Needed so the root database user can authenticate without a password but
-# only when running as the unix root user.
-#
-# Also available for other users if required.
-# See https://mariadb.com/kb/en/unix_socket-authentication-plugin/
-
 # this is only for embedded server
 [embedded]
 
 # This group is only read by MariaDB servers, not by MySQL.
 # If you use the same .cnf file for MySQL and MariaDB,
 # you can put MariaDB-only options here
-[mariadb]
+[mariadbd]
 
-# This group is only read by MariaDB-10.3 servers.
+# This group is only read by MariaDB-{{ __mariadb_version.stdout }} servers.
 # If you use the same .cnf file for MariaDB of different versions,
 # use this group for options that older servers don't understand
-[mariadb-10.3]
-
+[mariadb-{{ __mariadb_version.stdout }}]

templates/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/60-galera.cnf.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -------------------------------------------
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+#
+# * Galera-related settings
+#
+# See the examples of server wsrep.cnf files in /usr/share/mariadb
+# and read more at https://mariadb.com/kb/en/galera-cluster/
+
+[galera]
+
+# Global
+wsrep_on              = ON
+wsrep_cluster_address = gcomm://{{ mariadb_galera_members | join(",") }}
+wsrep_sst_method      = "{{ mariadb_wsrep_sst_method }}"
+{% if mariadb_wsrep_cluster_name is defined %}
+wsrep_cluster_name    = "{{ mariadb_wsrep_cluster_name }}"
+{% endif %}
+
+# Node Configuration
+wsrep_node_address    = "{{ mariadb_wsrep_node_address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address if ansible_default_ipv4 is defined else '127.0.0.1') }}"
+wsrep_node_name       = "{{ mariadb_wsrep_node_name | default(ansible_fqdn) }}"
+
+# Deps
+binlog_format            = ROW
+default_storage_engine   = InnoDB
+innodb_autoinc_lock_mode = 2
+innodb_doublewrite       = 1

templates/etc/mysql/my.cnf

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# The MariaDB configuration file
-#
-# The MariaDB/MySQL tools read configuration files in the following order:
-# 1. "/etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf" (this file) to set global defaults,
-# 2. "/etc/mysql/conf.d/*.cnf" to set global options.
-# 3. "/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/*.cnf" to set MariaDB-only options.
-# 4. "~/.my.cnf" to set user-specific options.
-#
-# If the same option is defined multiple times, the last one will apply.
-#
-# One can use all long options that the program supports.
-# Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with
-# --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.
-
-#
-# This group is read both both by the client and the server
-# use it for options that affect everything
-#
-[client-server]
-
-# Import all .cnf files from configuration directory
-!includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
-!includedir /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/