Netplan support

README.md

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ These variables can be changed in `group_vars/` e.g.:
 # Directory to store WireGuard configuration on the remote hosts
 wireguard_remote_directory: "/etc/wireguard"              # On Linux
 # wireguard_remote_directory: "/opt/local/etc/wireguard"  # On MacOS
+# wireguard_remote_directory: "/etc/netplan"              # On Ubuntu if wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan is true
 
 # The default port WireGuard will listen if not specified otherwise.
 wireguard_port: "51820"
@@ -197,6 +198,9 @@ wireguard_service_state: "started"
 # If you have a more dynamic routing setup then setting this to "true" might be
 # the safest way to go. Also if you want to avoid the possibility creating some
 # hard to detect side effects this option should be considered.
+# If using netplan to configure WireGuard interfaces this option should be set
+# to "true" if netplan configuration should be applied, otherwise it will
+# just be generated.
 wireguard_interface_restart: false
 
 # Normally the role automatically creates a private key the very first time
@@ -233,6 +237,9 @@ wireguard_ubuntu_update_cache: "{{ wireguard_update_cache }}"
 # Set package cache valid time
 wireguard_ubuntu_cache_valid_time: "3600"
 
+# Set to "true" if netplan should be used to configure WireGuard interfaces
+wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan: false
+
 #######################################
 # Settings only relevant for CentOS 7
 #######################################

defaults/main.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@
 #######################################
 
 # Directory to store WireGuard configuration on the remote hosts
-wireguard_remote_directory: "{{ '/etc/wireguard' if not ansible_os_family == 'Darwin' else '/opt/local/etc/wireguard' }}"
+wireguard_remote_directory: >-
+  {%- if wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan -%}
+  /etc/netplan
+  {%- elif ansible_os_family == 'Darwin' -%}
+  /opt/local/etc/wireguard
+  {%- else -%}
+  /etc/wireguard
+  {%- endif %}
 
 # The default port WireGuard will listen if not specified otherwise.
 wireguard_port: "51820"
@@ -18,6 +25,12 @@ wireguard_interface: "wg0"
 # The default owner of the wg.conf file
 wireguard_conf_owner: root
 
+# By default a WireGuard configuration file in "wireguard_remote_directory"
+# directory will be created that is called like the value of "wireguard_interface"
+# plus ".conf". If "wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan" is set to "true" this should
+# be changed to "70-{{ wireguard_interface }}.yaml" e.g.
+wireguard_conf_filename: "{{ wireguard_interface }}.conf"
+
 # The default group of the wg.conf file
 wireguard_conf_group: "{{ 'root' if not ansible_os_family == 'Darwin' else 'wheel' }}"
 
@@ -93,6 +106,9 @@ wireguard_ubuntu_update_cache: "{{ wireguard_update_cache }}"
 # Set package cache valid time
 wireguard_ubuntu_cache_valid_time: "3600"
 
+# Set to "true" if you want to use netplan to configure WireGuard.
+wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan: false
+
 #######################################
 # Settings only relevant for CentOS 7
 #######################################

handlers/main.yml

@@ -33,3 +33,32 @@
     - not ansible_os_family == 'Darwin'
     - wireguard_service_enabled == "yes"
   listen: "reconfigure wireguard"
+
+- name: Generating Netplan Configuration
+  ansible.builtin.command: netplan generate
+  listen: reconfigure netplan
+  notify: netplan apply config
+  changed_when: true
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
+
+- name: Applying Netplan Configuration
+  ansible.builtin.command: netplan apply
+  listen: netplan apply config
+  notify: restart systemd-networkd
+  changed_when: true
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
+    - wireguard_interface_restart
+
+- name: Restart systemd-networkd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: systemd-networkd
+    state: restarted
+  listen: restart systemd-networkd
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
+    - wireguard_interface_restart

molecule/netplan/converge.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+# Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Robert Wimmer
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Setup WireGuard
+  hosts: all
+  remote_user: vagrant
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include WireGuard role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: githubixx.ansible_role_wireguard

molecule/netplan/molecule.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+---
+# Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Robert Wimmer
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Pierre Ozoux
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+driver:
+  name: vagrant
+  provider:
+    name: libvirt
+    type: libvirt
+
+platforms:
+  - name: test-wg-ubuntu2004
+    box: alvistack/ubuntu-20.04
+    memory: 1536
+    cpus: 2
+    interfaces:
+      - auto_config: true
+        network_name: private_network
+        type: static
+        ip: 172.16.10.10
+    groups:
+      - vpn
+      - ubuntu
+  - name: test-wg-ubuntu2204
+    box: alvistack/ubuntu-22.04
+    memory: 1536
+    cpus: 2
+    interfaces:
+      - auto_config: true
+        network_name: private_network
+        type: static
+        ip: 172.16.10.20
+    groups:
+      - vpn
+      - ubuntu
+  - name: test-wg-ubuntu2404
+    box: alvistack/ubuntu-24.04
+    memory: 1536
+    cpus: 2
+    interfaces:
+      - auto_config: true
+        network_name: private_network
+        type: static
+        ip: 172.16.10.30
+    groups:
+      - vpn
+      - ubuntu
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  connection_options:
+    ansible_ssh_user: vagrant
+    ansible_become: true
+  log: true
+  lint:
+    name: ansible-lint
+  inventory:
+    host_vars:
+      test-wg-ubuntu2004:
+        wireguard_address: "10.10.10.10/24"
+        wireguard_port: 51820
+        wireguard_persistent_keepalive: "30"
+        wireguard_endpoint: "172.16.10.10"
+      test-wg-ubuntu2204:
+        wireguard_address: "10.10.10.20/24"
+        wireguard_port: 51820
+        wireguard_persistent_keepalive: "30"
+        wireguard_endpoint: "172.16.10.20"
+        wireguard_conf_backup: true
+      test-wg-ubuntu2404:
+        wireguard_address: "10.10.10.30/24"
+        wireguard_port: 51820
+        wireguard_persistent_keepalive: "30"
+        wireguard_endpoint: "172.16.10.30"
+        wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan: true
+        wireguard_conf_filename: "70-wg0.yaml"
+
+scenario:
+  name: netplan
+  test_sequence:
+    - prepare
+    - converge
+
+verifier:
+  name: ansible

molecule/netplan/prepare.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Robert Wimmer
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Prepare Ubuntu hosts
+  hosts: ubuntu
+  remote_user: vagrant
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Update APT package cache
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        update_cache: true
+        cache_valid_time: 3600

molecule/netplan/verify.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Robert Wimmer
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Verify setup
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    hosts_count: "{{ groups['vpn'] | length }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Count WireGuard interfaces
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -o errexit
+        set -o pipefail
+        set -o nounset
+        wg | grep "peer: " | wc -l
+        exit 0
+      args:
+        executable: "/bin/bash"
+      register: wireguard__interfaces_count
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Print WireGuard interface count
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: wireguard__interfaces_count.stdout
+
+    - name: Print hosts count in vpn group
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: hosts_count
+
+    - name: There should be as much WireGuard interfaces as hosts in vpn group minus one
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "hosts_count|int -1 == wireguard__interfaces_count.stdout|int"

tasks/main.yml

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 - name: Make sure wg syncconf option is available
   when:
     - not wireguard_interface_restart
+    - not wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
   tags:
     - wg-config
   block:
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@
 
 - name: Register if config/private key already exists on target host
   ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_interface }}.conf"
+    path: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_conf_filename }}"
   register: wireguard__register_config_file
   tags:
     - wg-generate-keys
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
       register: wireguard__register_private_key
       changed_when: false
       no_log: '{{ ansible_verbosity < 3 }}'
+      check_mode: false
       tags:
         - wg-generate-keys
 
@@ -120,15 +122,19 @@
   block:
     - name: Read WireGuard config file
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
-        src: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_interface }}.conf"
+        src: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_conf_filename }}"
       register: wireguard__register_config
       no_log: '{{ ansible_verbosity < 3 }}'
       tags:
         - wg-config
 
     - name: Set private key fact
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        wireguard_private_key: "{{ wireguard__register_config['content'] | b64decode | regex_findall('PrivateKey = (.*)') | first }}"
+        wireguard_private_key: >-
+          {{ wireguard__register_config['content'] | b64decode |
+             regex_findall(wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan |
+             ternary('key:\s*(.*)$', 'PrivateKey\s*=\s*(.*)$'), multiline=True) |
+             first }}
       no_log: '{{ ansible_verbosity < 3 }}'
       tags:
         - wg-config
@@ -157,11 +163,12 @@
     mode: 0700
   tags:
     - wg-config
+  when: not wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
 
 - name: Generate WireGuard configuration file
   ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: etc/wireguard/wg.conf.j2
-    dest: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_interface }}.conf"
+    src: "etc/{{ 'wireguard/wg.conf.j2' if not wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan else 'netplan/wg.yaml.j2' }}"
+    dest: "{{ wireguard_remote_directory }}/{{ wireguard_conf_filename }}"
     owner: "{{ wireguard_conf_owner }}"
     group: "{{ wireguard_conf_group }}"
     mode: "{{ wireguard_conf_mode }}"
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@
   tags:
     - wg-config
   notify:
-    - reconfigure wireguard
+    - "reconfigure {{ 'wireguard' if not wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan else 'netplan' }}"
 
 - name: Ensure legacy reload-module-on-update is absent
   ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -184,4 +191,6 @@
     name: "wg-quick@{{ wireguard_interface }}"
     state: "{{ wireguard_service_state }}"
     enabled: "{{ wireguard_service_enabled }}"
-  when: not ansible_os_family == 'Darwin'
+  when:
+    - not ansible_os_family == 'Darwin'
+    - not wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan

tasks/setup-ubuntu.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Robert Wimmer
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+- name: Check if Netplan is supported
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
+      - ansible_distribution_version is version('17.10', '>=')
+    fail_msg: "Netplan is only supported on Ubuntu 17.10 and later versions"
+    success_msg: "Netplan is supported on this system"
+  when: wireguard_ubuntu_use_netplan
+
 - name: (Ubuntu) Update APT package cache
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     update_cache: "{{ wireguard_ubuntu_update_cache }}"