From 2b067fa6cbac545978c9c966f2cc91359253f328 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "martin.fencl" <martin@martinfencl.eu>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 18:02:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] edit homarr

---
 update_homarr.yml | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/update_homarr.yml b/update_homarr.yml
index 593bd3a..c8d4fc3 100644
--- a/update_homarr.yml
+++ b/update_homarr.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,56 @@
-# update_homarr2.yml
+# update_homarr.yml
 
 - name: Update Homarr
   hosts: pve2_vm
   gather_facts: false
 
   vars:
-    homarr_project: homarr
-
-    # Local (controller) directory with compose files
     compose_local_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/docker-compose"
+    compose_remote_base: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/.ansible-compose"
+    compose_remote_dir: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/docker-compose"
+    compose_remote_archive: "{{ compose_remote_base }}/docker-compose.tar.gz"
 
-    # Remote (target) staging directory - writable for the SSH user
-    compose_remote_dir: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/.ansible-compose/docker-compose"
-
-    # Which compose file inside the directory to use
     homarr_compose_filename: "docker-compose-homarr.yml"
-
     homarr_service: homarr
     homarr_port: 7575
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Ensure remote staging directory exists
+    - name: Ensure remote base directory exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ compose_remote_base }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0755"
+
+    - name: Create local archive of docker-compose directory (controller)
+      ansible.builtin.archive:
+        path: "{{ compose_local_dir }}/"
+        dest: "/tmp/docker-compose.tar.gz"
+        format: gz
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
+
+    - name: Upload archive to remote host
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "/tmp/docker-compose.tar.gz"
+        dest: "{{ compose_remote_archive }}"
+        mode: "0644"
+
+    - name: Recreate remote compose directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Ensure remote compose directory exists
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
 
-    - name: Sync compose directory from controller to remote host
-      ansible.posix.synchronize:
-        src: "{{ compose_local_dir }}/"
-        dest: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}/"
-        delete: true
-        recursive: true
+    - name: Extract archive on remote host
+      ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+        src: "{{ compose_remote_archive }}"
+        dest: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
+        remote_src: true
 
     - name: Pull latest Homarr image
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2: